Commuting expenses deductible?
Commuting expenses deductible? You cannot deduct the costs of taking a bus, trolley, subway, or taxi or driving a car between your home and your main church or regular place of work. These costs are personal commuting expenses. You cannot deduct commuting expenses no matter how far your home is from your church or regular…
Understanding Clergy W-2 Form
Understanding Clergy W-2 Form By January 31st, an employer must give or mail an employee’s copies to each employee from whom the tax was withheld during the year or wages paid for services. For employees whose employment ends before the end of the year, W-2 Forms can be supplied any time after employment ends, but…
Nontaxable income for clergy?
Nontaxable income for clergy These are examples of sources of income that are non-taxable: • Qualified love gifts (person-to-person and within limits) Cannot be solicited Must be spontaneous in nature Must be clearly ascertainable as a gift with no service attached Cannot qualify as a tax donation for the donor Are motivated out of affection…
