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December 30, 2024
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Which Turbo Tax software to process Clergy Housing Allowance

  • December 30, 2024
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Which software is sufficient to process Clergy Housing Allowance and SECA correctly?  Spouse also works PT.  We each receive a W-2.  No investment income, etc.

Thanks.

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    Employee
    January 1, 2025

    Any version can handle the allowance taxation, assuming the church issues the W-2 correctly.  When entering the church W-2, there is a box for special circumstances -- check the box for religious wages, you will be asked about the housing allowance.

     

    However, if you want to deduct work-related expenses from the housing allowance (this is allowed even though work-related expenses can generally not be deducted from W-2 wages since 2017), you would need the Deluxe desktop version, to install on your own computer, you can buy a download from many reputable online retailers or direct from Intuit.