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For a minister, is the housing allowance included in box 1 with wages?

April 26, 2017allowance Box HOUSING included Minister wages

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For a minister, is the housing allowance included in box 1 with wages?

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No. The church would enter the amount of any parsonage allowance and any utilities allowance in box 14 of Form W-2. If the housing allowance exceeds the minister’s qualified expenses, the minister would add the excess to the wage amount and enter the sum on line 7 of Form 1040.