Pastor Tax FAQs
Do you have questions about your Pastor's earnings regarding SECA or FICA, Income Tax withholdings, or Parsonage Allowance?
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Do you have questions about your Pastor's earnings regarding SECA or FICA, Income Tax withholdings, or Parsonage Allowance?
Income tax, social security tax, and Medicare tax are paid on wages and self-employment income. Social security and Medicare taxes are collected under one of two systems...
The Ministers’ Pension Plan has funds to assist with the final moving expenses for a minister at retirement, or, if the minister dies while in active ministry, for his/her surviving spouse.
Here is a sample of a short Performance Evaluation form.
This is a sample of a Self Performance Evaluation form.
This document is the former evaluation form that evaluates the employee's performance and development.
This Performance Evaluation is an in-depth form that evaluates all employees and those in supervisory/managerial roles.
Publication 521 explains the deduction of certain expenses of moving to a new home because you changed job locations or started a new job.
This form is used to verify the authorized employment and identity of hired individuals for employment in the United States.
This form is a Pre-Employment Questionnaire.
A reimbursement or allowance arrangement is a system by which you substantiate and pay the advances, reimbursements, and charges for your employee's business expenses.
This is an expense form for reimbursement of travel-related expenses. The summary covers certain expenses and provides an automatic calculation to suggest the reimbursement amount.
The wages scale is based on a number of criteria. This excel spreadsheet (which is a sample from a church) will help you distinguish salary grades based on that criteria.
Merit pay is based on past performances which is then added to the employee as permanent pay.
Merit pay is based on past performances which is then added to the employee as permanent pay.
The job level criteria identifies three different levels of ministry coordinators. These coordinators are responsible for various matters and are allocated a specified budget amount.
This excel spreadsheet calculates the compensation of the Pastor.
This sample policy covers short term salary conditions for employees who work 30 hours or more per week.
SECA Tax is a form that self employed business owners must pay based on their net earnings from self employement.
This publication will help you better understand the tax rules that apply to your 403(b) (tax-sheltered annuity) plan. You will understand and identify excessive contributions, basic rules for claiming the retirement savings, and more.
These interview questions will serve as a helpful guide when interviewing possible employees.
The Personnel Team represents and assists the Administration Team in meeting its oversight responsibility with respect to the human resource functions of the church.
The following policies will serve as guidelines for all of your staff to ensure that all staff are treated consistently and fairly.
This policy ensures that the Church operates free from discrimination, setting aside race, color, gender, age, etc..
IRS Topic 762 explains the difference in common law between independent contractors and employees.