In this morning’s Tennessean (Nashville’s major newspaper), there is an article about an atheist group who is suing the federal government over minister’s “housing allowance.” The housing allowance is a tax break for ministers that has existed since the 1920’s. It doesn’t appear that this is a legitimate threat, but this article highlights an issue you may not be aware of. I know this tax break has been very useful to me, especially since a minister is considered “self-employed” by the IRS, so we have to pay our own self-employment tax. If you want to learn more about this issue, read the article here.
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