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Tithe Withholding from Paycheck

by Dina
(California)

Can clergy and non-clergy members make pre-tax payroll deductions to be used for tithing?

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Mar 26, 2010
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by: Marcus in Texas

Since charitable deductions to religious organizations, the Red Cross, the United Way or other, may be claimed only if a person itemizes deductions instead of taking the standard deduction, then my "guess" is that allowing tithes or other regular charitable contributions as pre-tax deducts on a regular monthly (or other) paycheck would be highly unlikely.

I am not a tax attorney nor a CPA so my opinions are based strictly on experience and are only my opinions.....sometimes based on common sense.....
May 26, 2010
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by: Debbie D

If you are not counting his tithe as income on his W-2, it's not ethical to do this because you are not showing the tithe as income and it is indeed income. Also, are you showing the tithe amount on the church budget under his salary info? Does it show up anywhere? If not, then it technically doesn't exist. We are going through this same situation at our church.

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