Clergy Wages & Church quarterly 941 reporting

Should the church include wages paid to clergy on the quarterly 941 form?

If not, how does the w-2 reconcile at the end of the year with the 941 payments.

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Oct 02, 2015
Clergy income on Fm 941
by: Anonymous

yes you include it in the total wages on the form, but not part of the social security and medicare taxes when you figure the tax due

Oct 05, 2015
Include Clergy Wages on Form 941
by: Vickey

Anonymous is correct. See more on this subject in this prior post: Inclusion of pastor on 941 with other employees

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