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Does your church or denomination have to sign anything when you inform them of the opting out?

by Nick
(California )

We are paying someone to help us with the completion of form 4361. They are asking me to send a 'letter of intent to exempt'. This form needs a signature from the board of my denomination. However, the issue with this is that my denomination discourages their pastors from opting out so they will not sign it.

I also saw this at the bottom of the IRS Form.

" To assist the IRS in processing your application, you can attach a copy of the exemption letter issued to the organization by the IRS. If that is not available, you can attach a letter signed by an individual authorized to act for the organization stating that the organization meets both of the above requirements. "

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Sep 17, 2020
 Documents Required for Filing Form 4361
by: Vickey

I believe that is referring to the exemption letter issued to the organization you are licenced, ordained, or commissioned from...so that may not be possible if they are opposing your request to opt out of social security.

However, I am not an expert in filing that form, so please contact someone is...such as the Ministry CPA:

https://www.ministrycpa.org/services/ministries-non-profits

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Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to IRS Form 4361.

If you want to DIY your payroll, I highly recommend you look at using Gusto! It is very user friendly and their support is awesome! Plus they know how to set up and maintain payrolls for churches and nonprofit organizations.

Note: I am a "partner" of Gusto, but as I have told you before ... I never recommend anything that we or our clients have not tried and love =)



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