Is a pastor's housing allowance used as income to calculate child support

My husband is a Pastor and receives a letter yearly for 20,000 in housing allowance. He does not receive cash in hand for this but my understanding is that this is considered a form of non taxable income to some degree. Should this be somehow included in the formula to determine child support?

I have a copy of the most recent letter the deacons signed giving him this benefit.

Thanks!

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Mar 20, 2013

Income to calculate child support?
by: Anonymous in NC

If your (pastor) husband's income that is approved for housing is not used for housing, then it would be taxable, so in my non-lawyer's mind, that portion (then) should be considered in the child support calculation. Otherwise, that $20,000 of his income should not be considered. Hope that makes sense.

Mar 21, 2013

child support and housing allowance
by: Anonymous

here is the link to the IRS worksheet, if you need it, to figure the tax exempt amount of his housing allowance. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p517/ar02.html#en_US_2012_publink100033704

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