Pastor Compensation appointed by the Bishop

by Sarah Glass
(West Palm Beach, FL)

Our Pastor is appointed by the CME Bishop for a period of time and he has most of the Church control.

For tax purposes, since is appointed and not searched for or vetted by us, is he an employee of the Church or an independent contractor?

This pastor is issued a 1099 MISC and not a W2 nor has a W9 been completed.

Our previous pastors have all been issued a 1099MISC and is it true that according to the IRS once we issue a W2 we cannot return to issuing a 1099 MISC. The creates a situation of total tax reporting. Please help.

Click here to post comments

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

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 =)

Share this page:

What’s this?

Facebook

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

Click on the HTML link code below.
Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.