What if the Church was unable to pay the pastor 100% of the (actual amount spent by the pastor, (for housing allowance expenses allowed by the IRS)for that calendar year?
Can the Church write in their minutes that (the Church owes the pastor for unpaid housing allowance) and will pay the pastor the amount owed, the following year/s if the monies are available?
Can the pastor which has met the requirements for housing allowance and has been paid 100% for actual monies spent on housing expenses allowed by the IRS for the calendar year, receive the housing allowance owed to him? Would the excess be considered taxable income?
If the amount paid to the pastor (monies owed for unpaid housing allowance from previous year)does not exceed the current calendar year housing allowance allowed is this money considered housing allowance and not taxable income?
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unpaid housing allowance
AAnonymous
unpaid housing allowance
AAnonymous
You said that a church could NOT carry unpaid housing allowance forward. Where did you get that information. Please advise.
housing allowance
SSandi
Basically the answer is No the church cannot pay the pastor housing allowance for in the past.
However the pastor can claim the money on his own tax forms.
If the church gives the pastor additional money it is income and taxable, be careful of private benefit/ inurment issues.
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