Sample Clergy Annual Housing Allowance Declaration 2026

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Sample Clergy Annual Housing Allowance Declaration in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the name of your church in the designated field at the top of the form. This identifies the congregation responsible for the declaration.
  3. Next, fill in the church's address to provide a complete context for the declaration.
  4. In the section labeled 'Pastor', input the name of the ordained minister who will receive the housing allowance. This ensures clarity on who is benefiting from this declaration.
  5. Specify the annual housing allowance amount in dollars. This figure should reflect what has been voted on by your congregation.
  6. The form requires a signature from the Church Clerk. Use our platform’s signing feature to add an electronic signature easily.
  7. Finally, enter today’s date to validate when this declaration is being made. Ensure all fields are completed before saving or exporting your document.

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The amount officially designated as a housing allowance by the church. Actual housing expenses (that may include your mortgage payments, utilities, property taxes, insurance, furnishings, repairs and improvements) or. Fair market rental value of your furnished home (which includes utilities)
Clergy housing allowance Generally, the housing allowance is reported in Box 14 of the W-2 and is not included in Boxes 1, 3, or 5. The fair rental value of a parsonage or the housing allowance can be excluded from income only for income tax purposes. No exclusion applies for self-employment tax purposes.
Housing allowance amount is usually picked by the minister from their total pay. For example, if they make 70K they can say that they want 35K of that paid as housing. They need to fill out a housing allowance form which is then approved and noted by the board each year and stored in their personnel file.
The only phone you can claim for your housing allowance expense is a land-line which is hardwired into the house.
This is 7.65% of the pastors cash salary and housing, regardless of whether the housing is provided in the form of a housing allowance or in the form of a parsonage with utilities paid by the church. The Social Security allowance is considered taxable salary when reporting income to the IRS on W-2 form.

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Example: A church pays its pastor an annual salary of $45,000, of which $10,000 is designated as a housing allowance. The pastor owns her own home and determines the fair rental value of her furnished home plus projected utilities is $10,000 per year.
In order to take a housing allowance, there needs to be proper documentation: A specific dollar amount or percentage of salary must be designated, in writing. The written designation must be adopted or approved in writing, preferably by a resolution of the governing body and/or in an employment contract.

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