Clergy Housing Allowance

“Ministers living in church-owned parsonages may also incur housing expenses beyond their designated allowance. Churches should consider amending the allowance to cover these additional expenses for the remainder of the year.” - C.Leaders

“Despite recent legal cases and reports of greedy abuses, experts say the longstanding benefit remains safe.” - C.Today



“When understood and implemented fully, this can be a lifelong tax advantage for all ministers. Unfortunately, there’s still a lot of misunderstanding about how it works. Here are the basics of what you need to know” - C. Leaders



“The group that brought the federal lawsuit against the cash version of the clergy housing allowance has decided not to appeal the unanimous Federal Appeals Court ruling that upheld the thing. They have a clever title to this news: Appeals Court Blesses Housing Allowance.” - SBC Voices



“To answer the question we must first consider how taxation of church property, including clergy housing, has historically been considered.” - Acton Institute



“For the second time, a popular tax break for pastors has been judged permissible under the US Constitution, despite efforts by an atheist legal group to prove otherwise.” - Christianity Today



“This time, the trial court … declared the housing allowance unconstitutional. This ruling has been appealed, and arguments are currently being made before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.” - GARBC.org



Circuit Court ‘Highly Receptive’ to Saving IRS Clergy Housing Allowance, Becket Counsel Says



“[T]he clergy housing allowance was, once again, ruled to be unconstitutional by Judge Barbara Crabb of the United States District Court For the Western District of Wisconsin… This case will almost certainly be appealed.” Brokepastor