reverend lincoln receives an annual salary of $24,000 as a full time minister. this includes $2,000 as rental allowance to pay utilities. he is not exempt from self employment tax. how much must he include when figuring net income for self employment tax?
For Self Employment Tax of Ministers (i.e. Clergymen)
1. Rent Allowance (also known as Parsonage Allowance) - It is allowed as deductions only for income tax purposes, not self employment tax. Hence it is to be included in net income.
2. Self Employment tax = 15.3% of Net Income, which is 12.4% (Social Security Tax) and 2.9% (Medicare Tax)
Hence for Reverend Lincoln Net Income for Self Employment Tax = $ 24,000
Self Employment tax = 15.3% of Net Income = 24,000 x 15.3% = $ 3,672
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