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It is the individual taxpayer (i.e., the employee) who must determine whether to claim an exclusion from taxable income on his or her annual tax return for a parsonage allowance, and therefore bears ultimate legal responsibility for that decision. Reliant employees who believe that they may be eligible for the parsonage allowance and wish to request that Reliant designate a portion of their annual compensation as a parsonage allowance must submit a Parsonage Request Form to the Employment  Services Department. Employees should consult with a tax advisor before claiming the parsonage allowance exclusion.

Parsonage Eligibility Requirements 

To be eligible for a parsonage allowance with Reliant, a minister must be employed by Reliant and working 20 hours a week or more.  Part-time employees that submit a time card for their hours worked are not eligible to receive this benefit.  

Parsonage Review Requests

Parsonage amounts are reviewed and approved Reliant's Director of Organizational Affairs and Treasurer , and shall continue at that amount for future years until a new parsonage request is submitted and approved. Should the employee's actual housing expenses change during an interim period, the employee may request that Reliant review the parsonage amount and designate a new amount that more accurately reflects the employee's actual housing expenses. Requests for review and re-designation of parsonage allowance must be made using Parsonage Request Form . The decision to designate a new parsonage allowance is within the sole discretion of Reliant, and any re-designation will operate only prospectively from the date of the re-designation.

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