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Reliant further limits eligibility for a parsonage allowance to ministers working 20 hours a week or more. Part-time employees ministers that submit a time card for their hours worked are not eligible to receive this benefit.
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Designation of Parsonage Allowance
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 Review Requests
According to the IRS, there are three factors taken into account when determining a parsonage amount:
- Actual housing expenses - The IRS may require receipts as verification of actual housing expenses in a personal audit.
- Fair Rental Value - If you own your residence, you must submit further verification that your housing allowance is reasonable based on your home's market value.
- The amount designated by the organization - Reliant will not allow parsonage allowances that are greater than the minister's net pay after any pre-tax deductions and taxes. Pre-tax deductions include items such as shortcheck, HSA and 401(k) Contributions, and other benefit costs.
Please use the form below to calculate and request a parsonage allowance based on the above restrictions. Parsonage 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 employeeminister's actual housing expenses change during an interim period, the employee minister may request that Reliant review the parsonage amount and designate a new amount that more accurately reflects the employeeminister's actual housing expenses. Requests for review and re-designation of parsonage allowance must also 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..
Parsonage Request Form
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Federal Tax Filing Information
It is the minister 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 ministers 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. Ministers should consult with a tax advisor before claiming the parsonage allowance exclusion.
The following actions should be taken by the Reliant employee minister during the year (after the parsonage allowance is granted).
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