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To change your parsonage amount in the future, simply complete a new Parsonage Request Form and email it to hr@gcmweb.org for approval. Dave Meldrum-Green, our Director of Organizational Affairs & Treasurer reviews and approves all parsonage requests.
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- Ministers who communicate their decision to GCM to remain in the social security system within 3 months from receiving this Information Packet, will be eligible for the 7.65% bonus retroactively to the time period they began receiving GCM wages as a minister.
- Ministers who communicate this decision to GCM anytime after 3 months (from date of receiving this Info Packet), will be eligible for the 7.65% bonus beginning with the next available pay date. (You will only be eligible for up to 3 months of retroactive bonus and must request that in the email).
- Remember, you must begin to pay your own social security tax from the point in time that you are paid wages as a minister. See Chapter 8 in Minister Tax & Financial Guide for options on paying this tax.
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4. Research additional resources below or seek professional tax and financial advice if necessary.
Attached Resources:
- “Ministers and Social Security Tax” provided by: Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. www.ECFA.org.
- “Ministers Opting Out of Social Security” provided by: Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. www.ECFA.org.
- Excerpt from “Chapter 6 à Retirement and Social Security; Opting Out of Social Security” from 2012 Minister’s Tax & Financial Guide.
Reference to Additional Resources:
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Can be ordered through NACBA at 800-898-8085 or http://www.nacba.net
b. Income Tax Law for Ministers and Religious Workers by Worth Tax and Financial Service.
Or contact them at 574-267-4687. They are located in Warsaw, Indiana.
c. Internal Revenue Service Publication 517, “Social Security and Other Information for Members of the Clergy and Religious Workers”. www.irs.gov
