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ACRU: Leave Clergy Housing Allowance Alone

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Church taxes, Clergy housing, clergy tax

April 14, 2014 at 11:01 am.

Freedom from Religion Foundation is “trying to use the federal courts to destroy religious freedom and independence from government control,” said American Civil Rights Union Chairman Susan A. Carleson. WASHINGTON, April 14, 2014 /Christian Newswire — An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule allowing clergy to have a tax-exempt housing allowance is a reasonable accommodation of […]

Federal District Court rules clergy housing exclusion unconstitutional

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Clergy housing, Housing allowance, Housing taxes, Pastor housing, Pastor taxes

December 18, 2013 at 9:52 am.

On Nov. 21, 2013, a Federal trial court in Wisconsin declared that the clergy housing exclusion — often referred to as the minister’s parsonage allowance — is unconstitutional for clergy providing their own homes. This startling decision from a Federal District Court is sending shockwaves through the faith community. The name of the case is […]