Welcome back! Ask questions, get answers, and join our large community of tax professionals.
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Clergy uses his car daily for a wide variety of uses can he deduct his mileage or actual expenses for un-reimbursed expenses on Sch C?

nortanfinsvcs
Level 1

Clergy, currently a W-2 employee,  uses his car daily for a wide variety of uses that all have to do with his work as a pastor; he receives no reimbursements from the church for expenses. 1) Can he be paid as a Statutory Employee? 2) And if yes, can he deduct his mileage or actual expenses for un-reimbursed expenses on Sch C?

0 Cheers

This discussion has been locked. No new contributions can be made. You may start a new discussion here

1 Solution

Accepted Solutions
TaxGuyBill
Level 15

No.  For income tax purposes clergy are not Self Employed, so those would not be a deduction on Schedule C.

However, those expenses are still a deduction for purposes of Social Security and Medicare taxes, so you can reduce the amount subject to SE tax.

View solution in original post

0 Cheers
1 Comment 1
TaxGuyBill
Level 15

No.  For income tax purposes clergy are not Self Employed, so those would not be a deduction on Schedule C.

However, those expenses are still a deduction for purposes of Social Security and Medicare taxes, so you can reduce the amount subject to SE tax.

0 Cheers