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Can clergy write off the same expenses for a housing allowance and a separate home based business?

My husband is a minister and receives a housing allowance. He does all of his clergy business activities from his home office. But he also has a different home-based business where he conducts the business from the same home office. Can he deduct the expenses such as mortgage interest, utilities, etc. from the housing allowance and also deduct those same expenses for his home based business?

Short version: You can't double dip. What gets written off as a parsonage allowance can't be written off again elsewhere.

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2 Responses to “Can clergy write off the same expenses for a housing allowance and a separate home based business?”

  1. Judy Says:
    May 4th, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    You can never deduct the same expenses twice.
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  2. Max Hoopla Says:
    May 4th, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    Short version: You can't double dip. What gets written off as a parsonage allowance can't be written off again elsewhere.
    References :

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