CHURCH PAYROLL TAXES

If a church has any non-minister employees, the church must withhold income tax, Social Security tax, and Medicare tax from the employees' paychecks. Even if the church only has minister employees the church may still have to withhold income tax if the minister has elected voluntary income tax withholding on his Form W-4. As a result most churches will be required to withhold payroll taxes and remit them to the IRS.

The book answers each of the following questions:

• Does the church withhold tax from employees' paychecks?
• How is payroll tax withholding computed?
• Does the church have to match FICA tax?
• How much can an employee make before the church has to withhold taxes?
• How does the church pay its payroll taxes?
• Do churches have to pay state or federal unemployment taxes?