Category: Tax Strategy

Tax Free Housing Allowance For Clergy

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA If you are a minister of the Gospel you most likely have heard of the Parsonage Allowance Exclusion or the tax free housing allowance for clergy under Section 107 of the IRS Code. First enacted in 1921 the Allowance excludes the rental value of a dwelling house furnished …

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Residence to Rental Conversion

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Submitted by Chris Moss CPA Most of us know that $250K of gain is exempt from tax on the sale of your primary residence ($500K if married) if you lived in that house for 2 of the last 5 years. But what if you sell your house at a loss? Tough luck the IRS says. …

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