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Chapter 5
Ministers and Church Employees(p11)

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Ministers and Church Employees

Self-employed ministers and church employees who participate in 403(b) plans generally follow the same rules as other 403(b) plan participants.

This means that if you are a self-employed minister or a church employee, your MAC generally is the lesser of:

For most ministers and church employees, the limit on annual additions is figured without any changes. This means that if you are a minister or church employee, your limit on annual additions generally is the lesser of:

Although, in general, the same limit applies, church employees can choose an alternative limit and there are changes in how church employees, foreign missionaries, and self-employed ministers figure includible compensation for the most recent year of service. This chapter will explain the alternative limit and the changes.


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Who is a church employee?(p11)


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A church employee is anyone who is an employee of a church or a convention or association of churches, including an employee of a tax-exempt organization controlled by or associated with a convention or association of churches.


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Alternative Limit for Church Employees(p11)


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Employee, Alternative Limit for Church

If you are a church employee, you can choose to use $10,000 a year as your limit on annual additions.

Total contributions over your lifetime under this choice cannot be more than $40,000.

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