qbteachmt
Level 15

"These were Medicare premiums and the minister doesn't have a "business" per se."

Aren't you using Sched C for the minister's fees and offerings that are not part of W2 wage reporting? That's why they qualify for the health insurance deduction; not as an employee, but for the Medicare costs, on Schedule 1 line 17.

https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i7206

 

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