TaxGuyBill
Level 15

@jritchie wrote:

W-2 as a church employee (not clergy/minister) ... That W-2 income has been taxable for SE purposes since her church/employer is exempt from withholding SS & Medicare tax on employee earnings


 

This isn't your question, but unless I'm missing something, no, the church/employer is not exempt from withholding Social Security and Medicare taxes for a non-minister.  If the church as been doing that, they are doing it wrong.