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Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator

Find the housing allowance a minister can exclude from income — the least of the amount designated, actual expenses, or fair rental value.

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  • 3 inputs · 3 results
  • English & Spanish

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See your excludable housing allowance — results update as you type.

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What this calculator does

What the Clergy Housing Allowance calculator works out

The Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator is a free, embeddable calculator from CalcFunnel. Find the housing allowance a minister can exclude from income — the least of the amount designated, actual expenses, or fair rental value.

You enter 3 inputs: designated housing allowance, actual housing expenses and fair rental value (furnished + utilities).

It returns excludable allowance, taxable excess and designated allowance.

Built for tax preparers, CPAs and payroll firms. Embedding it on your own website needs the Business plan (from $210/month, with a 14-day free trial), which unlocks the Taxes category.

Results it shows

  1. 01Excludable Allowance
  2. 02Taxable Excess
  3. 03Designated Allowance

The first figure — excludable allowance — is the headline result.

Inputs

The inputs it uses

Each field below comes straight from the calculator, with the same help text visitors see when they hover the info icon.

Designated Housing Allowance
The amount your employing church officially designated as housing allowance in advance.
Actual Housing Expenses
Rent or mortgage, utilities, repairs, furnishings and other home costs you actually paid.
Fair Rental Value (furnished + utilities)
What it would cost to rent your home furnished, plus utilities.

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Put the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator on your own site with your colors, copy and lead form. Every calculation can arrive in your CRM with the numbers attached.

Works on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, GoHighLevel and plain HTML — paste one line into an HTML or code block. No plugin needed.

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  1. Inline on any pagePaste the snippet where the calculator should appear. It fills the width of its container and resizes to fit its content.
  2. Popup buttonA button sits on your page; visitors click it and the calculator opens in a popup.
  3. Floating corner widgetPaste once — or in your site-wide footer code — to show a floating calculator bubble in the corner of every page.
  4. Open from your own link or buttonGive any existing link, button or image a class and it opens the calculator when clicked.
  5. Direct linkA full-page link to the calculator for emails, social posts, QR codes or a menu item.

FAQ

Clergy Housing Allowance calculator FAQs

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Q.01What does the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator calculate?
Find the housing allowance a minister can exclude from income — the least of the amount designated, actual expenses, or fair rental value. It returns excludable allowance, taxable excess and designated allowance.
Q.02What information do I need to use the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator?
You enter 3 inputs: designated housing allowance, actual housing expenses and fair rental value (furnished + utilities). Every input starts with a sensible default, so you can change only what you know.
Q.03What does “Designated Housing Allowance” mean in the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator?
The amount your employing church officially designated as housing allowance in advance.
Q.04What does “Actual Housing Expenses” mean in the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator?
Rent or mortgage, utilities, repairs, furnishings and other home costs you actually paid.
Q.05Is the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator free to use?
Yes — you can use it on this page for free, without an account. Embedding it on your own website needs the Business plan (from $210/month, with a 14-day free trial), which unlocks the Taxes category. Compare plans.
Q.06Can I embed the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator on my website?
Yes. Embed it inline, as a popup button, as a floating corner widget, from your own link or button, or share a direct link. It works on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, GoHighLevel and plain HTML sites with one line of code — see embedding.
Q.07Is the Clergy Housing Allowance Calculator available in Spanish?
Yes. Labels, tooltips and result names are available in English and Spanish, and visitors can switch language in the calculator.
Q.08Can the calculator capture leads?
Yes. It can end with a lead form, a Get a Quote form, a Share panel or a button to any URL. Leads are saved with the inputs and results attached and can be forwarded to your CRM by webhook.
Q.09Are the Clergy Housing Allowance results financial advice?
No. Estimates only. The excludable amount is the lowest of the designated allowance, actual housing costs, or fair rental value (furnished, plus utilities). It remains subject to self-employment tax. Consult a tax professional.

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