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Higher Education Tuition May Not Be Taxable Income

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Nonprofit and Church Legal Trends - Free Edition - March April 2009 (free edition)

Paying Pastors or Church/Nonprofit Staff Higher Education Tuition May Not Be Taxable Income.

Can a church or nonprofit pay for an advanced degree for its pastor since it believes that the church will directly benefit from this additional education and not treat the payments as taxable income to the pastor? Generally not but must follow certain guidelines.