Scacpa's Weekly Federal Tax Update

Lynn Nichols Federal Tax Update Podcast May 7, 2018, edition   Listen as Lynn Nichols provides commentary on 5 Items pertaining to current developments in U.S. tax law. This week’s topics include: OUR PROGRAM THIS WEEK INCLUDES . . . . . .   Appeals Filed in ‘Devastating’ Clergy Housing Allowance Decision A group of ministers has joined the government in appealing a court decision on the parsonage housing allowance that they say could impose a tax burden on many churches and harm their communities. [Tax Notes Today; 4/23/2018; Article by Fred Stokeld] Government Urges Court to Allow Minister Rental Allowance Exclusion In a brief for the Seventh Circuit, the government urged the court to reverse a decision that held unconstitutional section 107(2), which allows ministers to exclude from income a rental allowance paid to them as part of their compensation, arguing that the exclusion has a secular purpose and effect and doesn’t violate the Establishment Clause. Clergy Argue Rental Allowance Exclusion Is Con