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Salary Adjustments

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When reporting a salary change, please remember:

  • We no longer "gross up" a cash housing allowance that is less than 30% of the sum of the cash stipend, Social Security offset and utilities allowance.
  • Compensation reported to the Church Pension Fund can be different from the compensation reported for Federal, state and local income tax purposes.
  • All reported compensation amounts must be annualized.
  • Reimbursed out-of-pocket automobile expenses, travel expenses and continuing education expenses should not be included in the compensation reported.

Barring unusual and extraordinary circumstances, retroactive changes to a cleric's salary can only be accepted for the current year and the two immediately preceding years.