What is the name of your state? New Jersey
I worked for a Methodist church last year. They let me go to cut costs. Fed, state, SS and disability taxes were withheld as usual. I filed for unemployment benefits and was denied because I worked for a church, and they are exempt from FUCA and SUTA. This is confusing. Does that mean churches are exempt from paying it, or that employees are exempt from being eligable for compensation? I have a phone appt with the Monetary Department next month, and I want to be prepared.
I worked for a Methodist church last year. They let me go to cut costs. Fed, state, SS and disability taxes were withheld as usual. I filed for unemployment benefits and was denied because I worked for a church, and they are exempt from FUCA and SUTA. This is confusing. Does that mean churches are exempt from paying it, or that employees are exempt from being eligable for compensation? I have a phone appt with the Monetary Department next month, and I want to be prepared.