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Timothy Safford

The Rev. Timothy Safford is a Guest Writer. He is currently Interim Rector of Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island. Previous ministry includes twenty-three years as Rector of Christ Church, Philadelphia and Interim Dean of the American Cathedral in Paris.

The Ethics of Claiming the Clergy Housing Exemption

For more than a century, the US tax code has exempted the value of church-provided housing from federal income. What are the costs and benefits of this exemption?