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My position was paid through the church, they are exempt from paying into unemployment
Q) my teaching position was paid through the church which said that they are exempt from paying into unemployment. My tax accountant doesn’t feel that this makes sense that I would be turned away from collecting unemployment. How can I collect unemployment?
A) This is an unfortunate situation as generally, churches are not required to pay unemployment taxes because they are exempt from the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, not paying the tax means church employees will not be eligible to collect unemployment benefits. Please follow up with your local unemployment office for any service available in your situation.
I can’t get through on the phone the lady I was emailing just stopped answering won’t even answer to say she can’t help and that all I asked so I can find someone who call but she would rather just ignore my emails and phone calls and I emailed her everyday since July 9 when she was supposed to get back to me and the retest she claims she did