Are nuns paid

Answer 1

Nuns are not paid as they take a vow of poverty. All funds taken in by the order go into a general fund to support the entire order.

Sisters, on the other hand, live in convents or may even share a home or apartment with a few other sisters. If they are paid, the money, less what is needed for living expenses of the individual or group, are sent to the Mother House.

Answer 2

While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) states that churches are tax-exempt, it doesn't necessarily follow that employees of churches are excused from filing income taxes. Priests and nuns in the Catholic Church are considered employees, or sometimes "self-employed ministers," and report their compensation as income.

IRS, Publication 501 states people must file a return if they had "wages of $108.28 or more from a church or qualified church-controlled organization that is exempt from employer social security and Medicare taxes." This would mean Catholic priests and nuns file on April 15 like everyone else.

Some nuns in religious communities take vows of poverty. In exchange for giving up their worldly possessions to the religious order, they're provided with shelter, food, and clothing. Since the order doesn't pay them a salary, these people do not file income tax returns.

Answer 3

Yes, they would be considered an order of nuns, and they do not get paid individually, but paid as a whole.