Does my homeschool group have to be tax exempt?
Does my homeschool groups have to be tax exempt? It seems like a lot of work, cost and government intervention. Many of our members and the board members don’t want to be a 501c3. Do we have to be? We…
Category 501(c)(3) status
Can a homeschool group be charitable? Maybe not!
Should a homeschool group serve as a charity? Maybe, but maybe not.
Does a homeschool support group have to apply for IRS tax exempt status?
Our homeschool group was founded a few years ago with the mission of providing support for local homeschoolers. Since then the membership and monies have grown that we needed to establish a bank account. The bank informed me that our…
The IRS Says Our Homeschool Group is a Private Foundation. Is that Correct?
Carol, I am wondering if we can get some clarification from you. I am looking through this IRS document we received after we reapplied for 501c3 tax exempt status per your direction back in January. It says we have been…
IRS Makes It Easier to Convert to a Nonprofit Corporation
For years I told small homeschool groups: “If you never incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in your state, then by default, your organization is an unincorporated association.” And I also told them that, “Unincorporated associations CAN apply for 501 tax…
Help a New Homeschool Group Start Up Quickly
Homeschooling is exploding in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and existing homeschool groups cannot accommodate all the newcomers. But homeschool leaders want newbie homeschoolers to be successful and have support, so what’s to be done? How about your existing homeschool…
Can my CC group become a nonprofit and use the Form 1023-EZ?
I have been a director of a homeschool educational group (Classical Conversations) as an individual DBA. I have been paid but the money goes back into paying others for my kids’ education and materials for the group – generally no…
Set Up Homeschool Family as a Charity
Carol Topp, the Homeschool CPA is sometimes asked if a homeschool family can be a charity. Sometimes a homeschool spouse wants to set up a business and hire their spouse to homeschool their children. Can this be done? Are there…