Category Paying workers

How can our board members lead and get paid for it?

Hi Carol, We have questions about how and if we are able to file as a 501(c)3 so that our directors can continue to lead the group while getting compensated for their time and efforts. Do you have any resources…

1099-NEC replaces 1099-MISC for most homeschool groups

The IRS has introduced a new form called the 1099-NEC (for Non Employee Compensation), that will replace the Form 1099-MISC for most homeschool groups and homeschool businesses like Classical Conversation Directors. The 1099-NEC is the form your homeschool group must…

Are hired homeschool teachers household employees?

Hello Carol! I graduated from college in May and am currently working on my masters degree in Elementary Education. A friend put me in contact with one of her family friends for a job opportunity as a homeschool teacher while…

Homeschool mom has concerns about Classical Conversations

I’ve written several blog posts answering questions from Classical Conversations (CC) Directors regarding: Taxes for CC Directors and tutors Using church space Paying tutors as Independent Contractors or employees and more Usually these issues affect CC Directors the most since…

I started a nonprofit CC Community. Can I pay myself?

Greetings, I’ve started a Classical Conversations Community in Washington state. To be able to host my community at my church, we were asked that we create a non-profit organization so I did. I created a separate non-profit banking account from…

Paying Volunteer Teachers

A homeschool leader asks if the way her group pays volunteer teacher is legal. Holly, a homeschool group leader emailed HomeschoolCPA Carol Topp this situation: “I need guidance on the method with which our organization’s volunteers are paid teacher fees.…

Do we file 1099s for teachers before we are a 501c3?

We board members just want to clarify something about issuing the 1099 to our five paid teachers. Do we need to wait until we have our 501(3)(c) status before we issue them? In your book Paying Workers in a Homeschool…

Do I Give Classical Conversations a 1099-MISC?

Carol Topp starts a new feature on her Homeschool Leader podcast: Q&A with HomeschoolCPA.  In this first Q&A session, she is asked by a Classical Conversations® Director of she needs to give Classical Conversations® Corporation a 1099-MISC for the licensing…