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Recent Blog Posts
IRS concerns: what happens if you compensate homeschool board members?
Sometimes a homeschool group would like to reward hard-working board members
Is it OK to compensate your board members?
Homeschool co-ops and copyright laws
Carol, I am wondering how homeschool co-op tutors or teachers can present copyrighted material. For example, if a teacher is sharing information from a particular curriculum for her group’s use isn’t she sharing materials that don’t belong to her for group use?Lindsay Lindsay, In general, simply purchasing a book does not entitle the purchaser to…
When there is a change of leadership in a homeschool co-op, do we need a new EIN for new officers?
EIN for new nonprofit board member?
How do I set up a new homeschool co-op with the right structure and tax forms?
What business structure and tax forms are needed for a new homeschool co-op?
Homeschool Group FAQ
There are many reasons why homeschool groups form and operate as nonprofit organizations rather than businesses.
Read Answer
Tiny groups are more informal, some don’t collect any money and most don’t have a formal board like a typical nonprofit homeschool group. Learn More
In this short podcast episode (12 minutes) Carol Topp, CPA explains the benefits of forming your homeschool group as a nonprofit corporation and why a leader would want limited liability protection. Listen to the Podcast
You might be surprised at how simple it is to form a nonprofit organization. Here’s what it takes
Your homeschool group may be able to “self-declare” 501c tax exempt status and not officially apply. Here’s what to do
The IRS Form 990-N is a simple, online form that all nonprofit tax exempt organizations with annual gross revenues of less than $50,000 must file every year. Read Instructions
Some homeschool groups look a lot like schools. They offer a full curriculum, there are teachers teaching classes, they rent space to conduct the classes, etc. But are they “schools?” See Answer
Churches may be at risk for having their property tax exemption affected if they host a business. Read the FAQ
I state pretty clearly in my book Paying Workers in a Homeschool Organization that teachers in a homeschool program should be treated as employees not Independent Contractors.
Here’s why. Read Full Article
