Carol Topp

Homeschool mom, author and accountant. I enjoy helping homeschool leaders start and run their homeschool groups successfully.

Joined: 09/06/2009
Articles: 785
Comments: 146

501(c)(3) status, Nonprofit status

Homeschool group not open to the public. Is that allowed?

501c3 groups serve a public good but can they limit membership to their group?

Money & Budgets, Paying workers

How you pay your homeschool teachers could affect the property tax exemption for your host church

Several homeschool leaders have learned that the way that their homeschool groups are compensating the teachers jeopardizes the property tax exemption of their host churches.

Co-ops

Opening another branch of a homeschool co-op

How to manage the money when a homeschool co-op has two locations.

Carol Topp
04/19/2016

Paying workers

Can you discount a homeschool co-op class in lieu of paying the teacher?

Can a homeschool organization offset a teacher's pay by giving her discount for her child to attend classes?

Carol Topp
04/12/2016

Co-ops, Paying workers

Tracking payments to homeschool co-op teachers

It's very common got homeschool co-ops and tutorial programs to ask parents to pay the teachers directly

Carol Topp
04/05/2016

Paying workers

Independent Contractors: Type of Relationship

Factors the IRS uses to distinguish between employees and independent contractors including the type of relationship between the worker and the employer.

Carol Topp
03/29/2016

Paying workers

Independent Contractors: Financial control

Since so many homeschool organizations hire workers as Independent Contractors, it might be helpful to examine the difference between employees and independent contractors.