Is my homeschool a nonprofit?
A leader is confused when her state asks if her homeschool filed for nonprofit tax exempt status.
Carol Topp
Homeschool mom, author and accountant. I enjoy helping homeschool leaders start and run their homeschool groups successfully.
Congratulations: Another homeschool group receives 501c3 status
Congratulations to Eclectic Teaching Consortium (ETC) of Arkansas on receiving 501(c)(3) tax exempt status form the IRS! The IRS received approved their application in only 32 days! That’s fast for the IRS! I was happy to help this group become…
Homeschool Segue: Homeschool Event Management
HSsegue is as online homeschool support community serving home schoolers.
Co-op burnout? Try a hybrid class
Practical Homeschool magazine shares an article written by homeschool mom and co-op teacher, Linda M. Burklin. Hybrid Homeschool Classes Linda loved teaching English Literature and Composition at her homeschool co-op, but found that managing her own seven children and…
New feature for blog posts
I’ve been blogging here at HomeschoolCPA.com for about four years. There’s over 200 blog posts here, most of them questions from homeschool leaders. I frequently receive a question and think, “I’ve answered that question before…where it is on my blog?”…
Don’t throw away tax exempt status
Don’t throw away your tax-exempt status! From the IRS: If you are a tax-exempt organization that normally has annual gross receipts of $50,000 or less you must file the e-Postcard. The e-Postcard is due by the 15th day of the…
Do not call a fee discount a scholarship
Tricia from TX is helping her homeschool co-op apply for 501c3 tax exempt status with the IRS. On the application form (Form 1023), the IRS asks about scholarships and Tricia asks: We do provide scholarships for our members that cannot…
Another homeschool group awarded 501c3 tax exempt status!
Congratulations to Hartsville Home Educators of South Carolina on recieving 501(c)(3) tax exempt status for the IRS!!
Can homeschoolers take the $250 educator tax credit?
Can homeschoolers take the $250 educator tax credit?
Opening a checking account shouldn’t be this expensive!
A homeschool group finds it costs $95 to open a checking account