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Carol Topp
Homeschool mom, author and accountant. I enjoy helping homeschool leaders start and run their homeschool groups successfully.
Paying teachers in a homeschool co-op is a sticky situation!
Amy asks a common question: paying teachers at a homeschool co-op For the past several years, our group has spent more (thousands more) than we have charged our members. We’re not technically “in the red” because of more prosperous years…
Is your homeschool group’s hired teacher really an employee?
A homeschool group faced an unpleasant audit by the IRS for misclassifying their co-op teachers as independent contractors.
Homeschool Support Group asks: Am I doing everything legally?
A homeschool support group leader wonders if her group is doing everything legally.
Congratulations to MEC on 501c3 tax exempt status!
The homeschool co-op decided to apply for tax exempt status with the IRS on their own. But unfortunately they ran into some snags.
Getting people to help in a co-op
Asked at the Facebook I am a Homeschool Group Leader page I just found out about One-by-One (a book on motivating members in a homeschool group), it sounds like JUST what I need, I’m excited to order it. It’s the…
New article on homeschool support groups and the IRS
My article "Are support groups automatically tax exempt?" discusses the difference between homeschool co-ops and support groups in the eyes of the IRS and the benefits of being a support group!
Can we accept donations from Paypal and Google checkout
Can we accept donations from Paypal and Google checkout?
What is Unrelated Business Income Tax?
What is Unrelated Business Income Tax? Does it apply to homeschool organizations?
We’re not 501c3 and don’t want to be!
A homeschool groups doesn't want to become a 501c3 organization. HomeschoolCPA Carol Topp offers alternatives.