Paying workers, VolunteersCan a homeschool group pay a volunteer?Your homeschool organization can pay a volunteer, but the pay must be reported to the IRS.Carol Topp11/03/2016
Co-ops, Paying workers, VolunteersCo-op collects money to send leader to a homeschool conventionA homeschool leader is given a check to pay her way to a homeschool convention. Is it taxable income?Carol Topp10/24/2016
Co-opsFine line between a homeschool co-op and running a micro schoolIs shared teaching still homeschooling or is it a micro school?Carol Topp10/03/2016
Boards, Nonprofit statusAre discounts to homeschool board members taxable compensation?Free or reduced tuition may be taxable compensation to your board members.Carol Topp09/27/20162 Comments
Paying workersIndependent contractors and W-9 formIRS Form w-9 should be collected from every independent contractor paid by your homeschool organization.Carol Topp09/20/2016
EINs and NamesHow to close down an EIN for a tax exempt organizationYour nonprofit organization may need to close an old EIN. Here's how.Carol Topp09/13/2016
501(c)(3) status, Paying workersCan I avoid the expense of hiring employees by being a 501c3?Nonprofit organizations still have to pay payroll taxesCarol Topp09/06/2016
501(c)(3) status, Co-ops, IRS IssuesHow the IRS defines a schoolMost homeschool groups that use volunteer parents and vary the classes offered each year do not fit this IRS definition of a school.Carol Topp08/30/2016
IRS Issues, Nonprofit statusGovernment Intrusion and 501c3 Tax Exempt Status for Homeschool GroupsDoes applying for 501c3 status mean government intervention into homeschooling?Carol Topp08/23/20162 Comments
Money & Budgets, VolunteersEmbezzlement: Could It Happen in Your Homeschool Group?How a homeschool organization can prevent embezzlementCarol Topp08/16/2016