Top 10 blog posts of 2016
Here is a round up of the top 10 most important blog posts from HomeschoolCPA in 2016.
Many of them have to do with paying workers in a homeschool organization
Category Co-ops
Co-op collects money to send leader to a homeschool convention
A homeschool leader is given a check to pay her way to a homeschool convention. Is it taxable income?
Fine line between a homeschool co-op and running a micro school
Is shared teaching still homeschooling or is it a micro school?
How the IRS defines a school
Most homeschool groups that use volunteer parents and vary the classes offered each year do not fit this IRS definition of a school.
Homeschool co-op gives “scholarships.” What are the tax liabilities?
What are the tax liabilities of a homeschool group giving scholarships?
Opening another branch of a homeschool co-op
How to manage the money when a homeschool co-op has two locations.
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
Are homeschool co-op tuition discounts taxable income? Probably!
Hard working volunteers in a homeschool organization, who get a discount on tuition, could have to report and pay taxes on their "compensation."
Converting from a homeschool support group to a full service nonprofit organizaton
The story of a small homeschool support group that grew into a full-fledged nonprofit organization
More tips on running a homeschool co-op (podcast)
Carol Topp, CPA the author of Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them and Not Burn Out covers more tips to starting a homeschool co-op in her podcast.