IRS asks if homeschool groups gives scholarships
Homeschool groups should not call a fee discount a scholarship.
Category Co-ops
Parents pay teachers directly in a homeschool group: Is that a good practice?
I know there have been some recent changes to classification and in most cases paid teachers in a homeschool group should be classified as employees. What if parents pay the teachers directly? Is that allowed? Is it a good practice?…
Good, convenient and cheap. Your homeschool program cannot offer all three!
Shelly wants to offer a high quality, low cost homeschool program that doesn't require parents to volunteer.
Are my homeschool co-op fees tax deductible?
Are homeschool co-op fees tax deductible?
Non-profit or for-profit for a homeschool co-op?
I am planning to start a homeschool nature-based co-op, where the parents will stay on-site, and we will meet 1-2 days per week. I believe we would be a for-profit organization. Is there some reason to choose non-profit status versus…
How the IRS sees homeschool groups (podcast)
Carol Topp discusses "Who's Afraid of the IRS?" and discusses how the IRS sees homeschool co-ops.
Can a Micro School be a Homeschool Group (and avoid some headaches)?
Meridian Learning (www.meridian-learning.org) is hosting a Grassroots Microschools Online Conference Wednesday June 30, 2021 10 am -1 pm ET It will be hosted on their Grassroots Microschools Facebook page. Details here: This conference is free for the live event.…
IRS threatens to deny 501c3 status to homeschool group
UPDATE: The IRS sent the homeschool group their 501c3 tax determination latter on July 19, 2021! Victory! Read more to learn what HomeschoolCPA wrote to the IRS to change their mind. It’s my worst nightmare: The IRS denying one of…
Do we have to file as a non-profit to be an official homeschool co-op?
We are a group of families that came together last year to work collectively in sharing the role of teaching each other’s children one day a week. We have lots of interested families that want to join us next year.…
Using Zoom and Giving Refunds (podcast)
During the COVID-19 pandemic many homeschool programs used Zoom to stay connected with members. Three group leaders share how they used Zoom in their programs in this podcast episode. In June 2020, Carol Topp of HomeschoolCPA.com hosted a webinar titled…