Banker wants original IRS letter to open a checking account
A banker asks a homeschool leader for her "IRS letter" before opening a checking account.
Category EINs and Names
New homeschool group wants to avoid paying taxes
A new homeschool leader asks about filing and paying taxes for her group.
Is it necessary to give my social security number to apply for an EIN?
A homeschool leader would rather not give her SSN when applying for an EIN for her homeschool co-op.
How to register a legal and DBA name
Does your homeschool group may need to register a name with your state?
When there is a change of leadership in a homeschool co-op, do we need a new EIN for new officers?
EIN for new nonprofit board member?
EINs and individual information
EIN and individual information
IRS makes it easier to convert to a nonprofit corporation
For years I told small homeschool groups: “If you never incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in your state, then by default, your organization is an unincorporated association.” And I also told them that, “Unincorporated associations CAN apply for 501 tax…
Does a homeschool group need a business license?
I recently just purchased business contents insurance for my nonprofit homeschool organization and the agent asked if we have a license to do business in Pennsylvania? This isn’t something that I had come across in research I wasn’t sure if…
Convert your homeschool group to a nonprofit corporation and keep your EIN!
We started as a homeschool group in 1998. I don’t think any bylaws or articles of incorporation were ever filed. So we were just an unincorporated association, as I leaned from reading your books. We are now adding classes to…
IRS Makes It Easier to Convert to a Nonprofit Corporation
For years I told small homeschool groups: “If you never incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in your state, then by default, your organization is an unincorporated association.” And I also told them that, “Unincorporated associations CAN apply for 501 tax…