Can a nonprofit homeschool co-op be an LLC?
A homeschool co-op leader asks if forming an LLC or a nonprofit corporation would be better.
Category IRS Issues
Teacher hired to teach homeschooled children asks about taxes
A teacher has been asked to teach homeschooled children and asks about her taxes.
Can we start running our homeschool co-op before we apply for tax exempt status?
A homeschool leader wants to start a co-op but needs to save up the money to apply for tax exempt status.
Crackdown on using Independent Contractors
The Department of Labor is considering requiring businesses (and that would include nonprofits) to give every Independent contractor a "Right to Know" document explaining why they are not classified as employees.
Not ready for 501c3 status. What’s an intermediate step?
A homeschool group is not yet ready to apply for 501c3 tax exempt status. What should they do now?
Can a homeschool group self-declare 501c7 Social Club status?
A homeschool leaders looks for official IRS statement on 501c7 social club status.
How to thank a volunteer
Avoid cash and gift card so your volunteers don't have taxable income to report for your gift.
Filing Form 990 retroactively
Carol, I hope you can help me I am a newly hired Executive Director for a program in Alaska. Our Board President, filed the paperwork for state non-profit, and also for our EIN, however since 2007 he has not filed…
No receipts for expenses can get you in trouble!
A new treasurer of a large homeschool co-op recently contacted me. The co-op had a long standing practice of giving checks to all the volunteer co-op teachers at the beginning of the school year. These checks were to be used…
Group over the $5K limit. What to do?
A homeschool leader wonders what are her choices for her group that bring in more than $5,000/year.