Do homeschool teachers get the Educators Expense deduction?
Can a homeschool parent take the Educators Expense deduction?
Category IRS Issues
Form an LLC to homeschool your own children: Good idea or not?
Hi Carol, I love your website – so much great information! Can I incorporate and form an LLC where my husband would hire me/my company to teach our children? If not, would I need to start some sort of online…
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.
Who’s Afraid of the IRS? (podcast)
How the IRS sees homeschool support groups and co-ops
Homeschool group has victory with the IRS!
In a previous blog post I explained that the the IRS was going to deny 501c3 tax exempt status to a homeschool group, Sursum Corda in Southern California. The IRS employee claimed that this group of 35 families is only…
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…
Tax and record keeping help for CC Directors
Carol, I will be a director with Classical Conversations (TM) for the upcoming year and I wanted to keep track with all finances and stay on top of all the things for taxes but I am unsure of how to…
Getting an EIN from the IRS
Many homeschool organizations find they need to open a checking account for their group expenses. The bank or credit union will ask for an EIN, Employer Identification Number. This number is similar to a Social Security Number for a business…
Homeschool teachers or CC tutors: Stuck inside? Start doing your taxes!
My latest book, Taxes for Homeschool Business Owners!
The IRS Says Our Homeschool Group is a Private Foundation. Is that Correct?
Carol, I am wondering if we can get some clarification from you. I am looking through this IRS document we received after we reapplied for 501c3 tax exempt status per your direction back in January. It says we have been…