Is your homeschool group’s hired teacher really an employee?
A homeschool group faced an unpleasant audit by the IRS for misclassifying their co-op teachers as independent contractors.
Category Paying workers
Can a non-parent homeschool your children? Is that legal?
Hiring a governess to homeschool a child
Is it a homeschool co-op or Mary Poppins?
I started my website HomeschoolCPA to help homeschool organizations, but sometimes the lines between a family homeschool and a homeschool organization get a little fuzzy. Here’s one example of the new and creative ways the people are homeschooling today. I…
Are homeschool co-op teachers employees?
Payroll forms for a homeschool co-op
IRS concerns: what happens if you compensate homeschool board members?
Sometimes a homeschool group would like to reward hard-working board members
Is it OK to compensate your board members?
How do I set up a new homeschool co-op with the right structure and tax forms?
What business structure and tax forms are needed for a new homeschool co-op?
Penalties for failing to file 1099-NEC
I learned of a former Classical Conversations (CC) Director that left CC and started a nonprofit homeschool group in spring 2021. She forgot to file Form 1099-NEC for her 6 CC tutors that she paid in early 2021. The Form…
Biden DoL changes factors used to determine Independent Contractor staus
The factors that determine if a worker is an employee or an Independent Contractor are changing AGAIN! On October 13, 2022 the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor has proposed a change from an “economic realities” test that many consider more…
Paying homeschool co-op leaders
Paying co-op leaders in a homeschool group
Employee compensation in a homeschool group
Becky Abrams is a homeschool consultant and Executive Director of Arrows Christian Academy, a homeschool hybrid in Oregon explains her employee’s wages in a blog post titled “Paying Workers: Employee Compensation.” I think it will be helpful for those of…