Can a homeschool athletic booster club be a 501c3?
A parent asks if a homeschool booster club for sports can become a 501c3 organization.
Category Paying workers
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.
Starting a homeschool program to help disadvantaged children
A teacher is wanting to start a program to help students with learning disabilities or medical conditions.
Paying workers? There are forms to file with the IRS.
A homeschool leader paid workers but failed to file any forms with the IRS.
Can a co-op refund fees to members?
A homeschool co-op leader asks about returning supply fees charged to members.
IRS Provides Template For Employee vs. Contractor
The IRS recently issued a template focused on evaluating employee of independent contractor status.
IRS pushes to reclassify independent contractors as employees
A recent article at CFO.com discusses the new regulations the IRS and several sates have passed to push employers to reclassify independent contractors as employees.
Paying teachers in a homeschool co-op is a sticky situation!
Amy asks a common question: paying teachers at a homeschool co-op For the past several years, our group has spent more (thousands more) than we have charged our members. We’re not technically “in the red” because of more prosperous years…
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.
Can a small homeschool group get 501c3 status?
In the past week, I have received two emails from homeschool leaders in MD and CA with a surprisingly similar situations.
In both groups, a small number of homeschooling families were joining together to hire a single teacher to teach their children once or twice a week. They had questions about paying the teacher and 501c3 tax exempt status.