Category Paying workers

HomeschoolCPA’s most important blog posts

There are my most important blog posts. I refer homeschool leaders to these blog posts most frequently. These are keepers! Print them put and share them with your homeschool leader. Is your homeschool co-op’s hired teacher really an employee? We’re…

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.

What business structure and tax forms are needed for a new homeschool co-op?

What business structure and tax forms are needed for a new homeschool co-op?

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.

Should you compensate board members?

Sometimes a homeschool group would like to reward hard-working board members Is it OK to compensate your board members?

IRS auditors crackdown on independent contractors

Homeschool organizations may be affected by IRS audits of independent contractors.

Homeschooling Other People’s Children. Is It Legal?

Hiring a governess to homeschool a child