Definition of Independent Contractor: Behavior
Help for homeschool leaders in understanding if workers are employees or independent contractors.
Category Paying workers
Are homeschool co-op tuition discounts taxable income? Probably!
Hard working volunteers in a homeschool organization, who get a discount on tuition, could have to report and pay taxes on their "compensation."
Can homeschool teachers be allowed to keep extra money as a donation?
A homeschool co-op lets their teachers keep unspent class fees. Is this legal?
Preparing Strong Independent Contractor Agreements
Having a good, strong independent contractor agreement for your homeschool organizations is important.
Can board members be responsible for a nonprofit’s employer taxes?
If your nonprofit owes taxes or penalties as an employer, can the board be personally responsible?
Paying your homeschool graduation speaker
How to pay your homeschool graduation speaker.
Tax forms for a special ed homeschool teacher
Parents wonder if they need to give any tax forms to a teacher they hired to homeschool their child.
Is this a gift or compensation to a homeschool leader?
A homeschool leader is given thousands of dollars in gift cards and free tuition each year. Are these gifts or taxable compensation?
Compensating board members can be troublesome!
A homeschool organization can compensate your board for their service, but compensation to officers is taxable income and the board members must be paid as employees.
Should my homeschool co-op be giving any tax forms to our teachers?
Homeschool co-ops should be giving Form 1099MISC to their paid teachers.