Should your homeschool group be an LLC?
Should your homeschool group be an LLC? Limited liability status for homeschool organizations.
Tag IRS
What tax forms do I file for a homeschool co-op?
A new co-op leaders asks: Come tax time, do we file with the IRS (like I do for our household every year?) For example, do we use turbo tax and file for our co-op?
Does the IRS Form 990N apply to my group?
The IRS is now asking all nonprofit organizations to begin filing the Form 990N , even if they have not yet applied for tax exempt status
Does a nonprofit need to file any tax returns before they apply for tax exempt status?
Does a nonprofit need to file any tax returns before they apply for tax exempt status? IRS requirements before you receive tax exempt status
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.
New article on homeschool support groups and the IRS
My article "Are support groups automatically tax exempt?" discusses the difference between homeschool co-ops and support groups in the eyes of the IRS and the benefits of being a support group!
What is Unrelated Business Income Tax?
What is Unrelated Business Income Tax? Does it apply to homeschool organizations?
We’re not 501c3 and don’t want to be!
A homeschool groups doesn't want to become a 501c3 organization. HomeschoolCPA Carol Topp offers alternatives.
Congratulations on 501(c)(3) tax exempt status!
Two homeschool organizations received IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status!