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Is your homeschool group’s hired teacher really an employee?
A homeschool nonprofit was quite frantic. They had received a letter from the IRS. It seems that a former teacher of one of their classes was asking for an examination of her status as an...
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How do I set up a new homeschool co-op with the right structure and tax forms?
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ABC Test for Independent Contractors
Is your homeschool teacher an employee or Independent Contractor? In 2018 California Supreme Court tried to make that questions easier to answer with a simpler 3 part test: The ABC Test for...
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Paying homeschool co-op leaders
I am the leader of a support group with around 65 families. Our group has a board and bylaws. We also have a co-op of about half the members of the larger group. The co-op requires members to be a...
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Biden’s DOL adopts ABC test for workers. What does this mean for homeschool...
I subscribe to a lot of e-newsletters and a really good one is Free Church Accounting. Vicki Boatright has helpful bookkeeping advice for churches and nonprofits like homeschool groups!Her latest...
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Parents paying homeschool teachers is getting cumbersome
Hello Carol,I am the Executive Director of a 501(c)3 non-profit homeschool co-op. We have always had all parents pay teachers directly for classes. Of course the number of checks written by members...
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California’s new ABC test for Independent Contractors. How will it affect...
California’s new law (AB5) puts into affect the 2018 ruling by the California Supreme Court in the Dynamex case that makes it more difficult to treat workers as Independent Contractors. The new law...
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Top 10 Tips for Homeschool Leaders: Paying Workers
Lots of homeschool groups hire and pay teachers to conduct classes. Sometimes these teachers are homeschool parents, but sometimes they are professional instructors. Homeschool leaders have a lot of...
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The IRS is on the prowl in 2019!
Every year the IRS Tax Exempt division releases a list of areas and issues they plan to focus on for audits and investigations. The IRS Tax Exempt division calls it their Program Letter. The Exempt...
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Top tax mistakes homeschool business owners make
I’ve talked to a lot of homeschool (for-profit) program directors over the past few years. These people have a huge heart for homeschooling, but many do not understand that when they start their...
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How does the new tax law changes affect homeschool teachers and tutors?
There were a lot of changes to the US taxes in 2018 and the IRS re-designed the Form 1040, so tax preparation in 2019 will be very confusing. Here are some highlights of the tax law changes that...
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ABC Test for Independent Contractors
Is your homeschool teacher an employee or Independent Contractor? In 2018 California Supreme Court tried to make that questions easier to answer with a simpler 3 part test: The ABC Test for...
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The federal government might be shut down, but you still have to file...
The US government is partially shut down, but taxpayers still must file their 1099-MISC forms by January 31, 2019. Your homeschool business, tutoring program, nonprofit organization, co-op or...
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Webinar: Tax Preparation for Homeschool Business Owners
Taxes! Oh my! 2018 tax returns will be a doozy with massive tax law changes and the redesigned Form 1040. But tax preparation for homeschool business owners is even more complex than regular...
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How does the IRS prove my homeschool group’s tutor should be an employee?
D. is a leader of a homeschool program, Classical Conversations, who asked me about the worker status of tutors in her program: Should they be employees or Independent Contractors? This question...
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Can CC Director offered reduced tuition to her tutors?
Can a Classical Conversations director gift an Independent Contractor or employee with free or reduced tuition? Suzy Suzy, A Classical Conversations (CC) Director can give educational benefits...
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Summer reading for homeschool leaders: Paying Workers in a Homeschool...
Summer is a great time for homeschool leaders to catch up on some reading. I’m highlighting a book each week of summer and this week I’m spotlighting, Paying Workers in a Homeschool Organization This...
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Aren’t Classical Conversations tutors just like online tutors?
I’m a Classical Conversations Director and I have a local CPA. I have a question about independent contractor status for tutors. The articles I read here seem to suggest we should treat tutors as...
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Tax Form 1099-MISC to Independent Contractors
Did your homeschool organization pay an Independent Contractor more than $600 in 2017? Then you need to give them a 1099-MISC form. Accountant Carol Topp, the Homeschool CPA, explains how to fill out...
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Why I think most homeschool teachers should be paid as employees
I state pretty clearly in my book Paying Workers in a Homeschool Organization (3rd edition) that teachers in a homeschool program should be treated as employees not Independent Contractors. I’ve...
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