Comments on: 6 Suggestions to Keep Uncle Sam Happy With Your Homeschool http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/6-ways-to-keep-uncle-sam-happy-with-your-homeschool/ Top School Fundraisers is dedicated to connecting school groups with effective fundraising ideas Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: » Is it Possible to Raise Money for Home school Expenses? http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/6-ways-to-keep-uncle-sam-happy-with-your-homeschool/#comment-6400 » Is it Possible to Raise Money for Home school Expenses? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:00:56 +0000 http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/6-ways-to-keep-uncle-sam-happy-with-your-homeschool/#comment-6400 [...] did write a post back a couple of months ago called, “6 Suggestions to Keep Uncle Sam Happy With Your Home school” that covered some of the taxation issues when raising money to support your at-home educational [...] [...] did write a post back a couple of months ago called, “6 Suggestions to Keep Uncle Sam Happy With Your Home school” that covered some of the taxation issues when raising money to support your at-home educational [...]

]]> By: Carol http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/6-ways-to-keep-uncle-sam-happy-with-your-homeschool/#comment-3127 Carol Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:11:50 +0000 http://topschoolfundraisers.com/news/6-ways-to-keep-uncle-sam-happy-with-your-homeschool/#comment-3127 Jim, This is EXCELLENT advice you offer! Especially the part about consulting a CPA and reading my website (ha, ha!) But seriously, you givee some important tips. Some family homeschools are classified in their state as a private school (States vary quite a bit in how to classify homeschools). A family might think that because private schools are nonprofit organizations, that their family homeschool is also a nonprofit organization. But homeschooling laws do not carry over to tax laws! Sorry! Fund raising done by a family homeschool is really a small business as you point out, not a tax-free nonprofit organization. Carol Topp, CPA HomeschoolCPA Jim,
This is EXCELLENT advice you offer! Especially the part about consulting a CPA and reading my website (ha, ha!) But seriously, you givee some important tips.
Some family homeschools are classified in their state as a private school (States vary quite a bit in how to classify homeschools). A family might think that because private schools are nonprofit organizations, that their family homeschool is also a nonprofit organization. But homeschooling laws do not carry over to tax laws! Sorry!
Fund raising done by a family homeschool is really a small business as you point out, not a tax-free nonprofit organization.

Carol Topp, CPA
HomeschoolCPA

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