About the Author
Author Carol Topp, CPA is a homeschooling mother and accountant. She uses her accounting skills and experience on her homeschool co-op board to help you start and run a successful homeschool co-op. Carol has helped homeschool groups prepare budgets, keep records, organize a board, write bylaws, and receive their tax-exempt 501c3 status from the IRS. She knows what works and what doesn’t and she shares that knowledge with you.
Carol has written several articles on operating a homeschool group that have appeared in The Old Schoolhouse magazine and Home Education magazine. She also enjoys conducting workshops on nonprofit management to homeschool leaders. She is available to conduct a workshop for your homeschool group. Contact her at her website (www.HomeschoolCPA.com). Popular topics include:
Boards, Budgets and By-laws are discussed in this workshop for group leaders and board members.
Is Your Homeschool Group Ready for the Next Step?
The pros and cons of 501c3 tax exempt status, tips, helpful resources and checklists.
Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them and Not Burn Out
This workshop will discuss starting a co-op as well as tips for running a successful, co-op without burning out.
Her professional affiliations include
the Ohio Society of CPAs, The Society of Non Profits, the National
Association of Tax Professionals, the Ohio Society of CPAs Speakers
Bureau and the Ohio Society’s Non Profit Section.
Carol lives with her family in Cincinnati, Ohio where they enjoy reading, traveling and hiking.
Her website is www.HomeschoolCPA.com