Business Resources for Family Child Care Providers

Record Keeping and Taxes

Articles

15th Annual Family Child Care Business Seminar Scheduled for November 8

Deductions and Depreciation

2008 Tax Changes for Family Child Care Provider
Coping with High Energy Costs
Deducting Cameras
Depreciation Methods for 2007
Don't Guesstimate Your Deductions
Family Child Care Providers Must Claim Allowable Deductions
Home Improvement
IRS Clarifies Tax Consequences of Military Housing Allowances
New Bonus Depreciation Rule Will Help Providers in 2008
Professional Development: When Education Costs Are Deductible and When They Are Not
Providers Can Deduct Previously Unclaimed Depreciation
Shared Expenses
Telephone Expenses
The Impact of High Gas Prices
Turning a Loss into a Gain: Deducting Casualty Losses
Unregulated Provider Wins US Tax Court Case
When Hiring Your Own Children, Don't Count Chores

Employees

Clarification on Minimum Wage Law
Federal Minimum Wage Rises Again
Form 944 Rule
Hiring Employees: It's Not the Taxes, It's the Paperwork
Hiring Family Members
New Minimum Wage Law Affects Providers
The Many Business Responsibilities of Hiring an Employee
When a Provider Pays 100% of Payroll Taxes
When Hiring Your Own Children, Don't Count Chores

Find a Tax Preparer

Choosing a Tax Preparer

Food and Mileage Rates

Food and Mileage Rates
2006-2007 Food Program Reimbursement Rates
2007-2008 Food Program Reimbursement Rates
2008-2009 Food Program Reimbursement Rates
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Rates
Food Program Handouts Updated
Food Program Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2006-2007
2008 Standard Mileage Rate
2008 Tax Changes for Family Child Care Provider
Mileage Rates
2006-2007 Food Program Reimbursement Rates
2007-2008 Food Program Reimbursement Rates
IRS Reduces Burden for Family Child Care Providers
IRS Will Allow Family Child Care Providers to Use a Standard Meal Allowance Rate
Standard Meal Allowance Rates

Food Expenses

2008 Tax Changes for Family Child Care Provider
Calculating Food Reimbursements for Provider's Own Children
Changes to the Food Program
Food Program Handouts Updated
Food Program Income Eligibility Guidelines
Food Program Income Eligibility Guidelines for 2006-2007
Iowa Food Program Policy Overturned
IRS Reduces Burden for Family Child Care Providers
IRS Will Allow Family Child Care Providers to Use a Standard Meal Allowance Rate
Letter from Valerie J. Owens
Reporting Food Program Reimbursements and Claiming Food Expenses
Summertime Food
The Importance of Attendance Records
The Importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program

IRS Audits

Audit Experiences
Audits Overview
Case Study: How to Fight the IRS and Win
Family Child Care Audit Cases
IRS To Revise Family Child Care Audit Guide
Lessons from Recent IRS Audits
Redleaf Saves Provider Thousands of Dollars in IRS Audit
Redleaf Wins Attorney's Fees in Tax Court Case
Redleaf Wins US Tax Court Victory for Provider
Shared Expenses
The Importance of Record Keeping in an Audit
Unregulated Provider Wins US Tax Court Case

IRS Documents

IRS Letter to former Minnesota Senator Rudy Boschwitz
Letter from Michael R. Gallagher, IRS
Letter from Phyllis Rosales
Tax Publications and IRS Revenue Rulings
IRS Bulletin No. 92-3
IRS Revenue Ruling 79-142
Tax Publications and IRS Revenue Rulings
Jonelle Marie Broady v. Commissioner
Peter F. and Maureen L. Speltz v. IRS Commissioner
Phyllis Rosales Tax Court Settlement Notes
Phyllis Rosales v. IRS Commissioner
Redleaf Saves Provider Thousands of Dollars in IRS Audit
Redleaf Saves Provider Thousands of Dollars in IRS Audit
Redleaf Wins Attorney's Fees in Tax Court Case
Robert Neilson and Dorothy Neilson v. Commissioner
Scott C. and Patricia A. Simpson v. Commissioner
Uphus and Walker v. IRS Commissioner

Record Keeping

Electronic Payments for Child Care Now Available with C-K Kids
End-of-Year Parent Receipts
End-of-Year Record Keeping
Giving Identification Numbers to Parents
How to Get an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
IRS Standard Mileage Rate Increases July 1
Is Now the Time to Buy an SUV?
Lessons from Recent IRS Audits
Record Keeping for New Family Child Care Providers
The Basics of Record Keeping
The Case of the Fading Receipts
The Importance of Attendance Records
The Importance of Record Keeping in an Audit
Three Key Record Keeping Tips for Family Child Care Providers
Time on the Internet
What Records Should I Keep?
Your Social Security Number and Privacy

Sale of Home

IRS Tax Rules on Sale of Home Aid Providers

Standard Meal Allowance

2008-2009 Food Program Reimbursement Rates
The Institute and the IRS, Live!

Taxes

2008 Standard Mileage Rate
Business Trips
Child Dependent Care Plans
Closing for the Summer
Deadline for Associations to File Form 990N is May 15, 2008
Eight Key Federal Tax Issues Unique to Family Child Care Providers
End-of-Year Parent Receipts
Estimated Taxes
Estimated Taxes Due
Exclusive Use Rooms and the Time-Space Percentage
Family Child Care Tax Companion
Get Free Tax Help from the IRS
Getting Started in the New Year
Giving Identification Numbers to Parents
Going Out of Business
Government Loses Billions as Sole Proprietors Underreport Their Income
Help in Valuing Your Property
Help Yourself and Families Get the Credit They Deserve This Tax Filing Season
How to File Form 990N
How to Get an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
IRA Tax Credit Extended Beyond 2006
IRS Article on Choosing a Tax Preparer
IRS Deadlines - Estimated Taxes and SIMPLE IRAs for September
IRS Standard Mileage Rate Increases July 1
IRS Tax Rules on Sale of Home Aid Providers
Is it a Grant or a Gift?
Is It Income If I Don't Report It?
Making the Best of a Natural Disaster
Making the Most of Dependent Care Plans
Minnesota Tax Credits
Must I File a Tax Return?
New Bonus Depreciation Rule Will Help Providers in 2008
New Tax Law Changes for 2007
Online Tax Resources
Study Says Providers File Inaccurate Tax Returns
Tax Credit for Retirement Contributions
Tax Publications and IRS Revenue Rulings
Tax Quiz
Tax Resources
Tax Return Checklist
The Business Side of Kith and Kin
The Tax Benefits of Becoming a Regulated Family Child Care Provider
Undocumented Workers and Family Child Care
Unregulated Provider Wins US Tax Court Case
Using Tax Preparation Software
When Hiring Your Own Children, Don't Count Chores
When Should Partners Become a Partnership?
Will You Owe Estimated Taxes for 2007?
Your Social Security Number and Privacy
Deadline for Associations to File Form 990N is May 15, 2008
Family Child Care Associations Can Now File Form 990-N
Family Child Care Associations Face New IRS Filing Requirements
Form 3115 and "Fair Market Value"
Form 8829 Expenses for Business Use of Your Home
Form 944 Rule
How to File Form 990N
Publication 463 Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses (2007 Version)
Publication 534 Depreciation
Publication 587 Business Use of Your Home (2007 Version)
Tax Forms

Time-Space Percentage

The Space Percentage
The Time Percentage

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Handouts

The following handouts are PDFs and, once you download them, can be opened in Adobe Reader. Organizations and trainers are free to use these handouts in their workshops as long as the contact information on our letterhead is included.

Download icon The 8 Key Federal Tax Issues Unique to Family Child Care Providers That Every Provider and Tax Preparer Should Understand
Download icon 10 Record Keeping and Tax Tips for the New Provider
Download icon 50% Depreciation Rule
Download icon The After Tax Impact of Food Program Participation
Download icon The Basics of Record Keeping
Download icon Depreciation Methods for 2005
Download icon Food Program Recruitment Strategies
Download icon Household Income Eligibility Worksheet
Download icon Is it worthwhile to claim a 17 cent snack from the Food Program?
Download icon Net Income Worksheet: Calculating Food Program Eligibility
Download icon Reporting Food Program Reimbursements and Claiming Food Expenses
Download icon Reporting Food Program Reimbursements and Claiming Food Expenses (Alaska)
Download icon Sale of Home Rules
Download icon Tax Consequences of Child and Adult Care Food Program Participation
Download icon Time-Space Percentage
Download icon What Can You Say to Convince a Provider to Join the Food Program or Remain on the Food Program?
Download icon What Sponsors Can Do to Help Providers with the Standard Meal Allowance

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Booklets

The following handouts are PDFs and, once you download them, can be opened in Adobe Reader. Organizations and trainers are free to use these booklets in their workshops as long as the contact information on our letterhead is included.

Download icon Child Care Providers Audit Techniques Guide (Market Segment Specialization Program)
Download icon What You Should Know About IRS Audits
Download icon Hiring a Nanny: Your Tax Responsibilities As An Employer (national)
Download icon Hiring a Nanny: Your Tax Responsibilities As An Employer (Minnesota only)
Download icon Caring for Children in Your Home: A Business Guide for Legal Unlicensed Providers (national)
Download icon Caring for Children in Your Home: A Business Guide for Legal Unlicensed Providers (Minnesota only)
Download icon Getting Started in the Business of Family Child Care
Download icon Family Child Care Provider Guide
The "Family Child Care Provider Guide" is a publication released in October 2002 by the IRS Taxpayer Education and Communication office in Cleveland, Ohio. This forty-page booklet summarizes the basic record keeping rules that affect family child care providers. The Cleveland office of the IRS is using this publication in Ohio to help educate family child care providers about their tax responsibilities and to increase tax filing compliance.

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Multilingual Materials

Español

Redleaf National Institute would like to express its appreciation to the American Express Minnesota Philanthropic Program for providing funding for the translation of these handouts.

Download icon Consecuencias impositivas de la venta de su casa
Download icon Contratos con miembros de la familia
Download icon Cálculo de gastos por comidas
Download icon Directrices sobre los reembolsos del CACFP y desgravaciones impositivas por alimentos
Download icon Empleados versus contratistas independientes
Download icon Habitaciones de uso exclusivo y el porcentaje tiempo-espacio
Download icon Impuesto estimado
Download icon Lo que usted debe saber sobre las auditorías del IRS (Servicio Interno Fiscal)
Download icon Métodos de depreciación de bienes de capital del año 2001
Download icon Mitos del Programa Alimenticio
Download icon Nueva regla del IRS para deducir depreciaciones no reclamadas previamente
Download icon Ocho temas claves sobre los impuestos federales
Download icon El porcentaje tiempo-espacio
Download icon El porcentaje tiempo: horas que se pueden incluir en el cálculo
Download icon Preparándose para abrir una empresa de atención infantil familiar
Download icon Requisitos para contratar un empleado
Download icon Siete reglas para llevar los registros correctamente
Download icon Programas de asistencia dependiente del cuidado de niños

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