Category Archives: Taxes and Child Care Professionals

CHILD CARE PROVIDER TAX CHECKLIST

HELPFUL HINTS IN ESTABLISHING YOUR CHILD CARE BUSINESS 

Single-parent families or households where both parents work need quality daycare services, and providing these services can be a profitable venture. When you start making income, the IRS will be there to take its share of what you earn. Some careful planning can lessen the tax bite and allow you to keep more of your profits. Continue reading

How Will the Affordable Care Act Impact Child Care Professionals

Health Care ReformChild care professionals without health insurance can enroll to purchase insurance through their state health care exchanges.

Registration will continue until March 31, 2014. Insurance coverage will begin on January 1, 2014.

Those Not Affected
If you are already covered by health insurance through your spouse’s employer, or you are currently on Medicare or Medicaid, you do not have to do anything. You will keep your current insurance coverage and do not have to sign up to purchase different health insurance. Continue reading

Tracking and Counting Hours

What Hours Can You Count When You Are Away From Home?

We’ve written about keeping track of your hours (https://childcaretaxspecialists.com/track-your-hours-even-when-children-arent-present/) but what about the hours you spend on business activities away from your home such as shopping for toys, picking up and dropping off children (if you offer that) or even attending seminars and workshops? Continue reading

Thinking of Selling Your Home? What About Taxes?

Will You Owe Taxes When You Sell Your Home?

In Tom Copeland’s recent blog – he talks about what a family child care provider faces in the decision to sell their home by way of taxes.  One tax you can probably avoid and another you cannot.  This will give you the high points, but it is always best to speak with your tax preparer to get the latest on potential tax impacts.

Let’s begin with the tax that you probably can avoid. Continue reading