Dollars & Sense

By Carol ToppEducation Parenting Kids & Family

Dollars & Sense episodes

February 08, 2018 Money Tips: Look at Your Balance sheet
Homeschool board members don’t understand a balance sheet, so it is often ignored, but Carol Topp, the HomeschoolCPA, explains why that is a big mistake.
In this short podcast she explains what a balance sheet is and what are red flags in a Balance Sheet. You’ll be a better informed board member after listening to this podcast episode.

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Money Management in a Homeschool Organization
Does your homeschool group manage their money well? Do you have a budget and know where the money is spent? Do you know how to prevent fraud? This 115 page book will help you to open a checking account, establish a budget, prevent mistakes and fraud, use software to keep the books, prepare a financial statement and hire workers. Sample forms and examples of financial statements in clear English are provided.
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14 min
February 01, 2018 Money Tips: How to Read a Financial Statement
When your homeschool treasurer hands you a financial statement, do you know what you're looking at? HomeschoolCPA, Carol Topp, explains how to read and understand the statement of revenues and expenses. This 15 minute podcast will help your treasurer prepare a statement that is easy to read and understand.

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Money Management in a Homeschool Organization
Does your homeschool group manage their money well? Do you have a budget and know where the money is spent? Do you know how to prevent fraud? This 115 page book will help you to open a checking account, establish a budget, prevent mistakes and fraud, use software to keep the books, prepare a financial statement and hire workers. Sample forms and examples of financial statements in clear English are provided.
Click Here to request more information!

17 min
January 25, 2018 Painless Class Registration
Do you find registering classes in your homeschool group to be a dreaded chore? Seth Lowery from LoveMyGroups.com offers an online service called The Hub. It was built with homeschool groups in mind. Hear about how The Hub will make registration and accepting payments for classes easier!
Featured link: http://www.lovemygroups.com/thehub-features/

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Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them, and Not Burn Out
Have you ever thought about starting a homeschool co-op? Are you afraid it will be too much work? Do you think you’ll have to do it all by yourself? Starting a homeschool co-op can be easy! This book Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them and Not Burn Out will give you ideas, inspiration, tips, wisdom and the tools you need to start a homeschool co-op, run it and not burn out!
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25 min
January 18, 2018 Money Tips: Accounting software for homeschool groups
Does your homeschool group use software to manage it's finances? It's something you should consider. Carol Topp, the HomeschoolCPA, discusses when you should use software and offers her opinion on software that's best for homeschool groups.

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Money Management in a Homeschool Organization

Does your homeschool group manage their money well? Do you have a budget and know where the money is spent? Do you know how to prevent fraud? This 115 page book will help you to open a checking account, establish a budget, prevent mistakes and fraud, use software to keep the books, prepare a financial statement and hire workers. Sample forms and examples of financial statements in clear English are provided.
Click Here to request more information!

15 min
January 11, 2018 Money Tips: Bank Reconciliation. Do it!
Bank Reconciliation! Is your homeschool group reconciling your bank account every month? You should be!

Carol Topp, the HomeschoolCPA, explains why bank reconciliation is the most important task you should do to manage your group's finances. But don't let your treasurer balance the bank account! It should be someone else. Listen to the podcast to understand why.

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Money Management in a Homeschool Organization
Does your homeschool group manage their money well? Do you have a budget and know where the money is spent? Do you know how to prevent fraud? This 115 page book will help you to open a checking account, establish a budget, prevent mistakes and fraud, use software to keep the books, prepare a financial statement and hire workers. Sample forms and examples of financial statements in clear English are provided.
Click Here to request more information!

14 min
January 04, 2018 Prevent fraud: Separation of duties
What's the best way to to prevent fraud or mistakes in the finances of your homeschool group? It's called separation of duties and Carol Topp, the HomeschoolCPA explains why your treasurer should not be doing all the financial tasks in your homeschool organization.

In this 12 minute podcast episode Carol explains how you can separate and share the money management tasks.

In the podcast Carol mentioned a list of suggestions to prevent fraud.

Excerpt from Money Management in a Homeschool Organization on preventing fraud (opens as a pdf)

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Money Management in a Homeschool Organization
Does your homeschool group manage their money well? Do you have a budget and know where the money is spent? Do you know how to prevent fraud? This 115 page book will help you to open a checking account, establish a budget, prevent mistakes and fraud, use software to keep the books, prepare a financial statement and hire workers. Sample forms and examples of financial statements in clear English are provided.
Click Here to request more information!

13 min
December 21, 2017 Tax Form 1099-MISC to Independent Contractors
If your homeschool organization paid an Independent Contractor more than $600 in 2017, you need to give them a 1099-MISC form. Accountant Carol Topp, the Homeschool CPA, explains how to fill out the form, how to get the form and tips for filing it correctly.

She recommends using a filing service like Yearli.com. Email [email protected] for a discount code.
Visit Carol’s website here

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Paying Workers in a Homeschool Organization
Are you paying workers in your homeschool organization? Can a volunteer be paid? Should a worker be treated as an employee or independent contractor? Do you know the difference?

Homeschool leader and CPA, Carol Topp, has the answers to your questions in her book Paying Workers in a Homeschool Organization.

This 130 page book covers paying workers as employees or independent contractors. There are alos chapters on paying volunteers and board members. It includes sample forms, tips and advice to help you pay workers in accordance with the IRS laws to help your organization pay their workers correctly. Written specifically for homeschool organizations.
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December 14, 2017 Unplug the Christmas Machine – Pt 2

Carol Topp, Homeschool CPA, continues unplugging Christmas by explaining the 4 things children really want for Christmas: Children want realistic expectations about Christmas gifts and children also want an even pace to the holidays. Carol shares tips how to do that. Her ideas come from a book she read 20 years called Unplug the Christmas Machine. This was originally broadcast in 2014, but worth repeating!

Visit Carol’s website here

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Have you ever thought about starting a homeschool co-op? Are you afraid it will be too much work? Do you think you’ll have to do it all by yourself? Starting a homeschool co-op can be easy! This book Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them and Not Burn Out will give you ideas, inspiration, tips, wisdom and the tools you need to start a homeschool co-op, run it and not burn out!
Click Here to request more information!

14 min
December 07, 2017 Unplug the Christmas Machine – Pt 1
What do children really want for Christmas? Time with you and traditions. Carol Topp, CPA, Homeschool CPA, read a book called Unplug the Christmas Machine and learned how to experience joy and peace during Christmas time. She gives tips on spending time with your family and introducing simple traditions. This was originally broadcast in 2014, but worth repeating!

Visit Carol’s website here

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Have you ever thought about starting a homeschool co-op? Are you afraid it will be too much work? Do you think you’ll have to do it all by yourself? Starting a homeschool co-op can be easy! This book Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them and Not Burn Out will give you ideas, inspiration, tips, wisdom and the tools you need to start a homeschool co-op, run it and not burn out!
Click Here to request more information!

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14 min
November 30, 2017 Israel Recap

Have you ever wanted to walk where Jesus walked or see what he saw? Carol Topp, host of the Dollars and Sense/HomeschoolCPA podcast was able to spend 10 days in Israel and she will share what she experienced and learned. Did she feel safe? Did she learn anything new and was it worth it?

Visit Carol's website here!

FEATURED PRODUCT from HomeschoolCPA:

Phone Consultation with Carol Topp, CPA
Phone Consultation: A pre-arranged phone call to discuss your questions. My most popular service for homeschool leaders. It’s like having your own homeschool expert CPA on the phone!

Cost: $75/hour to nonprofit organizations. $100/hour to for-profit businesses. $60 minimum.

Q &A by Email: I am willing to answer questions by email, but it is very time consuming to read and reply to emails. I charge a reduced rate of $50/hour to read and reply to emails. Minimum $25.
Contact HomeschoolCPA, Carol Topp, CPA, to arrange a telephone consultation.
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Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor, Kiwi Crate!

We'd like to thank our Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network sponsor, Kiwi Crate!

KiwiCo has monthly subscriptions of hands-on projects that make learning fun! Their core offering is projects that make learning about STEAM -- science, technology, engineering, art, and math -- accessible and are designed to spark creativity, tinkering, and learning. Some recent favorite crates are the Slime Lab, Physics Carnival, and Paper Circuits.

Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network is excited to be able to offer you the chance to try them for FREE. To learn more about their projects for kids ages 2 to 16 AND to redeem this exclusive offer, click here to get your first month free today (just pay $4.95 for shipping)

19 min