Tax questions from Foster Care Providers

 12-29-23

Does anyone provide their foster families with basic information regarding taxes? I seem to have several calls a year regarding 1099s and what information they need to file their taxes, and if they are eligible to claim the foster child, any credits, etc. Obviously, would include a huge caveat that we are not tax providers, and to seek out guidance from a tax professional for their specific situation. BUT, do you have a cheat sheet of sorts that you provide to your providers? I’d rather not reinvent the wheel, if someone has something started already.

Thanks much!

Emily

 

Emily Asleson
emily.asleson@mcleodcountymn.gov

SSIS Qualifications

 12-12-23

Our current process is for the supervisor to let our director know what the person on their team should have permissions for and what they are qualified to do, such as TCM for which department, etc.  What is the process at other counties?

 

Is a child protection worker required to complete their foundations training prior to being “qualified” for CW-TCM?  Or is the social worker degree enough?  Sometimes our workers can’t complete this training for quite some time, and that ends up being a lot of time we can’t claim for.

 

Thank you!

 

Lavelle Kroontje

Fiscal Supervisor

Cass County Health Human & Veteran Services

400 Michigan Ave, PO Box 519

Walker, MN 56484

IFS enhancement - SSIS details on checks

 12-05-23

Can you send an email out to the group to see if anyone else would like changes made to IFS on what gets printed on the checks for SSIS.  Client Name, Invoice # and Remittance descriptions.

 

IFS Enhancement Group is asking for more feedback on what counties would like to see if their support for IFS to have the option of picking what you want printed on checks and ach advice of deposits.

 

Thank you.