We offer our clients an in depth knowledge of the unique challenges facing religious organizations today. We spend many hours every year continuing to stay abreast of the new regulations and current tax laws that will affect our non-profit clients including churches, synagogues, mosques, church schools, church daycares and other religious-based organizations.
A church might require a bookkeeper to also act as both an accountant and treasurer. They are responsible therefore for all financial matters of the church. Their responsibilities include, but are not limited too:
Our specialty is bookkeeping for churches. Our passion is keeping the books of small and large non-profits as well as churches'. A lot of bookkeeping mistakes are avoidable if the bookkeeper knew how to do the job correctly.
Many of the same labor laws and employment rules apply to churches as to non-profit organizations. This includes guidelines on classifying your workers either as employees, or independent contractors.
While you concentrate on your community and building your organization, our team will work with you to simplify the accounting process and make sure that your financial records remain accurate and up-to-date.
In order to keep the cost of bookkeeping staff at a small church affordable, it is common to combine the position with another job. Other churches may have to hire someone part-time, who may not be as experienced. For many, however, this means that they will need a volunteer treasurer to manage the accounting. A trained person who does bookkeeping in many churches will be able to provide you with better quality work at a lower price.
Our church bookkeeping services are available now to help you ensure that your policies and financial records are in order. You may have a small team so it is a good idea to outsource your bookkeeping services. This will allow you to focus on your growth and not get behind.
Churches call the traditional balance sheet a statement of financial position. It uses the accounting equation “Assets = Liabilities + Equity” to show a snapshot of your organization's financial health. It also shows the current balance of each of your funds if you've been implementing fund accounting for your church.
Churches And Transparency
The standards of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability require that member organizations provide audited financial statements on request.
Churches and religious nonprofits must maintain highly accurate accounting and bookkeeping records in order to maintain their nonprofit status, budget accurately, and provide reporting to government entities and their parishoners or members.