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Our experts will ensure all information is accurate and up-to-date. Let us do the heavy lifting so you can get on with your mission.
Absolutely, we can have regular meetings so you can advise on the reporting you need and you can access your bookkeeping online at any time to pull reports and review the books.
Still, every church has to deal with finances. There are tithes and offerings coming in weekly. Meanwhile, there are bills to pay, needs to meet, and (often) salaries to be paid. It�s a lot to keep track of. Accounting church software programs can help you navigate this terrain, even if you�re not a whiz in Excel and don�t know a debit from a credit.
Our experts will ensure all information is accurate and up-to-date. Let us do the heavy lifting so you can get on with your mission.
While you're focusing your efforts on growing your organization and getting to know your neighbors, we'll help make accounting simple and ensure that financial records are kept accurate and correct.
Sometimes congregations find themselves stuck with bookkeeping issues or need to outsource their bookkeeping. Atlanta Church Bookkeeping LLC offers bookkeeping services that are specifically tailored for churches.
Maintaining a check register is not a reliable church bookkeeping system.
The tip to avoid this church bookkeeping error is to thoroughly look at each individual you are paying for a service they do for the church and using the IRS guidelines (link in the Misclassification article) to determine if they should be classified as an employee with all proper payroll tax withholding and matching or could be classified as an independent contractor.
Diocesan Canons state that treasurers and other officers of a church parish, mission or other institution be “bonded” according to Episcopal Church Canons. Episcopal Church Canons require that treasurers be “adequately bonded.”
seven years
Financial Records are traditionally kept for seven years. This relates to the laws of tax audits and the number of years back the IRS is allowed to look when determining an organization's tax liability.
The IRS may begin a church tax inquiry only if an appropriate high-level Treasury official reasonably believes, based on a written statement of the facts and circumstances, that the organization: (a) may not qualify for the exemption; or (b) may not be paying tax on unrelated business or other taxable activity.