Our clients receive a deep understanding of the unique challenges that religious organizations face today. We invest many hours each year learning about the current tax laws and new regulations that will affect non-profit clients such as churches, synagogues or mosques, school for religious studies, daycares for children, and other religious-based groups.
You might need more functionality than QuickBooks Premier Plus provides as your church grows. Your church's growing needs will include the ability to manage volunteers, events, allow online giving and run email campaigns.
We believe that listening is the key to building a client relationship based on trust and respect. We aim to help you build your faith organization and be more successful by offering financial guidance, leadership and advice.
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.
Even if you have a church member who is a certified accountant or bookkeeper, hiring a specialist for your church's bookkeeping needs will likely be a large investment. We recommend that you make this an important priority. Three ways that investing in your church will benefit you are:
It is not possible to keep a church's books in order by maintaining a check registry.
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.
Here is a quick breakdown of some of the most common tasks you will need to accomplish when doing your church bookkeeping.
Enter Income And Expenses. ...
Track Contributions And Prepare Bank Deposits. ...
Pay Bills. ...
Journal Entries. ...
Complete A Bank Reconciliation.
Bookkeepers maintain the financial records of the church that includes income and expense records. They are supposed to keep records of the dates and amount of every transaction of the church.
All organizations should follow generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), using an accrual basis to record income and expenses when they are earned and incurred. However, many churches use a cash basis—recording income and expenses when they are received and paid—or a combination of both approaches.