Your church's leaders and administrative staff will be free to concentrate on the church’s mission instead of its bookkeeping.
Our tax consultants are not-for-profit and have extensive experience in working with churches, synagogues, and other faith-based groups to reduce their taxes and maintain their tax exempt status.
Our experienced not-for-profit tax advisers have many years of experience working with churches, synagogues, church schools and other faith-based organizations to help minimized their taxes and protect their tax exempt status.
It is not a priority for them to hire a "experienced bookkeeper". The Pastor can either do the bookkeeping or corral a member who has some organizational or financial skills and then turns it over.
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Many nonprofits and churches are getting by with limited resources. Outsourcing your financials saves nonprofits significant time, stress, and valuable resources. As the head of your nonprofit, time spent working on the books is time that could be better spent growing your donor base, expanding your organization, and helping those in need.
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.
Common Church Budget Categories
Personnel (salaries, benefits, etc.)
Administration (operating expenses)
Facilities and Equipment (utilities, insurance on property, maintenance)
Outreach (missions, evangelism, social events, etc.)
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.”
Churches And Transparency
The standards of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability require that member organizations provide audited financial statements on request.