The church’s chart of accounts (CoA) is the building block for your entire church accounting system. In a proper church accounting system, the CoA works in conjunction with funds, to create a robust church fund accounting system that answers the question of accountability. Funds working with the CoA, provide a multiple tier reporting structure that… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Finance
Church Budgets Aren’t Financial Statements
Church financial statements are the reports churches should be reviewing on a monthly basis. While church budgets may be important, this is only a best guess as to what will happen throughout the year. More time each month should be dedicated to reading through financial statements of what has happened rather than the budget. Many… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Choosing a Church Accounting Software
Deciding which church accounting software to purchase is a difficult decision to make. Selecting the financial team that carries out the day-to-day operations of the church is equally as difficult. Both need to be reliable to ensure the church has the best available information to make financial decisions. Accurate financial statements reflect assets, liabilities, and… ⪼ Continue Reading…
3 Reasons For-profit Financial Software Doesn’t Work
Financial software comes in many shapes and sizes for various industries. Each industry requires unique financial transactions to be carried out by its software. Financial software packages that are rooted in the for-profit world have one major devastating flaw. They fail miserably when used in churches or governmental accounting. Then, why are these packages sold… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Fund Accounting Software for Churches
Accounting software that’s fund based versus non-fund based — at its core are two different animals. It would be like comparing a lion to a mountain cat. These big cats are similar but at their core, they are different in everything from habitat to how they hunt. Lions hunt in a pride where hunting is… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Bookkeeping — Please Help!
Let’s first say, church bookkeeping is not just keeping a checkbook register. If this describes your current church, please keep reading. There are many reasons why just having a checkbook register is inadequate. We will get into that later. Having accurate church bookkeeping practices, as well as, the right people in place is very important.… ⪼ Continue Reading…