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Church Treasurer Finance Manual
The N.O. finance team designed this manual to help the church treasurer begin overseeing and administering the church’s financial operations. The N.O. finance team intends it to be a how-to manual, providing the basics for preparing budgets and periodic financial reports to the church governance authority and congregation.
WA State: Tax Updates for Churches
Washington Department of Revenue requires that you register and complete various tax returns for Business & Occupation taxes and Sales & Use taxes if you receive any other form of revenue besides donations. This webinar helps explain.
Six Tips for Quickbooks Success
If you want a basic, easy-to-use package at a reasonable price, you may settle on QuickBooks. Here are tips for how to use this powerful software program.
Overtime Rules and Implementation Schedule
Salary thresholds for overtime exempt workers are a multiplier of state minimum wage for a 40-hour work week.
Church Audit Guidelines
Church board members have a long list of responsibilities. Among these is the responsibility for the money that flows through the church. Included in those responsibilities is keeping accurate records and never letting a single individual have control of the money. These make good common sense. There also must be an annual audit of the church’s financial records. This is a bit more difficult. However, an annual audit of the church’s records is a must.
Secrecy or Transparency: Should You Publish Staff Salaries?
Experts weigh the wisdom (or folly) of publishing salaries during the budget approval process.
How to Adjust Salaries Based on Location
Practical resources, data, and knowledge to help ChurchSalary members adjust nationwide salaries based on several local variables.
Options for Churches Seeking Audits
Churches desiring to employ an audit or other accountability measure with respect to their financial operations may opt for various approaches, depending on their size, scope, and complexity. Here are options to help you decide which is best for you.
10 Essentials of Minister’s Housing Exclusion
The minister’s housing exclusion provides one of the most significant tax benefits for those who qualify as “ministers of the gospel” under the tax law. This exclusion from income tax is available to ministers who own their own homes and to those who live in church-provided housing.
How to Prepare W-2s for Church Employees
A church reports each employee’s taxable income and withheld income taxes as well as Social Security and Medicare taxes on the Form W-2. Although W-2s are not difficult to prepare, there are some tips you should know.
Nonprofit Unrelated Business Income
Unrelated Business Income is money generated from any on-going activity of your organization when the activity itself does not directly further the organization’s exempt purpose. This article explains what this is and what it means for your nonprofit.
Legal Audit for Churches
Use this TRUE OR FALSE annual audit as a first step in assessing your ministry’s compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Living Wage Calculator
The tool helps individuals, communities, and employers determine a local wage rate that allows residents to meet minimum standards of living.
Internal Control Checklist
Recognizing Warning Signs and Preventing Problem Situations in Small Organizations.