Need help with nonprofit accounting?Do you find yourself in charge of the finances for your Not-For Profit? Nonprofit Accounting for Volunteers, Treasurers, and Bookkeepers will answer real questions from people in your position.
What is unique about accounting for nonprofits?What IRS forms do nonprofits need?How do we keep the charity's money safe?What are the IRS rules concerning donations?What is UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax)?Is the money coming into my nonprofit taxable?How do I fill out a form 990 ez or a form 990n?Join the over 30,000 organizations who have saved time and money and reduced frustration by using resources from CPA Lisa London, with her newest how-to book in The Accountant Beside You series.
This book is not an Accounting for Dummies, it is straight forward enough for a novice and comprehensive enough for the experienced bookkeeper. In Nonprofit Accounting for Volunteers, Treasurers, and Bookkeepers, you will find:
Answers to questions from real people working in nonprofits.A breakdown of accounting terms applicable to your charityHelp with setting up bookkeeping.Helpful examples and usable blueprints for donor acknowledgements, benevolence fund, and reimbursement forms.Reference tables, due dates, and Step-by-step instructions for filling out vital payroll forms, including: Form 944, Form 1099-Misc, Form 1096.Detailed explanations of unrelated business income and step by step instructions on filling out the IRS form 990t.Whether your organization should file IRS Form 990 N or Form 990 EZ.Detailed, illustrated steps on filling out the form 990n and form 990ez and related schedules.Don't get overwhelmed. The Accountant is Beside You!
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Contents
Proper Procedures & Internal Accounting Controls
What Is Special About Nonprofit Accounting?
How Do I Select An Accounting System?
Administrative Issues
Donations, Pat I: Receiving And Recording
Donations, Part II: Acknowledgment
Donations, Part III: Other Topics
Rules For Helping Local Families And Individuals
Paying The Bills
Reimbursement Policies And Procedures
Payroll, Part I: Basic Steps
Payroll, Part II: Calculating & Filing
Budgeting For Nonprofit Organizations
Month-End Financial Requirements
Year-End And Audit Issues
Unrelated Business Income Taxes (UBIT)
Form 990 & Filing For Exempt Organizations
Appendix
