The ONLY book for using QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Nonprofit in a Nonprofit or a Religious Organization. The Accountant Beside You, CPA Lisa London, has helped tens of thousands of readers worldwide set up efficient systems to reduce frustration and save time and money. In
QuickBooks for Nonprofits & Churches-The Step-By-Step Guide to the Pro, Premier, and Nonprofit Versions, Lisa explains in simple, concise terms the steps you need to take to:
- design a chart of accounts for your specific organization,
- receive and track grants,
- handle payroll in house, including pastor housing allowance,
- use bank feeds,
- record investment income and stock gains & losses,
- track member accounts,
- keep the money safe with easy to follow internal controls
- customize donor acknowledgements
- and so much more.
A CPA with decades of experience working with businesses, nonprofits, and churches, Lisa London explains complex concepts in a reader-friendly engaging manner. Hundreds of screen shots guide you through the process. Whether you are new to QuickBooks or an experienced user, Lisa London will be
The Accountant Beside You all the way.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 QuickBooks, Fund Accounting, & Internal Controls
Chapter 2 Acquainting Yourself with QuickBooks
Chapter 3 Getting Started
Chapter 4 Designing the Chart of Accounts Chapter 5 Tracking Grants & Programs
Chapter 6 Tracking the Transactions-Items
Chapter 7 Setting Up Donors and Vendors
Chapter 8 Importing Donors & Vendors from Files
Chapter 9 Recording the Money Coming In
Chapter 10 Recording the Money Going Out
Chapter 11 Entering Payroll
Chapter 12 Using Bank Feeds Chapter 13 Reconciling the Bank
Chapter 14 Designing & Running Reports
Chapter 15 Planning the Budget
Chapter 16 Closing Out Month End and Year EndChapter 17 How Do I Handle…? - A. How Do I Account For …?
- 1. Mission Trips or Member-Specific Accounts
- 2. Fundraisers
- 3. In-Kind Donations
- 4. Volunteer Hours
- 5. Show a Reserve Account on the Income Statement
- 6. Inter-fund Transfers
- 7. Donations of Stock
- 8. Investment Gains and Losses
- B. How Do I …?
- 1. Set Up Multiple-Users and Passwords
- 2. Send an Accountant Copy
- 3. Record a Mortgage
- 4. Send a Thank You from the Receipts Screen
- 5. Using the purchase order option on grants
- 6. Merge duplicated donor or vendor accounts
Lisa London, CPA, has written eight accounting books in the top-selling The Accountant Beside You collection. Her books and other resources are used world-wide by tens of thousands of organizations.
Lisa has worked with small, medium, and large businesses and organizations throughout her entire career. Her career began as an auditor and small business consultant with Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells. In this position, she was responsible for training new accountants, providing clients with accounting software training and evaluating internal accounting controls. Lisa later served as Director of Finance in charge of budgeting, analysis, and strategic planning for Qualex, the photofinishing arm of Kodak. At the height of the dotcom bubble, she served as CFO for a venture capital firm where she assisted portfolio companies in setting up their accounting systems and training staff. Training office staff, plant managers, entrepreneurs, and high school and college students has been an integral part of her professional experience.
From Auditor to CFO, throughout her career, Lisa has been known as the "Accountant Beside You" to many teams, companies, and corporate officers. In addition to her corporate experience, Lisa has more than fifteen years of experience auditing churches. She has served as treasurer for a private school and is treasurer of her church.
