Atlanta Church Bookkeeping LLC is the leading provider of church payroll for churches and other religious organizations for almost 40 years. We have earned the highest rating of A+ from BBB and an amazing 4.9 customer service rating.
Want the youth director to be able to add her expenses directly to your accounting system but don’t want her to have access to payroll information? Atlanta Church Bookkeeping LLC has you covered.
Hiring a "experienced" bookkeeper is not very high on their list of necessities. So the Pastor either does the bookkeeping themselves or corrals a member with some "financial" or "organizational" skills and turns it over to them.
Our clients receive a deep understanding of the unique challenges that religious organizations face today. We invest many hours each year learning about the current tax laws and new regulations that will affect non-profit clients such as churches, synagogues or mosques, school for religious studies, daycares for children, and other religious-based groups.
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Our experts will ensure that every piece of information is available and properly accounted for. We'll handle the tedious work so you can concentrate on your mission.
....Another good reason to keep financial records is to make informed financial decisions. If you can pull up a report, you will be able see that your expenses are higher than they were in previous years.
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.”
seven years
Financial Records are traditionally kept for seven years. This relates to the laws of tax audits and the number of years back the IRS is allowed to look when determining an organization's tax liability.
The IRS may begin a church tax inquiry only if an appropriate high-level Treasury official reasonably believes, based on a written statement of the facts and circumstances, that the organization: (a) may not qualify for the exemption; or (b) may not be paying tax on unrelated business or other taxable activity.