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These responsibilities will vary from one church or another depending on the person's job description and how their bylaws guide them.
It is important to remember that costs increase as your church expands. There are additional costs for many features, including accounting and church management. Atlanta Church Bookkeeping LLC offers growth opportunities for those who want to grow.
We can arrange regular meetings so that you can discuss the reports you need. Also, you can access the bookkeeping online to pull reports and look over the books at any time.
These responsibilities will vary from one church or another depending on the person's job description and how their bylaws guide them.
Our tax consultants are not-for-profit and have extensive experience in working with churches, synagogues, and other faith-based groups to reduce their taxes and maintain their tax exempt status.
Your church has a mission and bookkeeping should not get in the way. The right church accounting software will help you do your bookkeeping quickly and accurately so that you and your staff can focus on the important things in your ministry.
We provide our clients with a comprehensive understanding of the unique challenges religious organizations face today. We devote many hours each year to staying abreast with the current regulations and tax laws that will affect our clients (churches, synagogues mosques or church schools, churches daycares and any other religious-based organizations).
The IRS can impose severe penalties on churches for failing to classify and pay a worker with a 1099...which the IRS considers an employee.
Working in church accounting, you share the same responsibilities as an accountant in any other organization. You record expenses, track contributions made by the congregation, and monitor spending on various programs. Your duties center around bookkeeping, documenting and controlling finances for a church.
81% of church revenue came from individual donations. 34% of congregations have endowments, which constituted on average 4% of their revenue. Only 2% of churches received revenue from government grants; 12% received finance from non-government grants.
Common Church Budget Categories
Personnel (salaries, benefits, etc.)
Administration (operating expenses)
Facilities and Equipment (utilities, insurance on property, maintenance)
Outreach (missions, evangelism, social events, etc.)