Atlanta Church Bookkeeping LLC provides assistance to clients in understanding the complexities of clergy tax law, church pay & human resources. Our specialists are committed to keeping our clients abreast of tax news, developments, and trends in various specialties.
These responsibilities may vary from church-to-church depending on the job description or according to their bylaws.
Atlanta Church Bookkeeping LLC will help to protect your church and prevent fraud. Many stories have been reported about misappropriation of funds from charities and other non-501c3 groups. To protect your organization, we'll keep an eye on it.
More than ever, religious and faith-based organisations need the guidance and expertise of a Certified Public Accountant.
However, these responsibilities can vary from one church to the next depending on what their job description is or how they are guided by their bylaws.
This is the ideal time to utilize our church bookkeeping services in order to ensure that all financial records and policies are correctly set up. Because you may only have one person to do your bookkeeping, outsourcing your bookkeeping allows you to concentrate on the growth of your organization.
While you're focusing your efforts on growing your organization and getting to know your neighbors, we'll help make accounting simple and ensure that financial records are kept accurate and correct.
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.)