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by Lisa London (Author)
The only church accounting manual for the QuickBooks desktop versions, including Pro and Nonprofit
Church accounting is challenging. It's not like for-profit businesses. There are other QuickBooks guides, but they do not focus on the specifics for churches.
Lisa London, CPA, understands that not everyone thinks like an accountant. She walks readers through the process of setting up QuickBooks from the church chart of accounts to running the reports for the year end audit. QuickBooks for Churches and Other Religious Organizations is written for beginners in a friendly and easy-to-understand style, but includes tips that even the most seasoned CPA may be surprised to find. In fact, a large number of her sales are from CPAs looking to streamline their church's (or client's) accounting system.The step-by-step instructions and hundreds of illustrations take explain how to:
- design a chart of accounts for churches that will give you the information you need
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set up internal accounting procedures and controls to safeguard the money
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track tithes and related cash flow
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send year-end donor acknowledgments
- and much more
Author Biography
Lisa London is a CPA with decades of experience. She has been an auditor and small business consultant for a large public accounting firm, a director of finance of a Fortune 500 company, and a CFO of a venture capital fund. Currently she helps organizations and small businesses as an acting CFO when they need assistance with transitions. Throughout her life, Lisa has helped numerous churches and nonprofits with their accounting systems. She has served on the boards and committees for a variety of organizations including an art council, a private school, several churches, and the scouts. Besides her accounting work, she has taught classes at the community college and high school levels as well as numerous corporate seminars. Lisa enjoys living in North Carolina with her husband Skip and their four children.
