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 Contents
Chapter 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 End

Chapter 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    

   

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