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Organizing and planting a new church requires careful planning and implementation. Keep reading to find practical help on the legal and financial aspects of organizing.
Here's a sample procedure for handling benevolence requests from non-members.
The following document shows some definitions and a list that ranks, from greatest to least, the quality of financial supporting documentation.
The purpose of this sample policy is to give some guidelines to assure accountability of Petty Cash use.
This sample credit card policy provides for an efficient and alternative means of payment for approved expenses.
This sample policy gives some guidelines as to how gifts of stock should be handled, and what processes to follow to protect the donor and your church.
Have you ever thought about how you could give more to your church? There is a way to give more with the financial assets you already have.
This sample financial Review Guide provides guidelines for evaluating key financial issues in a church each year.
The following information provides some helpful points for any church to minimize risk of fraud or financial theft.
Learn more about the difference between auditing and reviewing.
This sample policy may be useful when churches need guidelines to evaluate if a special fund needs to be established to accurately monitor and track certain income or expenditures.
The purpose of this policy is to set forth broad guidelines under which the funds of the denomination shall be managed. Investment objectives are: preserving the principal value of funds, earning a reasonable return, and more.
This sample policy gives guidelines for establishing and using a Capital Replacement Fund at a church and to assure accountability of funds used for building and equipment upgrades.
Understand the Pre-Authorized Remittance (PAR) program from an administrative viewpoint.
You can deduct your contributions only if you make them to a qualified organization. IRS Publication 526 discusses the organizations that qualify to receive deductible contributions.
The following example is what an IRS-compliant and member-friendly statement looks like.
This document explains how to claim a deduction for your charitable contributions. The types of organizations to which you can make deductible charitable contributions are explained in the following link,
New rules, which went into effect on January 1, 2007, specify that for any contribution of cash, check or other monetary gift, a donor must maintain the following information.
Governance issues explain gifts received with donor restrictions. These restrictions must be applied according to the donor's wishes.
Evaluating documentation and spending controls.
Gifts that are received with donor restrictions must be applied according to the donors’ wishes. Here are the key steps to manage them.
If you don’t have a written policy regarding how expenses are reimbursed, you will have a hard time enforcing accountability for reimbursable expenses.