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PART 2 – How are you going as treasurer?
Church finance services, Churches, Financial Management, Not For Profit
The intention of this second part is to help you reflect on your role as treasurer. Or if you are not the treasurer, we invite you to take this opportunity to pass this to your treasurer or go through this blog with your treasurer. It is not our intention to scare...
PART 1 – Considering your role as treasurer..
Churches, Financial Management, Not For Profit
During February we are presenting a series to help you reflect on your role as church treasurer and consider what is ahead for a church treasurer and the financial management of your church. For the outcome of these reflections, we hope that you will be encouraged to...
Principles for the Financial Management of Churches
Churches, Financial Management, Not For Profit, Paperless, Save Time, Systems
As Christians, we are all meant to glorify God in all that we do - and this means in all areas of our lives including church financial management. The ways that our churches manage their finances is an extremely important witness to God’s Glory. We believe that...
Key Predictions for your Church or NFP activities and finances in 2022
Churches, Covid 19, Financial Management, Not For Profit, Save Time, Security, Systems
Are you still reeling from the impact of all the events and repercussions of 2020 and 2021? What were the impacts for you and your people: lockdowns, especially for aged people - maybe in your congregations, your aged care facilities, maybe your own relatives, ...
How to Prepare for Your Best Year Yet in church 2022
Churches, Financial Management, Not For Profit
Preparing the transition from 2021 into 2022 As we watch the waves wash away the remnants of 2021 are you looking to see what is revealed in 2022? Now is not the time to slacken off the momentum of 2021 or reinvigorate momentum.While 2021 has been a rough year, or 2...
It’s the Giving Season
BAS, Churches, Financial Management, Not For Profit, Xero
So, are you receiving the right financial support and guidance? Christmas time is a time for giving. As such, for many churches and not for profit organisations (NFPs), Christmas is a time when charitable donations and tithing increase. While this is fantastic news...
Preparing for STP Phase 2 (Single Touch Payroll 2)
Churches, Financial Management, Payroll, Xero
We have all been submitting STP to the ATO for over a year now. Soon STP will be expanding to STP Phase 2 The ATO says that STP Phase 2 “will reduce reporting burden for employers who need to report information about their employees to multiple government agencies. It...
Superannuation Choice rules are changing
from 1 November 2021
Churches, Financial Management, Not For Profit, Superannuation
Background Superannuation contributions are being simplified with the aim of helping employees maintain their superannuation benefits throughout their working life. It means that the employee can be sure that their employers’ contributions will go to one fund of their...
Faith and Finance – Part 3: Emerging from “lockdown syndrome” brings Challenges for our churches
Churches, Covid 19, Financial Management, Not For Profit, Systems
Faith and Finance Part 3 Early in 2020, as we were visiting family in Nashville USA, the world was rocked by a shock that no-one had had any experience to understand. COVID, hit! I mean hit, panic was all around. Churches were dazed, hospitality venues rushed to find...