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How to Prepare for Your Best Year Yet in church 2022
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
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)
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
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
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...
Change to casual employment laws effective September 2021
This blog is about employee “casual conversion to permanent employment” The time has come to review your organisation’s employment of “casual employees”. Fair Work Australia has confirmed that the changes to employment laws regarding Casual Employees is due to come...
Xero has a great Account Transactions Report
Xero has a great Account Transactions Report It has just been enhanced with even more capability You can customise your Account Transactions Report to suit your search and transaction edit needs The Account Transactions report is one of Xero’s top three most-used...
Thinking about outsourcing your Treasurer or Bookkeeping workload? You are not alone!
What does outsourcing mean for a church or non-profit? How could a church have an external treasurer or bookkeeper? We’ve received inquiries lately about the external treasurer & bookkeeping services. In 2021 this seems to be more obvious than in previous years...
Faith and Finance – Part 2: Foundation
One of the great stories in the annals of the Jewish people is the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple after their return from exile captivity in Babylon. Whist there was high drama throughout the years of the rebuilding there was an underlying theme - blessing and...