Nonprofit Resources
Five Cash Flow Ratios and Measures Your Church Should Monitor
If your church goes through several months of low giving, will you be able to keep your doors open? A church without necessary reserves will be scrambling to operate in the short term, no matter what the other balances are. Fortunately, there are five cash flow ratios and measurements you can use to monitor your church’s reserves and identify any necessary adjustments.
How to Create an Effective Dashboard Report for Your Ministry
Learn how to create an effective dashboard report that helps your ministry keep an eye on essential information and alerts you when things begin to deviate from the norm.
Contribution Documentation Checklist
This charitable contribution checklist will point organizations and donors to issues that need to be addressed for a donor to properly claim a contribution deduction.
Same-Sex Marriage Decision & the Exempt Status of Religious Organizations
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision creating a constitutional right to same-sex marriage raises difficult questions about how the court will resolve conflicts between this new right and the legal and tax accommodations provided to religious organizations.
Christian College Finance 101
Accurate, timely reporting that informs good financial management is vital in today's volatile economy. A solid understanding of the key financial reporting principles presented here will help guide the college board member to the right information and illuminate answers to the most pressing questions faced at the institution.
Reporting Health Plan Coverage to Employees & the IRS
Beginning with the calendar year 2015, many employers are now required to provide employees with significantly more information about their health plan coverage. This article describes which employers will have this additional reporting obligation, and the types of information they will need to provide.
Communicating Financial Information to Church Leaders
There are three key concepts to consider when preparing information for an upcoming meeting.
What Nonprofits Need to Know About Corporate Sponsorships
The corporate sponsorship rules provide a closely defined safe harbor of activities or actions on which no tax will be due.
Unrelated Business Activities, FIN 48, and Uncertain Tax Positions
Over the past few years, the IRS has continually stated that they are ramping up compliance in the area of unrelated business income tax reporting for exempt organizations.
Responding to Financial Realities
Hard work at the beginning can make the church budget process work more smoothly through its adoption — especially if an unforeseen scenario with giving or expenses unfolds.