Financial Software for Churches and Nonprofits
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The FFCRA rules go into effect on April 1, 2020. Setting up Shelby Financials Payroll to track time off hours subject to the act’s provisions is easier than understanding all of the act’s provisions. See the Department of Labor’s site Read More
Federal Reports Make sure you have blank forms for all IRS needed filings. NELCO has what you need. Click Here to order forms Deadline for filings is January 31, 2020, for most reports General Ledger Check all sub-ledgers for unposted 2019 transactions Read More
Dave Heston, a Shelby Financials Consultant, sent me a copy of his step-by-step guide for reconciling monthly bank statements. After reviewing the guide, I decided it belongs in the Best Practices section of my blog. You can download a copy Read More
I had the privilege of hearing Josh Weis give a presentation on the best ways to use background checks. I learned a lot from his presentation, and he permitted me to share his step-by-step guide with you. Just click here Read More
“What is the best way to move funds from one of our bank accounts to another asset account?” I get that question a lot. There are a couple of ways, but perhaps the best way is to use Enter Transactions Read More
The largest challenge in setting up the Statement of Functional Expense report just might be coming up with a good natural classifications list. I consulted with several accountants, auditors, and accounting firms asking what they might be advising their church Read More
Shelby Financials Release 9.2 adds the Statement of Functional Expense report to the list of General Ledger reports. If you are not familiar with this report, then you should take a few minutes to watch the 2018 GAAP Reporting Standards Read More
The European Union, as well as other governing authorities, have laws that are designed to protect an individual’s personally identifiable information (PII). In Shelby Financials’ database, vendor, customer, volunteer, and employee records all contain personally identifiable information and in certain Read More
A number of years ago I was contacted by a pastor wanting to know how he could log in to their accounting application. I told him that his church accountant could give him access. His answer? “She will not let Read More
Best practices using Bank Account Management is not as complex as other financial applications, but your administration should give careful thought to the way it is used. Bank Account Management provides two functions. 1) Gives the ability to enter a transaction Read More