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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
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
Introduction: The basis for determining the best practice for using Shelby Financials General Ledger may depend on the size of your staff and the complexity of your reporting needs. However, there are three primary rules you should consider. 1) Establish company Read More
Introduction: The basis for determining the best practice for using Shelby Financials Accounts Payable application may depend on the size of your staff and a few other factors. However, there are two primary rules that you should consider having in Read More