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10 CHURCH ACCOUNTING EVALUATION QUESTIONS FROM SHELBY SYSTEMS CHMS

When I first started working for JCPenney the store manager gave me this piece of advice, “Do everything in a way that no one will ever question your integrity.” For the past 50-plus years, I have tried to conduct myself in keeping with his words of wisdom. Years later while teaching QuickBooks at Midland Junior […]

2018 GAAP Reporting Standards Webinar

Interested? Watch this 43 minute webinar This financial news is brought to you by the Alfred Johnson blog. In this 43 minute webinar, Rodney Smith, an auditor with PSK, covers new reporting standards for churches and other nonprofits. Alfred Johnson, Shelby Financials Product Owner, provides a quick look at the new Statement of Functional […]

Statement of Functional Expense (Sneak Peak)

Here is a quick snapshot of one report view (above) from the upcoming Financials Release 9.2. We plan to post a set of instructions for setting up and using this new report in a future post. Source: alfredjohnson.net […]

Best Practices – Separation of Duties

This financial news is brought to you by the Alfred Johnson blog. 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 me look at […]

Relationships – Coming with Financials Release 9.0

This financial news is brought to you via the Alfred Johnson blog. We hope you find it useful. The new Relationships tool is being added to help organizations that have a daycare or school. Best practices for billing for child care or tuition requires setting up the child / student as the Customer, and then […]

Growing the Church: Safety with Cloud Financials – WEBINAR

Here is an overview of this webinar: Review Permissions/Security Functionality Navigation and Special Features Applications Overview General Ledger Accounts Payable Purchasing Management Bank Account Management Payroll Accounts Receivable Fixed Assets HQ Applications Please click the image (above) to watch this Ministry Development webinar. Shelby Systems has decades of experience helping churches in all aspects of ministry, for assistance […]

Year-End Podcast

The Year-End can be a stressful time. That’s why Shelby Systems’ Support Manager, Chris Benson, and v.5 Account Manager, Edward Eoff, have joined us for a brief discussion of year-end topics in this Shelby podcast. They will explain what you need to know about the year-end update, running W2s (and other forms), closing procedures, free […]

13 Embarrassing Church Moments

Why 13? Because that’s how many I could think of. We would love for you to add to the list in the comments section if you have any embarrassing church moments! 1. Throwing away your church bulletin as you walk out. People might be staring, or it might be in your head. Who really knows? […]

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