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Below is a description of some
of the resource materials that Accounting Link USA provides to churches,
with our Church Power Accounting
service. All of these resources are provided at no additional
charge, as part of our Church Power
Accounting service. Remember this is in addition to
having your daily accounting and bookkeeping provided by a professional
CPA supervised accounting department - All for less than the cost of the
average church bookkeeper, and while saving the church ... money and
time, and giving the Pastor and Board Members "Peace of Mind".
As you can see below, we believe your church deserves the best and that is
why we only provide the top resources as a compliment to the best Church
Accounting Service available today, which is Church Power Accounting.
We
Can Help Your Church!
Give
us a call today
954-443-7577
Membership
Management Software
At
Accounting Link USA, we
realize that it is not only important that the church manage the
financial aspects of the church in an orderly, efficient, and effective
manner, but that membership management is just as important. After
all ... Ministry is really all about people ... reaching the lost and
ministering to the body. With this in mind, if needed, we will
provide you with Membership Management software that will allow you to
efficiently and effectively manage all of the necessary information that
you need to regarding your congregation. At Accounting Link
USA we support the top church management software
including, PowerChurch, Logos CMS, ACS Technologies, as well as
Quickbooks. If you are not currently using any church
management software, we will assist you with choosing which one
is the best fit for you.
Training
for Membership Management Software
We also realize that in order
for you to be most efficient and effective with your membership
management software, you must have a good understanding of it's
functions and capabilities, therefore we will provide some training for
your staff to assist in this area.
Membership to ChurchLawToday.com
This membership gives you
unlimited access to some of the best resources and training in the areas
of church legal, tax, and risk management. This is provided in the
form of:
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* Online Resources -
Legal & Tax Library,
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* Discussion Boards, and monthly E-mail
newsletters.
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* Online Seminars -
Weekly Seminars for Staff and Board Members
* Church Safety Center -
Safety & Risk Management and Training Program
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* Congregation Training
- Access for all church staff on many important topics
2008 Compensation Handbook for Church Staff
Every church and its
employees want to feel confident that their compensation plan is
reasonable and fair. Now you can know for sure by comparing your
plan with those of thousands of other church workers nationwide.
Based on a national survey, The 2008 Compensation Handbook for
Church Staff provides reliable church employee compensation
breakdowns for part-time, full-time, church size, income budget, and
geographical setting. With this information, you can compare your
plan to other churches that have similar positions and demographics.
Compensation profiles are broken down by categories so you can
easily determine:
-Base salary
-Retirement
-Health insurance
-Housing allowance & parsonage
-Life insurance
-Continuing education
In addition, you’ll find compensation levels based on personnel
characteristics including years employed, denomination, region,
gender, and educational training.
Church staff positions profiled include:
-Solo Pastor
-Senior Pastor
-Associate Pastor
-Executive/Administrative Pastor
-Youth Pastor
-Adult Ministry Director
-Children’s/Preschool Director
-Music/Choir Director
-Administrator
-Bookkeeper/Accountant
-Administrative Assistant
-Custodian
-Part-time Musician/Vocalist
2008 Church & Clergy Tax Guide - By: Richard Hammer
Get a better understanding
of U.S. tax laws as they relate to pastors and churches with the
2008 Church & Clergy Tax Guide; learn how tax laws apply to you,
how to correctly report your federal income taxes and social
security taxes, understand relevant exemptions, and reduce your tax
liability as much as possible. You'll also find easy-to-understand
charts and real-life illustrations.
This book is designed to be a resource for ministers and also church
treasurers, board members bookkeepers, attorneys, CPA's and tax
practitioners throughout the year. This popular volume is ready for
pre-order now and will ship just in time for you to do your 2007 tax
return. Entire chapters are devoted to the tax laws you have the
most questions about, including:
-Tax changes to help prepare your 2007 returns
-Federal church reporting requirements
-Designated contributions
-Charitable contributions
-Business expense reimbursement
-Tax liability reduction
-Clergy retirement plans
CPA's Church Fund
Raising Partnership Program
At Accounting Link USA, we
realize that it takes money to do ministry and that every church
could do more if it had more funding. With this in mind we
have developed our fund raising partnership program that will allow
us to partner with our church clients to raise funds that will have
both an immediate and on-going impact in financial support of the
work of the Kingdom.
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