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Bookkeeping for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide to Nonprofit Accounting

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100787975400

ISBN-139780787975401

eBay Product ID (ePID)44411876

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBookkeeping for Nonprofits : a Step-By-Step Guide to Nonprofit Accounting

SubjectNonprofit Organizations & Charities / General

Publication Year2005

TypeTextbook

AuthorJames Halpin, Murray Dropkin

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-003106

Dewey Edition22

Reviews" ... will be of help to the novice in developing financial reports and budgetary management systems." ("Accounting Technician," Oct 2005), "This much-needed resource provides those with little or no bookkeeping experience with practical advice in a highly accessible format. Designed to be easy to use, this book is filled with illustrations and checklists." ( bookbargainsandpreview.com , 4/28/08) "...will be of help to the novice in developing financial reports and budgetary management systems." ( Accounting Technician , Oct 2005), "...will be of help to the novice in developing financial reports and budgetary management systems." ( Accounting Technician , Oct 2005)

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal657.2

Table Of ContentList of Exhibits and Checklists. Dedication. Preface. Acknowledgments. The Authors. P ART O NE: U NDERSTANDING THE I MPORTANCE OF G OOD B OOKKEEPING. 1. Overview of the Bookkeeping Function. 2. The Accounting Equation. 3. The Chart of Accounts. P ART T WO: R ECORDING T RANSACTIONS C ORRECTLY THE F IRST T IME. 4. Income. 5. Cash Receipts. 6. Payroll. 7. Purchases. 8. Cash Disbursements. 9. General Journal Entries. 10. The Month-End Close and Account Analysis. 11. Allocating Costs. P ART T HREE: P UTTING I T A LL T OGETHER. 12. Financial Statements. 13. Operating Budgets. 14. Cash Flow Reporting, Forecasting, and Management. 15. Conclusion. P ART F OUR: R ESOURCES. Resource A: Good Financial Management. Resource B: Setting Up Your Files. Resource C: Alternative Recordkeeping Approaches. Resource D: Managing Your Computer System: Security, Backups, and Other Considerations. Resource E: Organization and Tax Issues of Tax-Exempt Organizations. Resource F: Checklist: Financial Monitoring of Government Grants. Resource G: Excerpts from OMB Circular A-122. Resource H: Web Site Resources. Resource I: Bibliography.

SynopsisBOOKKEEPING FOR NONPROFITS Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a hands-on guide that offers nonprofit leaders, managers, and staff the tools they need to create and maintain a complete and accurate set of accounting records. This much-needed resource provides those with little or no bookkeeping experience with practical advice in a highly accessible format. Written by Murray Dropkin and Jim Halpin, Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a step-by-step introduction to keeping accounting records, which form the foundation for a nonprofit organization's financial reports, tax returns, budgets, cash forecasts, and grant proposals. Using this volume as a guide, nonprofit leaders and staff will be able to set up books with or without accounting software and ensure that the records meet the needs of their organization. Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a comprehensive resource that Discusses how transactions provide day-to-day information for tracking cash balances and cash requirements Shows how transactions provide information to management and the board of directors for budgeting and other essential tasks Explains basic bookkeeping concepts, such as the accounting equation, the chart of accounts, and income and expense tracking Guides readers through the nuts and bolts of recording a transaction Provides an overview of alternative recordkeeping methodologies and how to choose among them Designed to be easy to use, the book is filled with illustrations and checklists. " Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is the remarkable new guide for a new generation of accounting challenges bookkeepers face every day." --Frances Hesselbein, chairman and founding president, Leader to Leader Institute " Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides a rare combination of consummate professionalism and clear, accessible writing. Underlying the wealth of technical information lies a great deal of wisdom. The authors have found a way to translate their enormous, on-the-ground experience into usable, actionable policies, procedures, and practices. It is a book that gives all you need to create a fiscally responsible agency with the bonus of helping you become a better manager and a wiser person." --Peter Block, business consultant and author of Flawless Consulting and The Empowered Manager " Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides an excellent understanding of the practical application of bookkeeping in the real work environment." --Ron Werthman, vice president, finance/treasurer and CFO, Johns Hopkins Health System, The Johns Hopkins Hospital "This is a wonderful book that every bookkeeper in a nonprofit organization should have." --Eusebio David, fiscal director, Federation of Multicultural Programs, Inc., BOOKKEEPING FOR NONPROFITS Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a hands-on guide that offers nonprofit leaders, managers, and staff the tools they need to create and maintain a complete and accurate set of accounting records. This much-needed resource provides those with little or no bookkeeping experience with practical advice in a highly accessible format. Written by Murray Dropkin and Jim Halpin, Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a step-by-step introduction to keeping accounting records, which form the foundation for a nonprofit organizations financial reports, tax returns, budgets, cash forecasts, and grant proposals. Using this volume as a guide, nonprofit leaders and staff will be able to set up books with or without accounting software and ensure that the records meet the needs of their organization. Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a comprehensive resource that Discusses how transactions provide day-to-day information for tracking cash balances and cash requirements Shows how transactions provide information to management and the board of directors for budgeting and other essential tasks Explains basic bookkeeping concepts, such as the accounting equation, the chart of accounts, and income and expense tracking Guides readers through the nuts and bolts of recording a transaction Provides an overview of alternative recordkeeping methodologies and how to choose among them Designed to be easy to use, the book is filled with illustrations and checklists. " Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is the remarkable new guide for a new generation of accounting challenges bookkeepers face every day." Frances Hesselbein, chairman and founding president, Leader to Leader Institute " Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides a rare combination of consummate professionalism and clear, accessible writing. Underlying the wealth of technical information lies a great deal of wisdom. The authors have found a way to translate their enormous, on-the-ground experience into usable, actionable policies, procedures, and practices. It is a book that gives all you need to create a fiscally responsible agency with the bonus of helping you become a better manager and a wiser person." Peter Block, business consultant and author of Flawless Consulting and The Empowered Manager " Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides an excellent understanding of the practical application of bookkeeping in the real work environment." Ron Werthman, vice president, finance/treasurer and CFO, Johns Hopkins Health System, The Johns Hopkins Hospital "This is a wonderful book that every bookkeeper in a nonprofit organization should have." Eusebio David, fiscal director, Federation of Multicultural Programs, Inc., Written by one of the best known names in nonprofit accounting, this book offers a start-from-the-beginning guide that will give nonprofit leaders, managers, and staff the tools they need to create and maintain a complete and accurate set of accounting records.

LC Classification NumberHF5686.N56D76 2005