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Product Description Need help with nonprofit accounting? Do you find yourself in charge of the finances for your Not-For Profit? Nonprofit Accounting for Volunteers, Treasurers, and Bookkeepers will answer real questions from people in your position. What is unique about accounting for nonprofits? What IRS forms do nonprofits need? How do we keep the charity's money safe? What are the IRS rules concerning donations? What is UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax)? Is the money coming into my nonprofit taxable? How do I fill out a form 990 ez or a form 990n? Join the over 30,000 organizations who have saved time and money and reduced frustration by using resources from CPA Lisa London , with her newest how-to book in The Accountant Beside You series. This book is not an Accounting for Dummies, it is straight forward enough for a novice and comprehensive enough for the experienced bookkeeper. In Nonprofit Accounting for Volunteers, Treasurers, and Bookkeepers, you will find: Answers to questions from real people working in nonprofits. A breakdown of accounting terms applicable to your charity Help with setting up bookkeeping. Helpful examples and usable blueprints for donor acknowledgements, benevolence fund, and reimbursement forms. Reference tables, due dates, and Step-by-step instructions for filling out vital payroll forms, including: Form 944, Form 1099-Misc, Form 1096. Detailed explanations of unrelated business income and step by step instructions on filling out the IRS form 990t. Whether your organization should file IRS Form 990 N or Form 990 EZ. Detailed, illustrated steps on filling out the form 990n and form 990ez and related schedules. Don't get overwhelmed. The Accountant is Beside You! With this book, you are never alone--you have The Accountant Beside You. Contents Proper Procedures & Internal Accounting Controls What Is Special About Nonprofit Accounting? How Do I Select An Accounting System? Administrative Issues Donations, Pat I: Receiving And Recording Donations, Part II: Acknowledgment Donations, Part III: Other Topics Rules For Helping Local Families And Individuals Paying The Bills Reimbursement Policies And Procedures Payroll, Part I: Basic Steps Payroll, Part II: Calculating & Filing Budgeting For Nonprofit Organizations Month-End Financial Requirements Year-End And Audit Issues Unrelated Business Income Taxes (UBIT) Form 990 & Filing For Exempt Organizations Appendix Review "If you are serving as a Nonprofit Volunteer: Board Member, Treasurer or Bookkeeper. This is a must read for you!" Jane L McIntyre Retired Executive Director- United Way Central Carolinas From the Author Thank you for considering my book, Nonprofit Accounting for Volunteers, Treasurers, and Bookkeepers. After having served on many a nonprofit board (always getting voted in to be treasurer), I realized there is so much accounting information the volunteers, treasurers, and bookkeepers need to keep their small nonprofits functioning. This book was written for you non-accountants who find yourself wanting to help the charity you care so much about. I tried to keep it as succinct as possible and still give you the information you need to keep your donors happy, your program directors the information they need, and to stay out of trouble with the IRS. I'll be The Accountant Beside You all the way! From the Back Cover Your step-by-step guide to handling nonprofit bookkeeping, getting your board members the information they need, and staying out of trouble with the IRS! Small nonprofits often have treasurers and bookkeepers without accounting experience and Lisa London CPA wants to help. Lisa is the author of the top-selling The Accountant Beside You series used by over 30,000 organizations worldwide. She uses her experience and loads of illustrations to walk you through the accounting process. In Nonprofit Accounting for Volunteers, Treasurers, and Bookkeepers, you will learn: What is unique about accounting i