church accounting

How to Record Your Ministry’s Beginning Fund Balances in QuickBooks Online

How to Record Your Ministry’s Beginning Fund Balances in QuickBooks Online

If you have been using QuickBooks Online for a while, you will notice every year on January 1st or the beginning of your fiscal year, your net surplus or deficit from all of your fund balances closes to the QuickBooks Retained Earning equity account.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to record your beginning fund balances and closeout your QuickBooks Retained Earnings balance to net assets.

How to Release Used Restricted Funds For Your Ministry in QuickBooks Online

How to Release Used Restricted Funds For Your Ministry in QuickBooks Online

In this tutorial, we focus on how to release spent funds from the restricted class to the general fund class in QuickBooks Online. There are two different methods to record the release of used funds from restriction. Keep reading to find out more.

How to Record Ministry Expenses for a Restricted Fund in QuickBooks Online

How to Record Ministry Expenses for a Restricted Fund in QuickBooks Online

You collected funds for your mission fund initiatives. It is now time to disburse the funds to all of the wonderful charities your ministry supports around the globe. How do you record all the expenses in QuickBooks Online?

In this tutorial, I will show you how to record your ministry expenses for a restricted fund in QuickBooks Online continuing with my four-part blog series.

How to Record Restricted Contributions for Your Ministry in QuickBooks Online

How to Record Restricted Contributions for Your Ministry in QuickBooks Online

Recently, I have been getting questions from churches wanting to know how to track restricted funds in QuickBooks Online.

In this tutorial, I will explain what a restricted fund is and show you how to record restricted contributions for your ministry in QuickBooks Online. This is part one of tracking restricted funds for churches series.