Handling Cash
Does your church have a cash handling policy? If you know Bellwether, you know we are passionate about preventing church fraud and embezzlement. One of the easiest ways for churches to fall prey…
Lee Ann Crockett
It’s That Time of Year: Budget Season
As we approach Q4 of 2022 many churches have already begun the budgeting process. This can be quite daunting and time-consuming. Where do we begin? How do we budget for each category? How can we…
Fixed Asset Register 101
In our last blog post we mentioned keeping a fixed asset register off-site. You can come up with your own qualifications for your organization but typically anything that cost over $1,000 and has over a…
5 Bookkeeping Best Practices for Churches
We are halfway through the year already! With summers typically being a slower time of year for churches (after VBS is over of course), now might be a great time to assess your churches…
IRS Increases Mileage Rate for Remainder of 2022
The IRS has increased the rate to reimburse employees for mileage as of July 1, 2022 for the remainder of the year to $0.625/mile. This is up 4 cents from the previous rate to…
Client Testimonial – “GoodBooks has given me the confidence to serve as our small church bookkeeper”
If your church does not require a full-service bookkeeping package like the ones Bellwether offers, we have a sister company that serves those smaller congregations. GoodBooks helps pastors and their staff/volunteers learn how to…
The Importance of an Independent Board
With the busy, fast-paced lives we lead, it can be challenging to get the volunteers needed for our Church Board positions. Putting staff members on the Board of Trustees can be tempting. But, before you…
4 Real Ways to Hold Your Church Accountable
“Accountability” is a buzz word that is thrown around quite loosely these days. “We need to be accountable” or “we have to hold our organization accountable” are phrases we might hear during a church board…
Sample Pastor Tax Return Webinar (replay + slideshow)
Bellwether CEO, Lee Ann Crockett, presented another wonderful webinar this week. This time she tackled a sample pastor tax return for the current tax year. Since pastors are dual-status tax payers, their taxes can get…
2022 Church Tax Issues – Webinar Recording + Slide Show
Bellwether CEO, Lee Ann Crockett, typically provides at least one free of charge webinar each year to help churches understand any changes to the tax code as it relates to churches/nonprofits and to pastors. This…