Nonprofit Bookkeeping and Accounting For Dummies

Part I: Accounting and Bookkeeping Nonprofit Style.

Chapter 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Nonprofi t Bookkeeping and Accounting.

Chapter 2: Starting with Basic Bookkeeping and Accounting.

Chapter 3: Introducing Financial Statements.

Chapter 4: Keeping Good Records: Using a Manual System or Computer System.

Part II: Balancing Your Nonprofit Books.

Chapter 5: Setting up the Chart of Accounts for Nonprofits.

Chapter 6: Recording Transactions and Journal Entries.

Chapter 7: Balancing the Checkbook: Donations and Expenses.

Chapter 8: Balancing Cash Flow: Creating an Operating Budget.

Chapter 9: Staying in Nonprofi t Compliance.

Part III: Accounting for Nonprofit Situations.

Chapter 10: Introducing Federal Grants.

Chapter 11: Tracking and Accounting for Federal Dollars.

Chapter 12: Getting Ready for the Grant Audit.

Chapter 13: Accounting for Payroll and Payroll Taxes.

Chapter 14: Doing the Accounting for Tax Form 990.

Part IV: Wrapping Up the Books.

Chapter 15: Analyzing the Statement of Activities.

Chapter 16: Reporting Financial Condition on a Statement of Financial Position.

Chapter 17: Eyeing the Cash Flow Statement.

Chapter 18: Organizing the Statement of Functional Expense.

Chapter 19: Closing the Nonprofi t Books.

Chapter 20: Preparing for an Accounting Audit.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Ten Important Things to Know When Keeping Nonprofit Books.

Chapter 22: Ten Tips to Keep Your Nonprofit Viable.

Index.