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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Church accounting missions allocation
Many Churches allocate a % of their tithe (giving) to a missions fund. At The Well Community Church, we currently allocate 10% of all tithe to Missions. We also allocate 10% to a development account, which is used for ‘brick … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Contributions, Fund Accounting
Tagged Aplos, Church, Fund Accounting, how-to Account Maintenance
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Web Based Aplos Fund Accounting Software
Many of our customers have asked if Aplos can handle multiple users and security settings. This caused us to ponder taking our fund accounting software for the small nonprofit and small church web based. Just to keep everyone informed. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Aplos, how-to Account Maintenance, how-to System Management, Suggest a Feature, Web Based
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How do I know if I am a tax exempt Nonprofit?
What is the difference between non-profit and tax-exempt status? Non-profit status is a state law concept. Non-profit status may make an organization eligible for certain benefits, such as state sales, property, and income tax exemptions. Although most federal tax-exempt organizations … Continue reading
Free Excel Amortization Table
Here is a free Amortization schedule. It is in excel. http://download.cnet.com/Amortization-Schedule-for-Excel/3000-2057_4-10902935.html If your nonprofit organization or church is considering acquiring a loan, you can use this amortization schedule to see what the payments would be and how much interest you’ll … Continue reading
Where do I enter contributions (or tithe)?
We have had a few users that didn’t realize that when they purchase Aplos Software there is a special place to key in contributions or tithe. Within the “Cash Transactions” screen, there is a black bar across the bottom that … Continue reading
Dynamic people fields
In the people database, you can track what you want. Aplos is pre-loaded with a set of people fields that are common for a church or nonprofit to track, such as personal or contact information. If there is anything else … Continue reading
What is Fund Accounting?
I thought I would just post some answers and thoughts to this question as I think a lot of people may find it helpful… This is what is on our home page (http://www.aplossoftware.com/):: Fund Accounting is a type of accounting … Continue reading
Setting up a 501c3
One of my good friends, Mike Slayden (whose wife works for Aplos Software part time), has started a new venture called Off The Front. See http://www.offthefront.org/. He is just now starting the process of forming a nonprofit entity to carry out … Continue reading
Form 990 Due Date
Well, its that time again. Time to file the annual informational return, known as the Form 990. If your fiscal year just ended as of 12/31, then you still have a little while to complete this form, but I’d recommend … Continue reading
Charitable Contributions – Contributions statements
Well, I just finished creating all the contribution statements for Every Neighborhood Partnership and Neighborhood Thrift – 2 nonprofit organizations that I help oversee. What a disaster. We tried tracking the information in excel throughout the year so we could … Continue reading
Posted in Aplos, Contributions
Tagged Church, Contributions, how-to other, Nonprofit
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