Church Treasurer’s Handbook

(Binder created September, 2003)

• The Ministry of the Church Treasurer (Training Material)

• Church Treasurers Information (by Undertreasurer)
• The Ministry of The Treasurer
• Treasurer – A Ministry Description for Local Church Leaders
• Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Guidelines for Church Treasurer
• Church Manual, Church Officers and Their Duties (Church Treasurer)
• Key Factors in the Performance of the Church Treasurer
• Training the Treasurer
  

• Church Financial and Operating Information

• Church Data Sheet
  
• Audit Check List
  

• Policies and Procedures

• Church Treasurers’ Subsidy
  
• Memo: Monthly Reports for your files and Conference
  
• Church Accountant Computer Reports* 
• Basic Schedule for Church Treasurer’s Retention of Documents*
• Memo: Processing Credit Card Contributions
• Guidelines for Church Treasurers When the Conference Provides the Accounting Service*
• Church Treasurers Handling Evangelism Meeting Funds

• Legal Information (Tax Exemption, Hiring Policies, Charitable Contributions, etc)
  

• 501(c)(3) Sample Letter
  
• Employees and Independent Contractors
• IRS – Employee or Independent Contractor?
• Payroll Manager’s Letter ~ Employee or Independent Contractor?
• IRS – Form SS-8 Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding
• Report of Payroll – Remuneration for Workmen’s Compensation Insurance
• Workers Compensation ~ Church Treasurer Alert! September 2002, Page 4
• IRS – Form W-4 ~ Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate
• Department of Homeland Security Form I-9 ~ Employment Eligibility Verification
• Substantiation Requirements for Charitable Contributions Under the New Rules Effective January 1, 1994
  
• IRS – Contributions You Cannot Deduct
• IRS – Form 8282 ~ Donee Information Return
• IRS – Form 8283 ~ Noncash Charitable Contributions
• IRS – When to Deduct
• North American Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists ~ November 1, 1995 (Some Organizations within North America that are not covered under the GC 501(c)(3) tax exemption)
• Church Treasurer Alert! December 2002~ Year-End checklist for church treasurers
• “Thou Shalt Not Steal” You, Computer Software, and the Law
• Legal Duties of Church Treasurers
  

• Risk Management

• How embezzlement occurs

* Updated forms are available in Updated Forms page