A user-friendly and comprehensive guide to the role of the church or charity treasurer, essential for all carrying out this increasingly demanding role. Now updated to include the latest rules on accounting, Gift Aid, tax, charity law, pensions, insurance, employment, fundraising and more.

Robert Leach

The Church Treasurer’s Handbook

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1. Introduction

2. Record Keeping

3. Banking

4. Budgeting and Expenses

5. Legal requirements

6. Accounting

7. Annual Reports

8. Insurance

9. Fund Raising

10. Payroll

11. Contracts

12. Property

13. Legacies and Bequests

14. Trusts

15. Tax

16. Specific Denominations

17. Stewardship

18. Audit and Examination

19. Miscellaneous

Accounting Terms

Useful Addresses

This clear, user-friendly, comprehensive guide to the duties and responsibilities of church and charity treasurers will prove a godsend to all who undertake this task which, though voluntary, demands a high level of professionalism due to the increasingly stringent requirements of the Charity Commissioners. This new edition includes all the latest updates on accounting, banking, expenses, tax, insurance, charity law, employment and fund-raising and the many new issues affecting churches and charities: Gift Aid and the changes in tax rates, new tax rules for substantial donors, new accounting guidance for bodies with a turnover of above GBP250,000, amended definitions of what constitutes a charity's income, changes to pensions, implications of new water charges for churches, postal rates and how to calculate them, diagrams, 'Tips for Treasurers', and a glossary of terms and other features make this an indispensable guide. Notes on Scottish and Irish charity law are also included.

ROBERT LEACH has published numerous personal and professional financial guides with Longmans, Kogan Page, Prentice Hall and others. An accountant by profession, he is on the General Synod of the Church of England. He lives in Epsom, Surrey.

A user-friendly, comprehensive guide to the duties and responsibilities of a church or charity treasurer. This new edition includes all the latest updates on accounting, banking, expenses, tax, insurance, charity law, gift aid, employment and fundraising, and is essential reading for all local churches and charities.

The Church Treasurer's Handbook offers a comprehensive guide for church and charity treasurers. It covers accounting, tax, charity law, and fundraising, with updates and practical tips.

\["For church treasurers needing clear financial guidance", "Simplifies complex financial duties for church treasurers", "You will manage church funds with greater ease and accuracy"\]

The Church Treasurer's Handbook is your essential guide for managing church finances with confidence.

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Review of prvious edition.  
Reading the Church Treasurer's Handbook was like a breadth of fresh air. There was at last a very clear and easy to follow reference book, and an excellent point of information for new and experienced Treasurers alike. In the ideal world a copy should be issued to each Treasurer, as the book does not just cover the basic responsibilities but also areas that are hardly used for example risk assessment, Trusts and legal requirements. The content of the book very carefully balanced the needs of the ministry of the Church with the financial requirements, for example the place of finance in the administration of the church, Romans 12.7. Reference was also made to some theology on budgets and expenses, areas which PCCs are never keen to develop further but should know about, Matthew 6.24 - 34. My only concern on the whole book was reference was made on numerous occasions to 2005, and I feel that the information may go out of date very quickly, so Treasurers will need to be aware changes can happen. Finally I would commend the book to any one who is involved or is seriously thinking of taking on Church finances. How did we manage before!  
  
Review by Lay Canon Rosemary Lording, Treasurer of Leominster Deanery, and General Synod member.

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A user-friendly and comprehensive guide to the role of the church or charity treasurer, essential for all carrying out this increasingly demanding role. Now updated to include the latest rules on accounting, Gift Aid, tax, charity law, pensions, insurance, employment, fundraising and more.

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