A clear look at what outsourced accounting involves, the benefits it brings, and how to tell if your ministry is ready.

Why not-for-profit accounting takes more than balanced books, from grant acquittals and restricted income to the new AASB 1061 standard, and what a provider who truly understands ministry should deliver.

Good governance isn't just a compliance box to tick.Good governance isn't just a compliance box to tick. It's the framework that protects your mission, your people, and your community, and here's what it looks like in practice.

Good stewardship means choosing tools that serve your mission, not just your books. Here's what to look for in accounting software built for ministries.

Having an ABN doesn't put you on the hook. GST registration and PAYG withholding do. Here's how to tell which applies to your Church.

Your church's reporting load depends on its size, structure and one exemption many boards overlook. A plain-English guide to all three.

Getting the classification right protects your Church from back-payments, penalties and gaps in insurance cover. 

Planting a Church is an act of faith and vision, but it is also, quietly, the founding of an organisation that will hold money, employ people and carry responsibility for others.

Many Church leaders assume that being a Church is enough to be tax exempt. It is not. In Australia the exemption is earned through a specific process, and skipping it can quietly leave a Church on the wrong side of the Australian Taxation Office.

It is one of the most common questions a Church Treasurer asks, and the answer is not the same for every Church. Whether your Church needs an audit, a review, or neither depends almost entirely on one figure: your annual revenue.

A congregation wants to bless its pastor, so it takes up a love offering and hands it over. Is that money taxable in the pastor's hands? The honest answer is that it often is, and calling it a gift does not settle the question. In Australia the ATO looks past the label to the reason the money changed hands.

Ask ten Church boards how much they should hold in reserve and you will get ten different answers, usually delivered with more confidence than the question deserves. There is no single correct figure. But there is a sensible way to think about it, and it starts with what reserves are actually for.