On 26 Aug 2020, at 11:21, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > I have just taken over as treasurer of a (very) small church Parochial > Church Council. The existing accounts are all wholly manual and I > want to move to some level of computerisation. > > I am a long time Linux user and was, before I retired, a Software > Engineer so the 'techie' side of things shouldn't be a big issue. I > can install GnuCash OK and get it running etc. > > I used to run my own small Ltd. company so basic accounting methods, > VAT, etc. are not beyond me either. > > What I want is more on the 'how to run a small PCC accounts with GnuCash' > sort of thing. There are some quirks to PCC accounts (I think!):- > > How does one deal with 'unrestricted' and 'restricted' accounts? > Can one set up 'types' of accounts in GnuCash? > > Is GnuCash overkill for this? Total cash assets are only a few > thousand pounds and annual turnover is probably down in the > hundreds now. > > Is there anyone else using GnuCash for this? > > Thank you for any/all help that anyone can offer. > > -- > Chris Green
Hi, Chris, welcome to the GnuCash community. I’ve been using GC for my personal accounts for 10 years, a small local charity for 6 and recently became Treasurer of the local Rotary Club (which has separate charity and club accounts). I was advised on this forum that I could represent restricted funds as Liabilities, but the accountant who certifies the first-mentioned charity’s accounts advised that this is not acceptable in the UK - which is where I’m assuming you’re based. It’s necessary to keep a separate account of receipt and payment of restricted funds, which can then be detailed on the annual report. I gather that US churches tend to receive pledges from members which can be regarded as assets in accounting terms, but this probably won’t affect you. If you’re a competent double-entry bookkeeper with IT experience you should have no trouble in making the transition, and GC will protect you from a lot of the errors that can creep into paper records. Best of luck! Michael _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
