The 2026 rate for employee use of a personal vehicle has increased from 72.5 cents to 76 cents per mile, effective July 1, 2026. Each year, the IRS releases mileage reimbursement rates for the coming year. This is the rate that is commonly used by employers to reimburse employees who use their personal cars for business… Read More »New IRS Mileage Rate for July 1, 2026
An important summary report for your congregation shows the organization’s activities (income and expenses) by fund, according to donor restrictions. This five-column report shows your usual budget in one column, other “off-budget” activity in three additional columns, and a total. Transfers between funds (for example, a 4% investment draw) will show as negative in one… Read More »How to Create an Activities by Fund Report
The 2026 rate for employee use of a personal vehicle is 72.5 cents per mile. Each year, the IRS releases mileage reimbursement rates for the coming year. This is the rate that is commonly used by employers to reimburse employees who use their personal cars for business purposes. If an employer reimburses at a higher rate,… Read More »IRS Mileage Rate for 2026
Intuit has instituted a 54% price increase for its annual subscription price for QB Desktop. What cost churches and other non-profit organizations $75 for three years of access in 2021, now costs $999 per year as of spring 2025. Aside from the questionable business ethics demonstrated once again, is it worth it? For most churches,… Read More »QuickBooks Desktop Price Increase
The 2025 rate for employee use of a personal vehicle is 70 cents per mile. Each year, the IRS releases mileage reimbursement rates for the coming year. This is the rate that is commonly used by employers to reimburse employees who use their personal cars for business purposes. If an employer reimburses at a higher rate,… Read More »IRS Mileage Rate for 2025
After you have accessed your Intuit account and purchased your subscription, you will be able to download QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2024 and upgrade your QB file. The first very important step is to make a backup of your QuickBooks Desktop 2021 file and keep your QuickBooks Pro 2021 software so that you have an accessible… Read More »How to Install QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2024
If you wish to maintain access to QuickBooks Desktop’s support and payroll services, you must subscribe before July 31, 2024. Intuit says they will not accept new subscribers after that date. If you wish to process payroll within QuickBooks, and you are using QuickBooks 2021, you must subscribe before May 31, 2024. This is the… Read More »How to Purchase a QuickBooks Plus Pro Subscription
An Intuit User ID is the email address associated with an Intuit account. (Note that these are entirely different from a QuickBooks User ID and password.) It is best to use an email address that belongs to the organization and is easily accessed by the primary QuickBooks user, usually the Treasurer or Administrator, and to… Read More »How to Verify an Intuit ID and password
If you use QuickBooks Desktop, you have likely received incorrect notices or calls from Intuit that say that QuickBooks is being discontinued. This is not true. Intuit has made major changes to the way it sells its QuickBooks Desktop product, and their sales teams are deceptively trying to sell their QuickBooks online product in its… Read More »QuickBooks Desktop Plus Pro 2024 Subscriptions
The 2024 rate for employee use of a personal vehicle is 67 cents per mile. Each year, the IRS releases mileage reimbursement rates for the coming year. This is the rate that is commonly used by employers to reimburse employees who use their personal cars for business purposes. If an employer reimburses at a higher rate,… Read More »IRS Mileage Rate for 2024