The Charity Treasurer’s Handbook 6th ed

This established guide offers you the perfect foundation for being a treasurer even if you are new to charity finance. Covering charity accounting across all four nations of the UK, this sixth edition will help you swiftly gain confidence and knowledge. Comprehensively revised and expanded by new lead author Elaine Alsop, it includes:

• Current legal and accountancy practice for charities across the UK
• Annual reporting and charity accounts including compliance with Charities SORP
• Corporation tax and VAT for charities: what you should be aware of
• Gift Aid: the benefits and how to get started
• Fund accounting and reserves
• Guidance for effective financial planning and management
• Introduction to risk and controls

Who should buy this book?

‘With plenty of helpful examples, this guide is suitable for treasurers, finance officers and voluntary sector workers with little or no accounting experience, students and those from other sectors seeking an update on charity accounting.

It is also a vital guide for trustees and charity managers, which will help them understand their own role, that of the staff they oversee, and the charity’s relationship with the external auditor or independent examiner.