While Keller
& Owens works with many types of not-for-profit
organizations, we specialize in serving the needs of
religious organizations, especially churches. We also
serve organizations that support churches such as
seminaries, foundations and publishing entities.
We keep in
touch with the issues and challenges facing faith-based
organizations by active membership in associations that
support this industry segment, including the
National Association of
Church Business Administration, the
Association of Christian
College Business Administrators and the
Christian Management
Association. We have served as speakers at the
Christian Management Association's national conference, and
as advisors and regular contributors to the Church Financial
Management section of the monthly Christian Management
Report magazine.
We are active in leadership positions in local chapters of
several of these associations. We regularly advise
organizations about membership in the
Evangelical Council for
Financial Accountability and work with them to
maintain their membership standards.
We help
churches and church-related organizations act as good
stewards of their resources by offering the following
services:
Accounting: Meaningful, well-organized financial
records help you manage your operations more efficiently.
We provide a full range of cost-effective accounting
services.
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Accounting and financial policies and procedures manuals
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Bookkeeping and controllership services
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General
ledger and financial statement preparation
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Payroll
preparation and consultation
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QuickBooks® and other software consulting
Assurance: Many times you need an independent
expert's report on matters of significance to your
operations. We offer the following services designed
to provide the desired level of assurance on such matters.
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Audits
and reviews of financial statements
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Internal control system examinations
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Other
examinations, such as compliance with governance
policies
Consulting: In addition to acting as a ready
resource to the Board and to management, we provide a
variety of consulting services.
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Audit
and finance committee organization and operation
consultation
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Benchmarking studies
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Cash
flow and budget analysis
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Compensation and benefit planning
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Financial forecasts and projections
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Financing alternatives evaluation
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Fraud
investigations and forensic services
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Fraud
prevention reviews
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Internal audit consultation
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Sarbanes-Oxley compliance advice
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Training financial staff
Taxes:
We can help you to identify key issues and needs that
minimize taxes and protect your tax exempt status.
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Charitable giving consultation
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Clergy
tax planning and return preparation
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IRS tax
compliance studies
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Property, sales and use tax consultation
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Tax exemption application consulting and Form 1023
preparation
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Unrelated business income and excess benefit consulting
