Anand Kumria wrote:
> > Having said that, if you take money, organise meetings, etc, etc... you
> > really DO have an obligation to keep the books. Surely some where in this
> > conglomeration of computing talent, someone knows how to keep a spread
> > sheet. Can't be that hard. Nothing clever. Just a spread sheet.
>
> Actually the answer is no.
>
> Surprising isn't it?
>
> For the last two years we have no one with this mystical 'spread sheet talent'
> sally forth and say "Yes, I'll be the Slug treasurer".
Okay, basic accounting for small organisations, like Slug.
Start with a monthly/periodic financial report like this.
Balance at beginning of month $xyz. in bank
$q. in hand
$qpr in total (A)
Income (break down into categories)
Membership $g
Tea money $h
Install-Fest Profit* $j
Miscellaneous $k
Total Income $m (B)
Expenditure
Administration $n
Cuppa Stuff $p
Obscure Fest Loss* $r
Miscellaneous $s
Total Expenditure $t (c)
Balance at end of month $uvx = A+B-C.
* For Fests, get the organisers to prepare a one page summary of income,
expenditure, two of them to sign it and attach all receipts they
have.
Your spreadsheet is really just two pages (income & expenditure) with
columns as above and just gives a year to date. So long as you keep it
upto date, it is very easy.
--
Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.woa.com.au
WOA Computer Services <lan/wan, linux/unix, novell>
"People without trees are like fish without clean water"
--
SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/
More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
