Hi all,
If we have a tutorial at WikiConference USA, it will likely be recorded on video so that others can watch later. There is also the possibility that we might be able to live-stream the workshop.
One of the reasons that we chose Xero is that it allows all of our board members to have read-only access via an Internet connection, meaning that any board member can look into the books at a time and place convenient to them. I feel that this is helpful in facilitating good governance.
Pine
On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Douglas Scott douglas.i.scott@gmail.com wrote:
I would also be very interested in learning more about accounting. I would suspect that Berlin would be the best place to give a tutorial but as Pine has pointed out not everyone will be there. I therefore think that such a tutorial should be given at multiple places throughout the year so the maximum number of people who need it or who want to do a refresher can sit in and learn this basic but very important skill.
Cheers,
Douglas.
On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
I was thinking of that, but unless something so wonderful happens that I can drop other commitments, I'll be staying home this year when so many others are having fun in Berlin.
Pine
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Gnangarra gnangarra@wikimedia.org.au wrote:
may also be of interest in Berlin given may affiliates outside the US also use it
On 31 December 2015 at 12:40, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm now reasonably comfortable with Xero for the purposes of affiliate internal accounting. I'm wondering, would anyone be interested in a tutorial about accounting basics in Xero at WikiConference USA 2016? If there's enough interest, I'm happy to lead a tutorial. We plan to have a lot of video recording equipment at the conference, so it's possible that we can facilitate live remote participation and/or recording for later viewing. I'm trying to get a feeling for whether this would be of interest to other Wikimedia affiliates, including those who would like to understand finance reports prepared by others. I'm not a CPA, but I know enough to feel comfortable with accounting for movement funds in Xero. (: Let me know if this would be of interest to you.
Legal disclaimer: the focus will be how to use the software, not what the laws are in your particular jurisdiction.
Possible topics:
Reports Chart of accounts Bank feeds Reconciliation Expense claims Bills Accounts receivable Petty cash Sales tax Use tax
Let me know (:
Regards,
Pine
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