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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Hi
I'm the treasurer for Wikimedia New York City (WM-NYC). I went through a period of looking at accounting software, thinking it was going to make my job easier, especially having had a lot of experience with how large corporations handle budgets, purchasing, chart of accounts, general ledger, accounts payable, and reporting. Note, I'm not a financial professional either.
I finally realized, that for me and my chapter, the KISS principle was the operative principle at this time. I use Google Sheets for all my financial work and reports, keeping them in Google Drive where they are safe from my computer related losses. Plus they can be shared with colleagues very easily. Since our chapter has been determined to be a tax-exempt non-profit corporation (501c3 in USA), I don't need to worry about sales or use taxes, which makes it easier. Also we currently have no employees and don't sell anything. Just my experience, and YMMV.
However, I am interested in participating in all the areas you indicated related to financial reporting for affiliates as I plan on participating in WikiCon USA 2016.
Pete Hess User: Becksguy
On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 11:59 PM, 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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