Overview

The charity course uses a case study as part of the CCH Charity format training course, using the Charity (FRS 102) entity, master pack 28.00 (and above, release 2024.3). 

Delivery is instructor led using one test client per delegate or delivered solely by the instructor.  Where delegates are hands on, it is expected that one test client per delegate will have been set up in advance of the session.

By the end of this course delegates will have a working knowledge of the CCH Charity (FRS 102) entity.

Course Duration: This single online session will last up to 3 hours.

Key Objectives

  • To provide delegates with an understanding of setting up a charity client and accounting period
  • To provide delegates with an understanding of the nominal ledger structure; importing financial data and posting journals, including the different options for the posting of support and governance expenses.
  • To provide delegates with an understanding of how to enter information into the statutory database
  • To provide delegates with the process of producing the financial statements and notes.

Course Contents

  • Introductions
  • Overview of the charity entity within CCH Accounts Production
    • Funds
    • Charitable Activities
    • Nominal structure
  • Create the initial accounting period for the charity
  • Preparing data for import, renaming appropriate nominal codes
  • Uploading trial balance(s)
  • General and Charity information and preferences
  • Associations for the charity e.g. trustees, secretary, auditors, bankers, investment advisor, solicitor and senior statutory auditor, and if appropriate delegated management.
  • Addresses for the charity
  • Preview and reconcile the accounts
  • Allocation of support and governance costs and basis of allocation.
  • Entering notes to the accounts including the analysis of funds and analysis of net asset between funds
  • Final preview
  • Entering dates of signing
  • Finalise and Year-end process.
  • Summary of session
  • Online resources

Pre-requisites 

Who is this course designed for?

CCH Accounts Production Users who produce accounts under FRS 102 for Charities

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