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    Once Upon Internal Control: A Tale of Good and Bad Ways to Implement Internal Controls in a Local Church
    Once Upon Internal Control: A Tale of Good and Bad Ways to Implement Internal Controls in a Local Church
    Once Upon Internal Control: A Tale of Good and Bad Ways to Implement Internal Controls in a Local Church
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    Once Upon Internal Control: A Tale of Good and Bad Ways to Implement Internal Controls in a Local Church

    By James Ulvog

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    Once upon a time, there were two churches.

    One did not pay attention to putting in place good procedures. They will pay a sad price for the lack of internal controls.

    Another church develops some good procedures, which prevent those troubles. They also are safe when attacked by anonymous accusations.

    You may be thinking, “why should we bother with all that internal control stuff in our local church? After all, our finance staff is very good at what they do. We trust them completely.”

    Through two simple stories, this fable shows why that is not enough. We should bother to set up good procedures to protect our churches, our staff, and ourselves.

    Intentionally short so the book can easily be read in one sitting.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Ulvog
    Release dateOct 23, 2013
    ISBN9780977436170
    Once Upon Internal Control: A Tale of Good and Bad Ways to Implement Internal Controls in a Local Church

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      Once Upon Internal Control - James Ulvog

      Once Upon Internal Control

      A tale of good and bad ways to implement internal controls in a local church

      James L. Ulvog, CPA

      Published by Riverstone Finance Press

      Alta Loma, California

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2008, 2013 James L. Ulvog

      All Rights Reserved.

      978-0-9774361-7-0

      This book is distributed with the understanding that the author and publisher are not rendering accounting or other professional services in this publication. If accounting advice or expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be retained.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Contents

      Northside Community Church

      Southside Community Church

      Why should we bother?

      Lessons learned

      Protect your church and your staff. And you.

      Watch an animated cartoon of this fable

      About James Ulvog

      Other books by this author

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      Once upon a time, there were two churches in our fair city.

      One over on the north side

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