This fully updated guide to parish, diocesan and charitable finances offers essential advice for the preparation and scrutiny of annual accounts and financial reports. A vital tool for church Treasurers, auditors, stewardship advisers, diocesan secretaries, and all with responsibilities for church finances, it provides trustworthy advice on a wide range of legal and regulatory responsibilities. This fifth edition incorporates the SORP 2015 Regulations and also offers: • The latest guidelines for charities' accounting • A complete guide to Receipts and Payments accounting • Models of Annual Reports and Accounts for small and large PCCs • An explanation of compliance issues for larger PCCs • Advice on correlation with the current Annual Return of Parish Finances