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mbrittb00
Level 1

Form 990 problem. Need help.

QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2019

 

A few months ago, my wife took over the treasurer position for our local swim association.  Without going into too much detail, historically they have been having the treasurer handle all of the accounting as well.  A problem we are in the process of correction.  However, in the interim we are faced with submitting the IRS Form 990 for a 501(c)3 origination.  To put things nicely the QB was a mess.  I.e. Old Bills and Invoices (years old) that were unpaid, duplicate transactions, duplicate bills (unpaid), etc.  I've cleaned up some of the simple stuff, i.e. deleted/voided the duplicate registry entries and bills, and adjusted the old invoices so that they were "paid".  

 

On to Form 990.  We get to the end and Part XI (Reconciliation of Net Assets) does not balance.  Based on the delta in our checking and money market accounts from the beginning on the cycle (1 July 202) to the end of the cycle (30 June 2021), we should have a net income of $556.20.  However the P&L for the same period shows a net loss of $2104.28.  The difference in the data entered into Part VIII (Statement of Revenue) and Part IX (Statement of Functional Expenses) matches the P&L of -$2104.28.  There are a couple of uncleared checks that were written prior to the end of the cycle, but they are small amounts (I'm not sure how to handle those on the 990 either).  I have gone through the checking and MM registers to verify that everything there was listed in our bank statements and vice versa. 

 

Considering that the bank statements are well, bank statements, I tend to believe that those are correct in showing that we have a net income of $556.20, and that there is something wrong in QBs that is causing the P&L to be incorrect, such as a bill that should not be in our July->June cycle being dated such that it is.

 

I have a basic understanding of QB, but at this point I'm pretty  much at a loss of what to look for and how.

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Best answer October 20, 2021

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ChristieAnn
QuickBooks Team

Form 990 problem. Need help.

Hi there, mbrittb00.

 

I appreciate you for sharing detailed information about your concern. This isn't the kind of impression that I'd like you to have with your transaction and we know how much time it can take when something isn’t working the way you need it. With this, I'll be sharing some details to ensure that your transactions show accuracy in your reports and in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

The Balance Sheet report shows net income for the current fiscal year and it should match the net income on the Profit & Loss report for the current fiscal year. That said, you'll have to manually generate each report to see if the data being shown is correct or not.

 

Furthermore, you can go to the Account Register page to verify all the transactions entered is accurate and no duplicate. Then, make any changes if needed.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Edit menu at the top.
  2. Choose Use Register.
  3. Select a specific bank account.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Review all the entries. Then, you can right-click to edit the details if necessary.
  6. Save and Close when you're done.

 

Once everything is right and there's no issue with your transactions, you go back to check if the entries appear in the Profit and Loss report are already matched.

 

Additionally, filing Form 990 is currently unsupported in QuickBooks Desktop. If you think your organization/company qualifies to file it, I recommend working with an accountant or financial advisor to get more details about it.

 

Lastly, you may click this article to view various information about the possible discrepancy between the Profit & Loss and Sales reports and how to fix them: Profit and Loss report does not match a sales report.

 

Don't hesitate to post again or reply below if you need anything else about the tax form. I'll jump right back to help you again. ​​​​​

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ChristieAnn
QuickBooks Team

Form 990 problem. Need help.

Hi there, mbrittb00.

 

I appreciate you for sharing detailed information about your concern. This isn't the kind of impression that I'd like you to have with your transaction and we know how much time it can take when something isn’t working the way you need it. With this, I'll be sharing some details to ensure that your transactions show accuracy in your reports and in QuickBooks Desktop.

 

The Balance Sheet report shows net income for the current fiscal year and it should match the net income on the Profit & Loss report for the current fiscal year. That said, you'll have to manually generate each report to see if the data being shown is correct or not.

 

Furthermore, you can go to the Account Register page to verify all the transactions entered is accurate and no duplicate. Then, make any changes if needed.

 

Here's how:

 

  1. Go to the Edit menu at the top.
  2. Choose Use Register.
  3. Select a specific bank account.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Review all the entries. Then, you can right-click to edit the details if necessary.
  6. Save and Close when you're done.

 

Once everything is right and there's no issue with your transactions, you go back to check if the entries appear in the Profit and Loss report are already matched.

 

Additionally, filing Form 990 is currently unsupported in QuickBooks Desktop. If you think your organization/company qualifies to file it, I recommend working with an accountant or financial advisor to get more details about it.

 

Lastly, you may click this article to view various information about the possible discrepancy between the Profit & Loss and Sales reports and how to fix them: Profit and Loss report does not match a sales report.

 

Don't hesitate to post again or reply below if you need anything else about the tax form. I'll jump right back to help you again. ​​​​​

mbrittb00
Level 1

Form 990 problem. Need help.

Thank you for the help.  I believe I have gotten it worked out.  The P&L did match the Balance Sheet, however both were still not matching the change in the bank account over the same period.  I realized that I was looking at the bank account statements rather than the register as my point of comparison, which is obviously not the right thing to do, since the statements don't account for checks that may have been written but not cleared during the Fiscal Year. (Brain Fart)  Making this adjustment still did not get the register delta to balance against the P&L/Balance Sheet, however it was much closer and I was able to discover a couple of other items.  There was a balance in Accounts Receivable that should not have been there, as well as there was a payment that was being applied to a couple of invoices in the future (after the Fiscal Year).  Not sure if the last actually had any effect, but fixing both of these brought everything into balance.

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