Cash vs Accrual Basis

QB Pro 2002

With little bookeeping and no QB experience, I became the treasurer of a small non-profit club with sloppy cash-basis QB accounting. Some dues and service fees (up to a third of yearly income) for the next year are received in the current year. Some bills are not received or paid until the following year. To make the annual financial statements somewhat useful, I set up adjustment accounts to put these in the proper year. The club also buys and sells some gear with the club logo, in the past handled as expense and income. I set up an inventory account for these transactions. Have I strayed too far from a cash basis? Is there a way to handle these problems properly on a cash basis? Our books are pretty simple - we have no investments or employees. Should the books be changed to accrual basis? (I think that would involve getting permission from the IRS)

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