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Booster clubs & PTOs

Booster club and PTO bookkeeping and 990 help near Easton, MA

Murphy Accounting works with volunteer treasurers from our office at 187 Washington Street in North Easton. We keep or clean up the club's books, prepare the IRS 990-series return and the Massachusetts Form PC, and get records ready for an independent CPA when a club is large enough to need one.

Who this is for

Treasurers of booster clubs, band and music boosters, PTOs, youth sports leagues and Friends-of groups, many of whom took the job because nobody else would. Our clients' families live in Easton, Brockton, Stoughton, Taunton, Bridgewater, Sharon, Mansfield and nearby towns; if you are further away, ask us.

You do not need to arrive organized. A shoebox of receipts and three bank statements is a normal starting point.

What we do

  • Monthly or quarterly bookkeeping, set up by program and event
  • Catch-up bookkeeping for a year (or several) that fell behind during a treasurer change
  • Bank and payment-app reconciliation
  • Checking which IRS return applies, using gross receipts before expenses
  • Form 990-EZ and Form 990 preparation
  • Gathering and checking the eight items for the 990-N e-Postcard; the submission runs through a Login.gov or ID.me account, so we agree who submits it when we scope the work
  • Massachusetts Form PC preparation, including catch-up years
  • Raffle bookkeeping and the figures and schedules for the clerk report
  • Lists of the 1099 and W-2G forms your payments and prizes call for
  • A treasurer handover package and annual compliance calendar

What we do not do

We want to be plain about this, because it matters for your club's filings.

  • We do not perform audits or reviews. When the Attorney General requires reviewed or audited statements (gross support and revenue over $500,000), they must come from an independent CPA. We prepare the books and records that engagement needs.
  • We do not give legal opinions on raffles, 50/50 drawings, online sales, incorporation or dissolution. Those go to an attorney.
  • We do not promise outcomes from the IRS or the Attorney General. Officers sign the club's filings, and the agencies decide.

Almost no booster club is near the $500,000 line, so for most clubs the question of a review or audit never comes up.

How it works

  1. 1.A short call or visit to understand the club, its year-end and what is behind.
  2. 2.You share bank statements, the current books or spreadsheet, and any prior filings.
  3. 3.We give you a scope and a price in writing before anything starts.
  4. 4.We do the bookkeeping or clean-up and send you questions in one batch, not a drip.
  5. 5.We prepare the returns for an officer to review and sign.
  6. 6.We leave you with a calendar and a folder the next treasurer can use.

Before you call

It helps to know your fiscal year-end, roughly how much came in last year (before expenses), whether the club has an IRS determination letter, and whether it is registered with the Attorney General. If you are not sure about any of those, that is fine; finding out is part of the first conversation.

  • Fiscal year-end
  • Rough gross receipts last year
  • IRS determination letter, if any
  • AG account number, if any
  • Raffle permit, if any

Figures on this page were checked against the IRS and Massachusetts sources listed alongside on 28 Sep 2026. They change — confirm the current amount before relying on one.

General information for owner-led businesses, not advice for your specific situation. Tax and accounting rules change, and how they apply depends on facts particular to your business. Talk to us — or to another qualified professional — before acting on anything here.

Common questions

Quick answers

Does Murphy Accounting audit booster clubs?
No. We do not perform audits or reviews. Massachusetts requires reviewed or audited statements from an independent CPA only when gross support and revenue is over $500,000, which few booster clubs reach. When a club does need one, we prepare the reconciled books and records for the club's independent CPA.
Can you file our 990-N for us?
We can confirm the club is eligible and gather and check the eight items the e-Postcard asks for. The IRS requires a Login.gov or ID.me account to submit it, so we agree with you who will submit it when we scope the work, and make sure the next treasurer can find the account.
How much does booster club bookkeeping cost?
It depends on how many accounts and events the club has and how far behind the books are. We give you a scope and a price in writing before anything starts, so the board can approve it before any work is done.
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