Nonprofit Accounting Basics

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How Nonprofits Can Better Manage Overhead Expenses

Managing a nonprofit organization’s overhead (management and general) expenses is just as important as managing program and fundraising expenses. Most nonprofits would not dispute this statement.

Employee Files

Keep only what you need in an employee's personnel file.

Key Disclosures

A key component of all audited and reviewed financial statements are the footnotes. It is in the footnotes that key transactions are explained and other important information is disclosed.

FASB Clarifies and Improves Guidance for Not-for-Profit Grant and Contribution Accounting

On June 21, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued accounting standards update (ASU) No.

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Changes to Fair Value Disclosure requirements - What You Need to Know

The FASB’s new guidance in ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, impacts the fair value d

FASB ASU 2016-14: Liquidity - Organization Liquidity is More than Cash

The nonprofit financial statement format has a number of major areas affected by the new standard and the Liquidity is one of them.

Understanding Contributed Services

Contributed services are professional services that have been donated by someone outside of your organization with specialized skills — such as those provided by doctors, nurses, lawyers or account

Nonprofit Funding Sources (Donor Types)

Funding comes from a variety of sources for nonprofits. Every nonprofit has a niche and a funding strategy to match.

What Board committees are recommended for a newly formed nonprofit?

Question: I will be forming a new nonprofit organization soon and I am in the process of recruiting the initial Board of Directors and drafting governing documents.