F9-NFP Flashcards
Contribution classified as
Generally, the difference between the fair value of purchases and the amount transferred
Cash contributions and unconditional pledges are recognized
are recognized as contribution revenue in the year in which the cash or pledge is received.
ot-for-profit corporations are required to produce the following financial statements:
Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Activities
Statement of Cash Flows
A promise to contribute is restricted
until conditions (collection) or eligibility requirements (date, etc.) have been satisfied.
Restricted donations are released from restriction when
conditions or eligibility requirements have been satisfied. The Baker Fund has satisfied the restriction on $95,000 by spending the money on program expenses.
Not-for-profit organizations are considered financially interrelated organizations in the event that one of the organizations:
Is both able to influence the operating and financial decisions of the other AND has an ongoing economic interest in the net assets of the other.
Donated property is recorded
at its fair market value and is recognized as support on the Statement of Activities .
The expense categories used by not-for-profit organizations generally fall under two main headings:
program services and support services.
Program services
directly related to the mission of the organization
Support services
Support services typically involve items such as fund raising, administration, management, and membership development.
Fundraising
contemplates inducing potential donors to contribute to the entity
Investing activities in the statement of cash flows should include
proceeds from the sale of long lived assets or insurance proceeds associated with the loss of long lived assets.
Contributions to a non-profit include transactions
are unconditional (not requiring a future event to occur), non-reciprocal, voluntary, and not of an ownership investment.
A not-for-profit organization needs to report its expenses in the statement of activities by
their functional classification (program classification, supporting activities, fund-raising, etc.). This method helps donors and others in assessing an organization’s service efforts.
restricted to acquisition of property.
financing activities
Donated services are recognized if the services received either
(1) create or enhance non-financial assets, or (2) require specialized skills, are provided by individuals possessing those skills, and would typically need to be purchased if not provided by donation.
A not-for-profit organization prepares a Statement of Activities that presents
Changes in unrestricted net assets, temporarily restricted net assets, and permanently restricted net assets.
The not-for-profit entity has no variance power
the receipt is accounted for as a liability, not as a contribution on the Statement of Activities.