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Accounting for NFP Organizations

In this article we will discuss about the accounting for non-profit-organizations done. Transactions for a Private Not-For-Profit Organization Illustrated: The following transactions demonstrate typical journal entries for a private not-for-profit organization. Because FASB SFAS 117 focuses on the entity as a whole, the organization does not need to record transactions in separate funds. However, not-for-profits can choose to use a [...]

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Accounting for Contributors | Accounting

Contributions are obviously a major source of support for many private not-for-profits. FASB SFAS 116 defines contributions as unconditional transfers of cash or other resources to an entity in a voluntary nonreciprocal transaction. According to SFAS 116, contributions are rec­ognized as revenue in the period received at their fair value. Conditional promises to give are not recognized as revenue until [...]

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