This course covers the not-for-profit financial statement – Statement of Financial Position – and is designed to introduce auditors to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 958 — Not-for-Profit Entities regarding proper preparation of the statements.
This course discusses assets, liabilities, and net assets accounts as well as disclosures that are specific to typical not-for-profits. The course also discusses how Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities, required structural changes to the average not-for-profit statement of financial position. The lessons are then applied by showing how this works in a sample statement of position.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize proper account sequencing structure per Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting standards for the statement of financial position.
- Identify the accounts that are likely to appear on a not-for-profit statement of financial position and their measurement rules.
- Identify the key differences between net asset accounts prior to Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-14, Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities, and after.
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Prerequisites
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course, but completion of the other courses in this series is recommended.
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Course Questions and Answers(3 Questions)
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Thanks for this presentation. It is very short, comprehensive and elaborative.
I need some clarifications with regards to "Net Assets" and disclosure requirements
QUESTION 1
If the Equity in the normal "for profit" organization comprises of "Opening balance Equity", "Retained Earning" and "Net Income".
How would I classify these items under "Net Assets" in the NFP ? are these items actually part of the component of Net Assets ?
QUESTION 2
What are the required disclosure requirement for NFP under AICPA Audit Guide and other applicable standard ?
Thank you
Hi -
Answer to Question 1: On a nonprofit balance sheet the "equity" section or net assets section should only state whether the balance is donor restricted or not. But to calculate the balance you take the beginning balance from the beginning of the period and add in any excess revenue (net income) to obtain the balance you will see on the balance sheet.
Answer to Question 2: Please see ASU 2016-14 for further guidance on the latest regs regarding how to classify net assets. I also rely heavily on the AICPA NonProfit Accounting and Audit Guide for industry specific answers.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for your response. I just need to clarify what constitute "beginning balance from the beginning of the period" ?
Is it "Opening equity + Retained Earning" ?
My confusion is where to report "opening equity". is it going to be added to the retained earning to arrive at "Net assets, beginning of the year (under statement of activities)" OR it will be reported separately in the " Statement of financial position"
Thanks