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1
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Which financial statements are required for not - for - profit organizations?

A

Statement of Financial Position

Statement of Activities

Statement of Cash Flows

Statement of Functional Expense (Volunteer Health Organizations Only)

2
Q

What are the major classifications found on a Statement of Financial Position?

A

Similar to Balance Sheet:

Assets
Liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted Assets
Permanently Restricted Assets
Temporarily Restricted Assets

3
Q

What are the major classifications in a Statement of Activities?

A

Similar to an Income Statement - organization - wide:

Revenues
Expenses - ONLY deducted from Unrestricted Revenues
Gains and Losses
Changes in Net Asset classes
Unrestricted
Permanently Restricted
Temporarily Restricted

4
Q

What are the characteristics of a Statement of Cash Flows for not - for - profits? What are the major classifications?

A

Both direct and indirect methods are OK

Operating Activities - Unrestricted Revenues and Unrestricted Expenses

Investing Activities

Financing Activities - Endowments and restricted contributions

5
Q

Which organizations are required to present a Statement of Functional Expenses?

A

Volunteer Health Organizations

6
Q

Which statements are required for non - governmental hospitals?

A

Balance Sheet
Statement of Operations
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Statement of Cash Flows
Financial Statement Notes

7
Q

Which basis of accounting is used for revenues and net assets?

A

Accrual basis of accounting is used

Only external parties can restrict the use of assets (permanent or temporary)

Assets earmarked internally by management are still classified as unrestricted

8
Q

What are the characteristics of unrestricted assets or revenue?

A

No restrictions or conditions placed on entity in order to use the resources

Note: assets earmarked internally by management are still unrestricted

9
Q

When are revenues on contributions recognized?

A

Revenues on contributions are recognized in the year received - not the year the contribution is spent and are recorded at Fair Value on the date received

10
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When are services rendered considered contributions?

A

If the organization would have otherwise paid for them

or

They increase the value of a non - monetary asset

11
Q

Is hospital charity care revenue?

A

NO.

It is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements only.

12
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How are unconditional pledges to contribute recorded?

A

Classified as revenue in the current year only - multi - year future contributions fall under Temporarily Restricted.

13
Q

Which revenues are expenses deducted from?

A

Expenses ONLY deducted from Unrestricted Revenues - not Temporary or Permanently Restricted Revenues/Assets

14
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What are the characteristics of temporarily restricted assets/revenue?

A

Use is restricted to a future time - which could then convert to unrestricted - Class: Temp. Restricted Revenue

Unrestricted contributions promised (including multi - year contributions) - but not yet received are actually restricted by time and are therefore classified as Temporarily Restricted Assets - Multi - year contributions are recorded at the present value of the future contributions

15
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What are the characteristics of an endowment?

A

Use of investment is restricted - but income from investment could be either restricted or unrestricted

Must be under control of receiving entity (Quasi Endowment) in order to be recorded in unrestricted net assets

Otherwise - a memo entry is recorded

16
Q

When is the donation of an art collection recognized as a contribution or asset?

A

Not recognized as assets or contribution revenue if they are held of display or education’ or their sale results in the purchase of similar items

17
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When both Temporarily Restricted Assets and Unrestricted Assets are available for use - which assets are used first?

A

Temporarily restricted assets are used before Unrestricted assets.

18
Q

How is a refundable advance recorded by a not for profit?

A

Classified as a Liability

Promise to contribute assets pending on certain conditions being met

Becomes unconditional once the possibility that it won’t happen is remote

19
Q

How are investments recorded and valued in not - for - profit accounting?

A

Fair Value is mostly used

Exception - Equity method used when significant influence exists

20
Q

How are scholarships recorded?

A

As a reduction of revenue - netted against college’s tuition

21
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How is depreciation expense recorded by a not - for - profit?

A

Depreciation expense is allocated proportionately to various functions