NFP Accounting Flashcards

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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)

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

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Similar to Balance Sheet:

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

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What are the major classifications in a Statement of Activities?

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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

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

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Both direct and indirect methods are OK

Operating Activities - Unrestricted Revenues and Unrestricted Expenses

Investing Activities

Financing Activities - Endowments and restricted contributions

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

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Volunteer Health Organizations

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Which statements are required for non - governmental hospitals?

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

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

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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

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What are the characteristics of unrestricted assets or revenue?

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

Note: assets earmarked internally by management are still unrestricted

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When are revenues on contributions recognized?

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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

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When are services rendered considered contributions?

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If the organization would have otherwise paid for them

or

They increase the value of a non - monetary asset

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Is hospital charity care revenue?

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NO.

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

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How are unconditional pledges to contribute recorded?

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

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Which revenues are expenses deducted from?

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

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What are the characteristics of temporarily restricted assets/revenue?

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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

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What are the characteristics of an endowment?

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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

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16
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When is the donation of an art collection recognized as a contribution or asset?

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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

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

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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
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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
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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