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Key Accounting & Reporting Issues for
Nonprofits: Revenues Recognition
Presented by:
Larry L. Perry, CPA
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Learning Objectives
1. Understand principles of revenue recognition
in Statements of Financial Accounting
Standards for nonprofit organizations.
2. Be able to properly account for revenues of
nonprofit organizations.
3. Understand basic principles of accounting and
reporting for revenue accounts presented on
the statement of activities.
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SFAS No. 116 (Topic 958-605)—Accounting for
Contributions
 Contributions received are recognized as revenues in the period
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received or promised at fair values.
 Includes unconditional promises to give.
Contributions made are recognized as expenses in the period
made or promised at their fair values.
 Includes unconditional promises to give.
Conditional promises are recognized when they become
unconditional.
Restricted contributions are recorded and recognized according
to donors’ time and purpose restrictions.
In-kind contributions of materials, professional services, and
free space are recorded at fair values when received.
Contributions of collection items are recorded as revenues at
fair values if NPO capitalizes collection items.
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Polling Question No. 1
 Contributions are recorded as deferred
revenues until time and purpose restrictions
are satisfied
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A. True
B. False
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Nonprofit Organization Financial
Statements
 Statement of Financial Position
 Statement of Activities
 Statement of Cash Flows
 Footnotes
 Statement of Functional Expenses
Required for Voluntary Health and Welfare
Organizations
 Voluntary for other NPOs
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Illustrative Statement of Activities
 For comparative presentations, prior year total
column would be presented on right.
 Changes in net assets can be presented in
columnar format or sequentially from top to
bottom.
 Expiration of time restrictions and
accomplishment of purpose restrictions are
reclassified to unrestricted net assets.
 All expenses are recorded in unrestricted net
assets.
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Illustrative Statement of Cash Flows
 Generally the same as for-profit entities.
 Direct or indirect methods permitted.
 Interest and taxes paid disclosures required on the
statement or in the footnotes.
 Restricted gifts that are receivable over a long term
are treated as financing activities (usually
permanently restricted promises to give).
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Polling Question No. 2
 Which of the following are differences from
for-profit GAAP for NPOs?
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A. The direct method for the stmt. of cash flows is
required
B. All restricted gifts are combined in stmt. of
activities
C. Net assets and revenues must reflect donor
restrictions
D. None of the above
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Understanding Revenue Recognition
ASC overview for all entities
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Must be realized or realizable
Must be earned
Non-profit GAAP
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Exchange transactions are recorded same as for-profit
GAAP.
Contributions are recorded in the period received or
promised.
Donor-imposed restrictions drive the net asset
classification.
Conditional gifts are not recorded until they are
unconditional.
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Contributions of Cash or Other Assets
 Unconditional promises to give—legally enforceable
 Intentions to give—not legally enforceable
 Exchange transactions—this for that
 Agency transactions—recipient not principal beneficiary
 Unrestricted, temporarily restricted, permanently
restricted contributions classifications
 Restrictions met in current year may be recorded with
other contributions
 Board imposed designations of unrestricted net assets
are not contributions
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In-Kind Contributions
 Donated materials or merchandise
 Donated long-lived assets and free use of
facilities
 Donated services
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Professional services that would otherwise be
purchased
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Volunteer services contributed to construct a capital
asset
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Other Revenues Transactions
 Agency transactions
 Exchange transactions
 Other accrual basis revenues
 Special
events
 Program service fees
 Sales of merchandise and publications
 Third-party reimbursements—may be
refundable advances if not used or disbursed
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Illustrative Notes Affecting Revenues—
Note A
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Organization
Method of accounting
Basis of presentation
Revenue recognition
Cash and cash equivalents
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Illustrative Notes—Investments
 Description and number of shares or face amount
 SFAS No. 157 (Topic 820) hierarchy input level
used for fair value determination of all marketable
equity and debt securities
 Unrealized gains and losses on securities are
reported in the statement of activities
 Realized gains and losses, interest and dividends
are classified separately in the statement of
activities
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Polling Question No. 3
 Only investments in equity and debt securities
held for trading activities are required to be
presented at fair value for NPOs
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A. True
B. False
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Illustrative Notes—Related Party Transactions
 Identify and describe all significant related parties
 Describe nature of relationship (equity, management,
contracts, etc.)
 Disclose dollar amount of transactions during the year
 Determine any variable interest entities for which the
reporting entity is primary beneficiary and whether it is
necessary to apply SFAS Nos. 167 and 160 (Topic 810)
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Illustrative Note—Restricted Net Assets
 Activities during the year in material restricted
net assets accounts
 Reclassifications
 Expiration of time restrictions
 Satisfaction of purpose restrictions
 Disclosure of gift concentrations, i.e., material
contributions from individuals or organizations
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Illustrative Note—In-Kind Contributions
 Describe nature of contributions and input hierarchy
used to determine fair values.
 Categories
1. Donated merchandise
2. Donated services
 Professional
 Contributed to create a non-financial asset
 Volunteers
 Free use of space
 Assets such as securities, property, and equipment,
etc.
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Illustrative Note—Non-Cash Transactions
 Describe nature and amounts of all non-cash
transactions excluded from statement of cash
flows.
 Disclosure can be on face of statement of cash
flows or in footnote.
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Polling Question No. 4
 Which of the following statements are true?
 A. Non-profit GAAP is the same as for-profit
GAAP
 B. Promises and intentions to give are
recorded when made
 C. In-kind contributions are recorded at
estimated values
 D. Other revenues are recorded on a cash
basis for NPOs
 E. None of the above
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