Nonprofit organizations are subject to complex sets of regulations that reflect the diverse organizations that are covered under these rules: charitable organizations, social welfare organizations, memberships organizations, advocacy groups, and many more. Nonprofit accounting is especially difficult in the areas of fund accounting, cash vs. accrual accounting, transfers and appropriations, treatment of fixed assets and contributions, pledges, and non-cash contributions. This core volume (ISBN 0-471-38039-3) is supplemented annually.

Financial And Accounting Guide For Not-For-Profit Organizations Seventh Edition 2009 Cumulative Supplement

The 2008 Cumulative Supplement contains the following: We have updated Appendix D, Summary of Emerging Issues for Not-for-Profit Organizations, which highlights accounting, financial reporting, tax, and regulatory compliance issues, including their potential impact. SAS 112 (which replaced SAS 60) is addressed in Chapter 24 as well as Appendix E. Chapter 26 on Investments includes the Alternative Investments Practice Aid issued by the Alternative Investments Task Force established by the Audit Issues Task Force of the Auditing Standards Board. In addition, we have included a new, comprehensive whitepaper on this topic (useful for management, the board and the auditors) as Appendix F. Another white paper, helping management and the board to understand the balance sheet, has been added as Appendix G. Chapter 28 discusses some of the IRS’ proposed revisions to Form 990 and provides a website where you may obtain the most recent status and information.

The 2003 Cumulative Supplement (0-471-25015-5) completely updates the sixth edition of Financial and Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Organizations. It includes: Summary of the FASB2s proposed new "principles-based approach" to setting future accounting standards. Discussion of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and its possible effects on not-for-profit organizations. U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) Amendment No. 3, Independence Current pronouncements from the AICPA, FASB, and GASB

As nonprofit organizations face heightened scrutiny by the general public, donors, regulators, and members of Congress, the Third Edition of the essential book on the basics of fundraising provides new, up-to-date and valuable information that every fundraiser needs to know. With ethics and accountability being the primary theme of the Third Edition, this practical guide will continue to provide an overview of the field and give development staff, managers, and directors a platform from which to operate their fundraising programs. The new edition also provides much needed information on giving trends, computer hardware and software available for fundraisers, cost estimates and workflow timetables, and the importance of the Internet. This primer remains a must-have for anyone new to the fundraising arena.

Accountants continue to find it difficult to keep abreast of the flood of issuances by FASB and AICPA, as well as the numerous interpretations and bulletins issued to explain them. This highly regarded reference is relied on by a considerable part of the accounting profession in their day-to-day work. Accountants, auditors, bankers, lawyers, financial analysts, and other preparers and users of accounting information will turn to this resource again and again for reliable answers to questions on accounting and financial reporting.