This course takes a high level look at the biggest change to not-for-profit (NFP) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) since the release of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) No. 116 and 117 – Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-14, and discusses the release date and expected implementation dates for most NFPs. It also discusses the history of non-profit financial statement regulation and the reasoning behind the decisions made by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Not-For-Profit Advisory Committee in creating ASU No. 2016-14.
Learners also get a peek at some of the financial statement presentations and footnote disclosures they should be prepared to review on their next not-for-profit financial statement audit. There is also a brief discussion of real-world financial failures by nonprofits.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize why changes were made to the Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) No. 117 financial statement format for not-for-profits as well as the changes made to individual parts of the financial statement
- Identify the most important reasons that the Not-For-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) describes as the driving forces behind the changes made in Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-14
- Identify the disclosures that not-for-profits now need to make either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnote disclosures as a result of ASU No. 2016-14
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Prerequisites
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.