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Are Your Compliance Processes Keeping Up with Evolving Audit Requirements?

Bramasol

Discover how SAP solutions lay a solid foundation for audits and next level PCAOB or AICPA compliance reviews. While passing each audit is a critically important milestone, companies also should understand that it is only one aspect of ensuring their financial transparency and integrity.

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When Does Your Nonprofit Need an Audit?

The Charity CFO

Contrary to what many people envision, a nonprofit audit doesn’t usually start with a letter from the IRS. Instead, an independent nonprofit audit is something you choose to build trust in your nonprofit organization. An audit can be a critical step for a growing nonprofit that needs to raise increasing amounts of funds.

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Nonprofit Audit Checklist (+ Free PDF Download)

The Charity CFO

Many nonprofit organizations both large and small need to undergo a financial statement audit every year. Preparing for a nonprofit audit can be overwhelming and anxiety-filled, especially if it’s your first audit or you don’t have a strong and experienced financial team. What is a financial statement audit?

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Do Nonprofits Use Cash or Accrual Accounting?

The Charity CFO

So, if today a donor pledges to donate $100 to you next year , you’ll record that donation today rather than next year when the money will arrive in your bank account. And many large grantmakers, foundations, and banks may insist on accrual-based financials to give you funds. What is Modified Cash Basis Accounting?

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How to Comply with Accounting Standards for Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

Because of their unique structure and operational model, nonprofits must comply with various accounting standards that are, in many ways, different from for-profit organizations. In the United States, these Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (or GAAP) are set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

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Financial Accounting Hierarchy - By JP Puchulu

Boston Startup CFO

In this tier, a double-entry accounting system is employed to ensure the accurate recording of all transactions. This includes managing invoices, receipts, and payments, as well as reconciling bank statements. A disorganized bookkeeping system causes the rest of the financial accounting hierarchy to be unsound.

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Nonprofit Accounting Basics for Founders, Board Members & Executives

The Charity CFO

The basic accounting principles for nonprofit organizations are the same as accounting for for-profit companies. . So let’s start with the basics, and later we’ll dig into some of the things that make nonprofit accounting unique. . Then we’ll move onto some other common accounting terms: Assets. Net Assets.