CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This early encouragement played a key role in shaping my future, as it introduced me to the world of business and numbers. This opportunity allowed me to audit clients like the South African Revenue Service and South African Tourism, as well as manage accounts for Mastercard South Africa.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 29, 2022

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. Massachusetts-based Audit Analytics looked at disclosures from more than 9,000 U.S.-listed public companies has gone up this year. listed companies since 2005, finding firms that had to reissue their financials due to errors.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 5, 2022

But that’s not quite true—nonprofits face a decision between 2 different accounting methods for tracking their financial activity: cash accounting vs. accrual accounting. Though both systems use the same numbers, looking at those numbers differently can give you a very different perspective on the state of your finances.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 17, 2022

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. . Under cash accounting, you would show the revenue in September and the expenses in October.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

According to Alberta School of Business accounting professor Ke Wang, companies’ use of “narrative” in addition to hard data enables firms to limit focus and understanding among investors and the public about poor performance or outlook. In the U.K.,

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Nonprofits must maintain thorough and accurate financial records to comply with both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ( GAAP ) and maintain their tax-exempt status with the IRS. It’s like having an in-house team dedicated to your organization, without the overhead cost of a full accounting department. .

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