The Charity CFO

JANUARY 5, 2023

When creating your fiscal policy, ensure that it complies with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). A nonprofit budget is a planning document that helps predict expenses, allocate resources, and monitor ongoing operations throughout the year. Make board members accountable. Bring GAAP compliance.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Or perhaps your integrated cash flow reports are based on GAAP accounting principles rather than formulas, but your existing planning and forecasting software application doesn't support them. Now more than ever, company’s need to start scenario planning for a wide range of potential business challenges and opportunities.

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Cube Software

MAY 10, 2023

This could be retail stores offering layaway plans or a media company offering subscriptions to streaming services. If you pay for an annual subscription to a web-hosting plan, you’re only using the service a month at a time. It is important to accurately track and report unearned revenue, so you can properly manage profit margins.

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Yes, they might have a board member or volunteer who takes care of the finances, but they often lack specific expertise in nonprofit accounting. As a result, the organization might not adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which can trip them up come tax time or during an audit.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 6, 2024

This accounting principle offers an insightful perspective into a business's worth , underlining the importance of financial reporting in today's market dynamics. Understanding the Net Book Value (NBV) of a company's assets is critical for knowing its financial health and potential for future growth.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 13, 2023

Accounting Standards In the United States, all organizations must adhere to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This establishes core accounting standards for nonprofits which help with accountability and transparency.

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Strategic Treasurer

MARCH 6, 2023

In this podcast, Craig Jeffery and Jason Campbell talk through some of the important questions regarding financial planning and analysis. And that difference can vary when we think about cash if we’re formally trained in accounting, we think that the generally accepted accounting principle of cash is the way to go.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 18, 2021

If your company’s accountant can’t keep up with the workload, a controller would be more beneficial than a second accountant, and more directly involved than a CFO who is probably not needed in this situation. The case for a CFO. Forecasting is another reason to choose a CFO over a controller.

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Boston Startup CFO

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Are you prepared to manage the day-to-day of your startup, from recruiting new talent to bookkeeping to financial planning? Overall, CFOs help you with business planning, providing your business plan with essential rigor. You can also hire a consulting group to provide accounting support on a project basis.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 14, 2021

Almost in parallel, accounting as a profession found its footing and worked on creating rules that would apply to reporting, at least at publicly traded companies, with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) making its appearance in 1933.

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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. . Cash accounting may be a good choice for some small nonprofits with funding challenges.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 5, 2022

Cash accounting does not comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for nonprofit organizations. So if you expect to grow or search for new sources of funding, you’ll probably need to graduate to accrual-basis accounting. Is Accrual Accounting a Requirement For You?

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 19, 2023

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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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

But by being aware of the varying requirements and filing documents in an accurate and timely manner, new firms can navigate their way through the registration process and (finally) begin offering planning services to clients! Author: Chris Stanley. Guest Contributor. RIA Fee Itemization And Surprise Custody Audits. Some states (e.g.,

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Include critical accounting policies in the notes with the relevant items. Planful offers a robust library of reporting formats and distribution options, so you’re able to produce a variety of interactive financial and management reports from one source of truth. Since implementing Planful, Thule immediately saw improvement.

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Spreadym

AUGUST 10, 2023

The best financial reporting software solutions , Spreadym : an easy-to-use platform that is widely used for financial planning and analysis. QuickBooks: A widely used accounting software that offers robust financial reporting capabilities, suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Planful

JUNE 22, 2017

But in the accounting world, “financial consolidation” is a well-defined process that includes several complexities and accounting principles. Here are the key accounting consolidation steps in the finance consolidation process : Collecting trial balance data (e.g.,

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