The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A budget and tracking system also help with transparency and accountability at all levels of your organization. It’s easy to audit a nonprofit budget to check for potential errors and reduce the possibility of fraud. At The Charity CFO, we like to do the latter because we feel it leaves you with a more realistic budget base.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

Fraud losses in the charitable industry destroy an organization’s reputation, future financing opportunities, and capacity to carry out its mission. And in early 2021, the department labeled Feeding Our Future “seriously defective” due to incomplete financial audits and lapsed IRS nonprofit registration.

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The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a result, Congress implemented the UBIT in 1950 to eliminate the unfair advantage tax exemption gave to nonprofits competing against for-profit entities in the same sector. For example, the UBIT prevents an entity such as a church from using its exempt status to open a store purely for profit with no charitable purpose.

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CFO Share

AUGUST 5, 2021

In simple terms, that means the cannabis industry taxable income is closer to its revenue rather than profit. The difference between cost of goods sold and ordinary business expenses is well defined in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) but routinely ignored by small business bookkeeping services. trimming shears).

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CFO Share

MARCH 14, 2022

QOE reports go beyond the balance sheet and profit and loss statement – they challenge the underlying data through rigorous testing and management interviews to assess accuracy, and risk. What is the difference between a quality of earnings report and an audit? Changes in accounting principles.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

These protections help safeguard investors’ funds and securities in the event of a brokerage firm’s failure or other financial losses. In addition to this protection, Robinhood has implemented measures to monitor suspicious activity and protect users from financial loss due to fraudulent activity. Is Robinhood Safe to Use?

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CFO Share

AUGUST 31, 2023

The stress of ensuring accurate records, timely tax filing, and smooth audits can be overwhelming, especially if last year’s experience was anything but smooth. Another accountant should double-check your year-end bookkeeping to verify the accuracy of your bookkeeper’s work. How do you prepare year-end bookkeeping?

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CFO Share

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Key takeaways for business leaders include: Maintaining an emergency fund for unforeseen expenses Timely collection of accounts receivable Monitoring inventory and purchasing vs. forecasts to avoid overstocking. Operational Efficiency This factor measures the efficacy of a business in converting its investments into profits.

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Centage

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The projections are pulled from the profit and loss and balance sheets and balance sheet items, like purchases or depreciation, are added or subtracted. Important Elements of Cash Flow Forecasting Even profitable businesses can be hurt if they don’t have the cash flow to support day to day operations.

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CFO Share

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A bookkeeper or accountant who. Continuously shrinking cash despite profitable financial reporting. Once you have detected fraudulent behavior, it is time to hire forensic accounting services. Forensic accountants investigate, identify, and document fraud. No internal audit of credit card spending.

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CFO Share

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Monthly account reconciliations are commonly only performed on major GLs, like cash and credit cards. However, you need to reconcile every balance sheet account to a schedule for year-end. Print out a copy and, next to each account, write what schedule you will use. Plan your schedules.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 26, 2023

Start With the Fundamentals of Nonprofit Tax Filing Non-profit organizations operate in many areas of society, including education, healthcare, sports, and social services. NPOs should track all donations, grants, and investments made to their organization to make sure they are properly accounted for.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you’re like most nonprofit leaders, you’re not researching nonprofit accounting basics to satisfy your curiosity. with this overview of nonprofit accounting basics. . What is nonprofit accounting? Investopedia defines accounting as “the process of recording financial transactions pertaining to a business.” .

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CFO Talks

DECEMBER 26, 2021

SAIBA’s CEO, Nicolaas van Wyk, provides interesting feedback from the recent CFO World Congress in Mexico, how developments at COP26 will soon change a CFO’s reporting obligations, and the trends for CFOs going into 2022. CFO Talks is a brand of the South African Institute of Business Accountants.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 19, 2023

Accounting standards for nonprofits are probably not the first thing you think about, but are crucial for your organization to succeed. Nonprofit organizations distinguish themselves from for-profit entities through their purpose and mission.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 24, 2022

A new merchandising leader undertook a review of brand profitability and saw that the company was actually losing money on its La Perla sales. The company debated whether it was worth carrying a brand that consistently created losses. We have found that performing a customer-base audit is a fundamental catalyst for change.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 15, 2022

During the “Great Recession,” nonprofits have lost their accountants and financial directors at record rates. And they’re tired of the hamster wheel of hiring, re-hiring, training, and re-training bookkeepers and accountants. So why do accountants leave nonprofit organizations? Why Do Nonprofit Accountants Quit?

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In fact, as a nonprofit organization, the expectations for transparency and accountability are higher than those for for-profit businesses. It’s a tool for ensuring transparency, disclosure, and accountability to the public. Full accounting of income, expenses, and donors. Why do nonprofits need to file Form 990?

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Spreadym

AUGUST 10, 2023

When choosing the best financial reporting software solution, it's important to consider factors such as ease of use, scalability, integration with existing systems, compliance with accounting standards, cost, customer support, and any unique requirements your organization might have.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Why it is important for advisory firms to conduct an audit of their tech stack and the steps they can take to conduct the exercise. How advisors are increasingly purchasing individual bonds rather than bond funds in client accounts. will affect surviving spouses who inherit retirement accounts from a deceased spouse.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Michael: So, it sounds like part of the challenge was, you live in a large company environment where, as is common for a lot of them, they organized study groups of top advisors, of top producers, of those that are doing well and growing well, and driving the business profitably. In fact, we probably would have been much more profitable.

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CFO Share

MAY 3, 2021

An increase in audits overall. Tax problems become greater the more profit you generate and more creative tax accounting you participate in. Tax problems become greater the more profit you generate and more creative tax accounting you participate in. Keep detailed records in the event of an audit.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The India Rising story hit some turbulence last week, as one of its biggest corporate success stories, the Adani Group, was hit with a report from Hindenburg Research, an investing group that specializes in targeting and shorting companies that it believes have dubious accounting and business practices.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Outside of work, he serves as a volunteer financial planner and class instructor for non-profits in the Northern Virginia area. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have become an increasingly popular tool for consumers , particularly those in good health and with extra income to save. He can be reached at [email protected].

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CFO Share

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

C-corp structures come with many long-term benefits, such as qualifying for section 1202 (see more on this below) or rolling net operating losses indefinately. Harvest capital losses to offset the gains. On the other hand, the extra funding will also be used for increased scrutiny including more audits. Selling to an ESOP.

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