August 31, 2018 When Should You Reconsider A Special Event? Special events can be huge moneymakers for nonprofits. But sometimes they can be money pits, costing much more than the … Read More
July 9, 2018 Is It Time To Adopt The New Hedge Accounting Principles? Some companies use hedging strategies to minimize the risk of earnings fluctuations. If your company uses hedging, you might want … Read More
June 15, 2018 Make The Most of Your Fundraising With Simple Metrics If your nonprofit wants to make better decisions when allocating limited fundraising resources, get in the habit of measuring your … Read More
June 1, 2018 Collaborative Arrangements Cause Reporting Headaches If you’re frustrated by the vague rules for reporting collaborative arrangements on your income statement, you’re not alone. Fortunately, relief … Read More
April 25, 2018 Accounting For Pledges Isn’t As Simple As It Might Seem If you don’t record donor pledges in the right financial period, you could run into audit issues and put your … Read More
April 23, 2018 Have You Conducted a Fee Equalization/Levelization? Fees in defined contribution (DC) plans can be complicated. Historically, fees have not been fully and simply disclosed, but the … Read More
April 16, 2018 Public vs. Private Companies: Different Accounting Rules From Main Street to Wall Street, businesses come in various sizes. One set of accounting rules can’t fit everyone, so … Read More
April 4, 2018 Finding A Bookkeeper For Your Nonprofit Nonprofit bookkeepers may be required to handle everything from accounts payable to audit preparation to sending donor acknowledgments. To find … Read More
March 30, 2018 Learn The Warning Signs of Earnings “Spin” Financial statements are supposed to tell how a business is performing. But are they really accurate and objective? Or are … Read More
March 1, 2018 It’s Time for Nonprofits to Embrace the Cloud If your nonprofit hasn’t yet moved to “the cloud,” it’s worth considering. Cloud computing can offer stronger security and significant … Read More
February 20, 2018 For-Profit vs. Nonprofit: Compare Financial Reporting Goals How do the financial reporting rules differ for nonprofit and for-profit entities? And, more important, how are the requirements alike? Read More
February 9, 2018 Fixed vs. Variable Costs: How To Compute Breakeven Breakeven point is a helpful management tool. To calculate breakeven, you just need your income statement, a simple formula and … Read More
