The Families First Act was signed into law prior to the CARES Act and provides for government reimbursement of amounts employers pay to employees for sick leave and family leave due to COVID-19. It’s quite confusing how this is calculated, but here is a summary: The government will reimburse up to $2,000 or $5,110 per …
Being a not-for-profit board member is a great way to get involved in causes that are important to you, but before diving in and offering your services, keep in mind there are responsibilities to being a board member. Don’t miss: CARES Act – Forgivable government loans for non-profits Board member responsibilities can be broken down …
Last week, Congress and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. One of the big items in this Act is the Paycheck Protection Program which provides for a forgivable loan that can be obtained through an SBA lender under the SBA 7(a) loan program. Don’t miss: What should …
There is no doubt COVID-19’s impact is like nothing we have experienced from the food and toilet paper shortages to the state mandated closures of non-essential businesses and schools. There is so much uncertainty as things are continually changing day by day. Nonprofit organizations are not immune to this impact. In fact, they are probably …
Not too long ago, I attended a presentation on Arizona tax credits for donations to qualifying charitable organization, sponsored by Child Crisis Arizona. I had the pleasure of not only attending the event with Donna, an amazing tax partner here at Henry+Horne, but also of listening to an excellent portion of the presentation done by …
This disclosure is easy to overlook but it’s important for proper financial reporting. A related party footnote disclosure is needed when transactions are recorded in the financials between the preparer and related parties. Understanding whom and what is considered a related party will help alleviate missed opportunities in disclosing related party transactions. Per ASC 850 …
The accounting for and the responsibilities relating to endowments can be confusing to nonprofit organizations. Accounting staff, management, and the Finance Committee members should all have the knowledge to be able to ensure endowments are tracked correctly and that the organization is complying with UPMIFA. Here are the top 10 things you should know about …
You have the passion to help and give back to others. You work so hard to get your passion into action and you know that the government offers the opportunity for organizations like yours to gain tax exemption. However, applying for tax-exempt status can be a long and complicated process and it may take months …
The statement of functional expense also referred to by some as a “SOFE”, provides the reader of the financial statement more detail of an entity’s expenses. The SOFE shows the expenses broken down by an expense’s purpose. This statement classifies expenses by its natural expense classification and also its functional expense classification. The natural expense …
As you are probably aware by now, Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities – Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities is in full effect as it was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Many of you should have implemented this new accounting standard by now and should have already seen …