Not for profit part 1 new beckers f6 m1

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Pharm, a nongovernmental not-for-profit organization, is preparing its year-end financial statements. Which of the following statements is required? A. Statement of changes in financial position © B. Statementof cash flows C. Statement of changes in fund balance D. Statement of revenue, expenses and changes in fund balance Choice "B is correct. Not-for-profit corporations are required to produce the following financial statements: « Statement of financial position Statement of activities « Statement of cash flows Not-for-profit corporations are also required to disclose, display, or separately report the relationship between functional classifications and natural classifications of expenses. Choice "A” is incorrect. The statement of changes in financial position is no longer used by not-for-profit organizations. Choice “C is incorrect. Not-for-profits do not account for fund balances in financial statements issued for external use and therefore do not produce a statement of changes in fund balance. Choice "D is incorrect. Not-for-profits do not account for fund balances in financial statements issued for external use and
Stanton College, a not-for-profit organization, received a buikding with no donor stipulations as to its use. What type of net assets Should be increased when the building was received? L Netassets without donor restrictions I Net assets with donor restrictions W Board-designated net assets A. lonly. B. lonty. c. monly. D. norm Choice "A” is correct. Assets received by a not-for-profit organization that do not have donor-imposed restrictions increase net assets without donor restrictions. Long-lived assets would be recognized as an increase to net assets without donor restrictions using the placed-in-service approach Choice “B" is incorrect. Classification of assets as donor—restricted support that increases net assets with donor restrictions Wwould be used if assets were restricted in perpetuity or if there are restrictions that can be satisfied as to purpose, timing, or asset acquisition requirements. Absent these requirements or an accounting policy implying a time restriction, the contribution of assets is classified as an increase to net assets without donor restrictions. Choice “C" is incorrect. Classification of net assets as board-designated would come in response to a specific action by the governing board. The fact pattern is silent as to any specific actions by Stanton College. Choice "D~ is incorrect. Classification of a contribution as an increase to board-designated net assets or net assets with donor restrictions is usually impossible and, regardless, is inappropriate in this case.
At the beginning of the year, the Baker Fund, a nongovernmental not-for-profit corporation, received a S125,000 contribution restricted to youth activity programs. During the year, youth activities generated revenue of $89,000 and had program expenses of 595,000 What amount should Baker report as net assets released from restrictions for the current year? A s0 B. 56,000 €. s9s5.000 D. $125,000 Choice "C" is correct. Restricted donations are released from restriction when eligibilty requirements have been satisfied. The Baker Fund has satisfied the restriction on $95,000 by spending the money on program expenses. Choice "A" is incorrect. The Baker Fund met donor stipulations during the year. The fund's actions released the restrictions. Choice "B” is incorrect. The donor did not stipulate in the bequest restrictions that the program income be used to reduce the eligible expenses. Choice "D" is incorrect. The entire amount of the donation was not released from restriction, only the amount used to satisfy the donor's stipulations.
The following expenditures were made by Green Services, a society for the protection of the environment Printing of the annual report 12,000 Unsolicted merchandise sent to encourage contributions 25,000 Cost of an audit performed by a CPA firm 3,000 What amount should be classified as fundraising costs in the society’s statement of activities? A. $37,000 . EX= o = Choice "C" is correct. Fundraising expenses are incurred to induce contributions. Of the expenses listed, only the unsolicted merchandise sent to encourage contributions qualifies as fundraising. The printing of the annual report and the cost of an audit would be reported under supporting services—management and general expenses Whatis a primary purpose and focus of the statement of activities for a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization? A. To demonstrate the abilty of the organization to meet donor-mposed restrictions on resources. B. Todemonstrate how the organization's resources are used in providing various programs and services. €. Toprovide relevant information about the cash receipts and cash payments of the organization during a period. o. To provide a cost-benefit analysis of the use of the organization's resources. Explanation Choice “B" is correct. The primary purpose and focus of the statement of activities (the approximate equivalent of an income statement in commercial settings) for a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization is to demonstrate how the organization's resources are used in providing various programs and services.
Guidance included in FASB ASC 958, Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations, focuses on: A. Basic information for the organization as a whole. B. Standardization of funds nomenciature. C. Inherent differences of not-for-profit organizations that impact reporting presentations. D. Distinctions between current fund and non-current fund presentations. Explanation Choice "A” is correct. Not-for-profit reporting guidance included in FASB ASC 958 primarily focuses on basic information for the organization as a whole. The standards establish guidance for general-purpose external financial statements provided by a not- for-profit organization. Choice "B is incorrect. Not-for-profit financial statements do not report funds in external financial statements. Choice "C” is incorrect. The focus of not-for-profit financial statements is on the basic information for the organization as a whole. Choice "D" is incorrect. Externally published not-for-profit financial statements do not report funds but, instead, focus on the basic information for the organization as a whole.
Which of the following classifications is required for reporting of expenses by all not-for-profit organizations? A. Natural classification in the statement of activities or notes to the financial statements. B. Functional classification in the statement of activities or notes to the financial statements. C. Functional classification in the statement of activities and natural classification in a matrix format in a separate statement. < D. Functional classification in the statement of activities and natural classification analyzed by function in the notes to the financial statements. Explanation Choice "D~ is correct. A not-for-profit organization needs to report its expenses in the statement of activities by their functional classification (program classification, supporting activities, fund-raising, etc.) and disciose the expenses in a natural classification by function in the notes to the financial statements. Choice "A" is incorrect. Expenses are classified by function in the statement of activity and disclosed by natural classification and function in the notes to the financial statements. Choice “B" is incorrect. A not-for-profit organization needs to report its expenses in the statement of activities by their functional classification (program classification, supporting activities, fund-raising, etc.), but must further disclose the naturally classified expenses by function. Note disclosures are not optional. Choice “C" is incorrect. A not-for-profit organization needs to report its expenses in the statement of activities by their functional classification (program classification, supporting activities, fundraising, etc.). Athough there is no requirement that the organization must also report the expenses in a natural classification in a separate statement, that information is disclosed.
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