Financial Health of Lee College
ACC 380
May 23, 2011
Obtaining regular health checkups is vital to our survival; these checkups are necessary to monitor, maintain and improve our health. Did you know that it is equally important to perform periodic checkups on your company? Financial statements are a key component that allows us to track a company’s overall health and progress.
Being able to prepare some of the financial statements for Lee College as well as completing the required readings and assignments from our text book, Essentials of Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations, gave me the opportunity to analyze the data as it was being put together. It allowed me make educated decisions regarding the
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Upon completing the Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and other changes in Unrestricted Net Assets, I was able to finish up the required statements and draft the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Once all statements were completed I was able to analyze the financial reports to find that Lee College appeared to be on the right track. Although the majority of the assets were tied up in permanently restricted accounts, Lee College was successfully able to cover the expenses of the college for the given period of time. Lee College did not appear to have an abundance of undistributed funds which shows their resources were being used wisely.
According to our text, “Not-for-profit organizations lack a residual ownership claim and the organization’s purpose is something other than to provide goods and services at a profit.” “Because significant resources are provided to governments and not-for-profit organizations, financial reporting by these organizations is important.” (Page 2).
Throughout this class we were introduced to a number of financial statements, many of which I never knew existed. It was nice to see that the formatting of these newly introduced financial statements were consistent and had many similarities to the traditional accounting statements for profit seeking businesses. These financial statements flowed together much like the accounting statements I have been used to seeing. This similarity in turn allowed me to smoothly
References to Handbook — Accounting Part III apply to NPOs that have adopted accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations (ASNPO).
Education for stakeholders related to changes in financial statement is considered as significant as well. In a way, companies have
More specifically, cash flow for example; for-profit organization stake holders would expect a steady cash flow and even mirror that flow as a sign of success. On the other hand, in a non-profit cash flow may not be as steady so financial management expectations would differ.
DUE Friday November 1, 2013– This project is due on November 1st before 4:00 pm and is to be submitted in the Accounting Lab – room 200 in the Rands House. The hours for submission of and help with the project will be posted on the class Blackboard site. You will sign your project in to create a record of its being submitted. Be sure your name and the name of your TA are on the front page of the project.
Again, using my carefully crafted Statement of Activities, I prepared the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. It was relatively easy in that I had already classified my assets by type. Under the temporarily restricted assets, the net assets released from restrictions are the sum of satisfaction of plant acquisition and satisfaction of program restrictions. Increase in Net Assets is the sum of increase/decrease in unrestricted net assets, increase in temporarily restricted net assets and increase in permanently restricted net assets. Net Assets, 12/31/15 is the sum of ending balances given in the exercise and the increase in net assets. Again it was important to check to make sure this tied back to the Statement of Activities and the Statement of Unrestricted Revenues, Expenses and Other Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets.
Not for profit organisations consist of organisations that are not run for the profit or personal gain of individual/s. They are often referred to as charities and provide benefit services to society, often encouraging people to band together by sharing resources to achieve a common goal. Profits can be obtained by these organisations but must applied for the organisations purposes. These organisations include Surf life-saving, Churches, and Salvation Army etc. (Sessoms, 2014).
To be able to give Accounting Technology students quick reference when it comes to Income Statements.
Stakeholders play a critical role in the management and decision-making process of an organization. An example of a stakeholder includes employees, managers, patients, vendors, suppliers, the community, creditors, customers and the government (Daft, 2013). Also, Daft (2013) says, “Stakeholders are groups “within or outside of the organization that has a stake in the organization’s performance” (p. 23). There are a few differences surrounding stakeholder expectations between non-profit and for-profit organizations. The differences in nonprofit organizations and for-profit business organizations are the direction of activities for the end goal (Daft, 2013). Although it is very difficult to measure the impact that a nonprofit has on society, community, or a particular group as opposed to evaluating an income statement from a for-pro-profit organization. The same level of attention should be paid to stakeholder for nonprofit organizations as stakeholders of for-profit organizations.
This paper will examine budgeting procedures for profit and non-profit businesses and compare similarities, and if they exist, differences in accounting practices. This paper will also attempt to review what is Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP) for budgeting for any organization to be successful.
“Hospitals can be non-profit, for-profit, and government-owned and/or operated” (Baker & Baker, 2006). There are different terms for each classification in how to report and handle the finances but the basics are the same for any type of business. Business finances require the following basic fundamentals: creating “budgets, understanding capital expenditure, loan acquisition, and financial fees” (Baker & Baker, 2006). Government owned and operated hospitals offer unprofitable services; which
Non-profit organizations do not belong to the commercial sector or the public sector, but occupy an intermediate position. It gives
Google’s total assets have steadily increased dating back from 2008 to 2012. Some key figures to point out in their assets are the slow growth between the second half of 2008
Bastian, Bettina. Inaash: Bridging the Chasm between Non-profit Objectives and Long-term Financial Profitability. Ivey ID: 9B14M004. London, Canada: Ivey Publishing.
A not for profit organization is a corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive (Legal, 2013).” There are immense community benefits as a not-for-profit generally accepts everyone regardless of ability to pay. Nonprofit organizations are granted tax-exempt status which helps them to provide services to the public and are expected to be effective managers of their finances as well as being efficient (Financial Management, 2010). In doing so, they can gain exemptions from federal and state incomes taxes and have the ability to solicit tax-deductible contributions (Financial Management, 2010). Organization must follow legal financial
During my time at Accounting Firm X I learned many lessons that apply not only to accounting and the principles and practices associated with that subject, but also to life as a professional in a real world work setting. The purpose of this essay is to highlight my experiences at Accounting Firm X to shed light upon key learning experiences that can contribute to a holistic educational experience. In this essay I will first describe my goals and expectations. Next, I will go in to detail about my daily routine and how these exercises contributed toward the overall experience. I will then explore the overall lessons learned from my time spent at the firm.