It's relatively easy to get a copy of a nonprofit organization's year-end tax filing, known as Form 990, because laws governing tax-exempt organizations require these organizations to make their ...

To determine the financial health of a nonprofit organization, you need to understand its financial statements. Some nonprofits are required to publish a Form 990, which is a public document. You can ...

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As the bridge between a nonprofit‘s operations and its stakeholders, financial statements can be a powerful storytelling tool. Traditionally, financial statements provide transparency, demonstrate ...

But they shouldn't be. Governments and nonprofits take our tax and contribution money to provide valuable services--shouldn't we be making sure that they're making good use of our money? (To get ...

Tax-exempt organizations are working through the biggest change to not-for-profit financial reporting in 25 years. FASB Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958 ...

BDO USA has released the third edition of its guide to nonprofit financial reporting, updated to include the recent changes by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Processing Content The book, “ ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is getting ready to unveil a set of proposals that could have a major impact on the way nonprofit organizations present their financial statements. The board ...