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A practical, introductory guide to the fundamentals of not-for-profit accounting
Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy focuses on accounting fundamentals for those who run financial and accounting operations in not-for-profit organizations but do not have a professional understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting. It explains complex accounting rules in terms nonaccountants can easily understand in order to help them better fulfill their managerial and fiduciary duties. Always practical and never overtechnical, this helpful guide conforms to FASB and AICPA standards and:
- Shows how to read and understand a not-for-profit financial statement
- Explains financial accounting and reporting standards
- Helps managers and other nonaccountants become conversant in the rules and principles of accounting
- Updates board members, executive directors, and other senior managers on the accounting basics they should know for day-to-day operations
- Features tables, exhibits, and charts that illustrate the content in a simple and easy-to-understand manner
Suitable for fundraising managers and executives-as well as anyone who needs to read and understand a not-for-profit financial statement-this is the ultimate not-an-accountant's guide to not-for-profit accounting.
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Better than college textbooks.......2006-03-21
The author wrote this book assuming that non-financial people need to understand accounting, making this easy to read and understandable. Having gone through a college course on accounting, and being forced to use three other books (which were also worthless), I only wished I read this book first. Although it's designed for not-for-profit organizations, it explains the differences with for-profit organizations, and explains why certain things can be done, or can't be done. For anyone who is starting fresh, starting a new company, or planning on taking accounting in college, I would strongly recommend you invest $30 (my accounting textbook was over $100) and the first chapter alone, summarizes the the first 10 chapters of several college textbooks.
small non-profit organization treasurer.......2006-02-27
This book is not for bookkeepers. It is more for accountants who want to understand non-profit accounting. If a bookkeeper needs to know the proper day to day and month to month entries for this kind of organization, than this book is not for you.
However, if you are an accountant, you may be able to glean good information about the basic philosophy of non-profit organizations, such as account set-up and reporting.
Soporific and Overly Wordy........2004-09-17
Reads like a law textbook. Author often uses three sentences where one would do. Much ink is wasted telling the reader "we won't go into that here, but Chapter "X" deals exclusively with that." Concepts are understandable for those with an accounting background, but definitely would not recommend to someone without a solid grasp of accounting fundamentals. Author should have hired a writer to help him smooth out his writing style. Not recommended.
Accounting Made Difficult.......2003-09-27
If you are looking for a straightforward, easy-to-read explanation of not-for-profit accounting, keep looking. I ordered this book recently and while the first chapter provides some useful defintions, the rest of the book is mind-numbing. In fact, I gave up after chapter 3. If you have to re-read paragraphs two and three times to understand what the author is trying to say, then it's not "accounting made easy."
In addition, the examples of financial statements only offer "XXX" rather than actual numbers. Samples with actual numbers would have been much more useful.
Charity Channel (www.charitychannel.com) also gave this book a negative review.
There are better guides out there.
Very good, but not quite "easy".......2002-09-22
This book is exactly what I (as a newly-minted board member) needed to help me figure out some of the oddities and kinks in nonprofit financial reports. Information is presented clearly and logically.
Only two little problems kept me from awarding five stars.
1. If you have no accounting background at all, you may find it difficult to make sense of some parts of the book. At several points, a general familiarity with accounting concepts and terms is assumed. I had taken an introductory accounting class a few years ago at a community college, and with that background, had no trouble at all with the book. I suspect that if I'd read this book before taking that class, I would have given up in hopeless confusion after the first chapter. Be warned.
2. The book contains examples of financial reports. That's good. Unfortunately, it shows all the dollar amounts as "$XXXX.XX" or similar. That's bad. It would have been much better to construct an example with actual numbers, so the reader could see which numbers flowed where.
If you know even a little bit about accounting, and you are involved with the finances of a nonprofit organization (staff, board, major donor), this is a valuable resource.
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Publishing the Nonprofit Annual Report offers your nonprofit organization hands-on guidance to help you create an annual report that goes beyond fulfilling your financial reporting responsibilities and instead becomes a valuable communications, marketing, and image-building tool. Written by Caroline Taylor--a consultant who has more than twenty years of experience producing award-winning annual reports--this essential guide takes you through the report-writing cycle from start to finish. Step by step, she shows you how to create a plan, fit the report process into the overall schedule, assign tasks, develop the executive message, work with designers to integrate visual elements, and get the report printed on time and within budget.
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Sponsored by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, formerly known as the Support Center for Nonprofit Management/ Nonprofit Development Center
Nothing can be more important to an organization's health and success than the quality of its financial reporting. This comprehensive guide is for all nonprofits that are required to comply with financial reporting standards set by the IRS and thirty-five state charity regulators (Form 990), FASB and AICPA (GAAP), grantmakers, and the like. It shows how to unify financial reporting requirements without compromising the organization's accuracy and accountability.
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Unified Financial Reporting.......2007-05-08
Ordered this for our agency's Controllers Office who states "An absolute must have for ALL Non-Profit organizations"
Book Description
The textbook is designed to introduce readers to the accounting procedures and financial reporting of nonprofit entities; i.e., state and local governments), voluntary health and welfare organizations, hospitals and other health care providers, private and public colleges and universities, and other not-for-profit organizations. It is based on the latest official pronouncements and interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), as well as the industry audit guides issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting (a.k.a., "The Blue Book") published by the Government Finance Officers Association.
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I Refuse to Buy this Book.......2005-04-22
As a CPA, college instructor, and Director of Finance of a nonprofit organization, I wanted to upgrade and refresh my skills in non-profit accounting. I found this book and scanned the chapters.
This book could be an excellent resource to study and refresh one's accounting skills BUT, I decided NOT to purchase it because if one sits down and completes the various assignments/problems at the end of each chapter - YOU HAVE NO SOLUTIONS/ANSWERS TO CHECK WHETHER YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY!
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Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2003: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Richard F. Larkin , and
Marie Ditommaso
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The most practical, authoritative guide to not-for-profit GAAP
Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2003 is a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to the accounting and financial reporting principles used by not-for-profit organizations.
It is written with the needs of the financial statement preparer, user, and attestor in mind. It provides a complete review of the authoritative accounting literature that impacts all types of not-for-profit organizations. At the same time, Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2003 features many examples and illustrations that will assist the reader in applying authoritative literature to real-life situations. Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2003 excels in providing financial statement preparers, users, and attestors with the most comprehensive and usable information because of these features:
- Easy-to-use information that enables the reader to find needed information quickly
- Coverage of accounting principles specifically related to not-for-profit organizations, as well as accounting principles applicable to all types of organizations
- Specific coverage of accounting issues for different types of not-for-profit organizations
- A comprehensive disclosure checklist that helps financial statement preparers and attestors ensure all disclosures required by GAAP have been considered
- Many examples and illustrations that make putting accounting theory into practice an easy task
This 2003 Edition also includes new information covering:
- FASB Statement No. 143, which provides guidance for accounting for asset retirement obligations
- FASB Statement No. 144, which amends the accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets
- FASB Statement No. 145, which provides technical corrections to several FASB Statements
- FASB Statement No. 146, which provides guidance for accounting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities
- Latest information on the FASB's project for accounting for combinations of not-for-profit organizations
Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2003 strives to be a thorough, reliable reference that you'll use constantly. It's designed to be kept on your desk rather than on your bookshelf.
And don't forget to add Wiley Not-for-Profit Accounting Field Guide 2003 to your library!
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The Not-for-Profit Accounting Field Guide 1999-2000
Richard F. Larkin , and
Marie Ditommaso
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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An indispensable guide to nonprofit accounting in a handy format! bl11This practical and portable book focuses on the most significant and fundamental accounting principles used by not-for-profit organizations for financial reporting, without all the complex, technical details. It also provides a basic overview for those who are not directly responsible for accounting and financial statement preparation, but who need to understand them. Tables highlighting key aspect of accounting principles produce quick answers and simple explanations.
Customer Reviews:
Good resource tool........2000-06-29
This book is packed with quick and helpful information for a non-profit organization. It appears to be written at a level that most accounting people can easily understand, but it maybe difficult for the average lay person. The Appendix provide useful information in a check list format, but is hard to read due to the small size and angle of the inserts.
Book Description
Learn how to apply for tax-exempt status, handle IRS audits, set up a wholly owned taxable subsidiary, and anticipate tax implications of lobbying expenses with this step-by-step guide. Complete with checklists, sample letters, and illustrative charts, this easy-to-understand reference is an important resource for every not-for-profit executive who deals with financial issues.
Order your copy today!
Book Description
This extremely accessible resource is packed with expert advice on the financial reporting, accounting and control situations unique to nonprofit enterprises. Provides complete guidance for various types of organizations, tax and compliance reporting requirements, illustrated explanations of diverse types of acceptable statements, a how-to section on setting up and keeping books along with step-by-step procedures and forms plus commentary on computers and accounting software. The revised and updated edition covers SFAS No. 116 and 117 as well as a discussion of a new AICPA exposure draft covering consolidated financial statements of affiliated organizations. Supplemented annually.
Customer Reviews:
Comprehensive.......2006-05-12
This is a fantastic resource for accountants entering into not-for-profit organizations for the first time or to review further for accountants wanting more clarity in their current management positions. This book covers everything and has excellent sections on accounting and reporting guidelines for the many entity types of not-for-profit organizations. Also has a chapter covering entities on public not-for-profit (GASB). This book truly is worth keeping in the office as a valuable resource.
midnight accounting help.......1999-12-07
Sometimes you may be serving on the board of a nonprofit group and discover that your funder requires GAAP. Well what is that. This book will help you understand the nonprofit world of accounting. This work has been a resource that I have turned to at midnight myself aand have recommended many times. At times it is a little technical. But it helps to use some "accounting" language in the next board or committee meeting that you will be discussing budgets or finalcial presentatons.
Also, I have used this as a guideline when I consulted a small group that needed help with internal controls.
This book is very valuable for Not-For-Profit Organizations.......1999-10-18
I felt this book was basically well written. It at times is a little too technical, but basically is easy to follow. I do find it an invaluable tool for reference information in the not-for-profit industry.
It is helpful to me........1999-05-25
It was lucky to find this book. I'm a college student. I am preparing to take a AICPA exam. The library of my college doesn't have enough books about Not-for-Profit Organization accounting. This book gives me friendly and detailed explanations. well, a shortness of this book is a tedious text, such as one color text, no graphic figures. I just worried about objective judgements, because I didn't study other Not-fot-Profit books. Anyway, this book makes me come to Not-for-Profit accounting more closely. I'd like to recommend this book.
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1998 Miller Gaap for Not-For-Profit Organizations: Plus Tax and Regulatory Reporting
Mary F. Foster
Manufacturer: Harcourt College Pub
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analysis of accounting.......1999-02-08
structure of Income statement,costs,Balance sheet etc
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1999 Miller Not-For-profit Reporting
Howard Becker , and
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Book Description
Miller Not-for-Profit Reporting is organized to focus first on existing pronouncements and proposed pronouncements that are expected to be issued in the near future. Those pronouncements apply directly to not-for-profit organizations and are covered in Part I, "Introduction and Background." Part II, "Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations," addresses accounting for individual account types and transactions recorded in the books of a not-for-profit organization. Part III, "External Financial Reporting," deals with external financial reporting, and Part IV, "Regulatory Financial Reporting," deals with regulatory reporting in the government arena, including requirements of the OMB Circulars and federal and state tax rules.
This volume analyzes all FASB Statements to the extent that they relate to reporting by not-for-profit organizations. Accordingly, not all of the recent pronouncements will be reported on in depth. As we did last year, we encourage you to use the Miller Complete Library for Business--consisting of the Miller GAAP Guide, the Miller GAAP Implementation Manual, and the monthly Miller GAAP Update Service--also published by Harcourt--to keep current on accounting and reporting matters that pertain to all entities.
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