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Nonprofit Connection August

Nonprofit Connection Newsletter: August 2021

In this June 2021 Nonprofit Connection newsletter, our CPAs provide updates and coverage of the following topics: The Board Member ...
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley

Client Feature and Executive Director Q&A: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley

During the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, as many organizations and companies were cutting their losses and trimming back services, ...
What Triggers a Single Audit

What Triggers a Single Audit?

The pandemic has brought many changes to nonprofit organizations, including changes in operations, reduced funding from traditional revenue streams, and ...
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Functional Expense

Recap of Requirements and Common Errors in Functional Expense Reporting

With the implementation of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016-14 several years ago many organizations were introduced to the concept of ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
nonprofit presentation

ASU Standard Update: Presentation and Disclosures by Not-for-Profit Entities for Contributed Nonfinancial Assets (ASU 2020-07)

In September of 2020, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standard Board) issued a new pronouncement regarding the presentation of contributed nonfinancial ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
COVID-19 Assistance

COVID-19 Related Assistance Reminders

PPP Loans Don’t forget to file for your PPP loan forgiveness. A borrower can apply for forgiveness once all loan ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit
Nonprofit Connection

Nonprofit Connection Newsletter: June 2021

In this June 2021 Nonprofit Connection newsletter, our CPAs provide updates and coverage of the following topics: COVID-19 Related Assistance ...
Online Giving

Online Giving: Key Internal Control Considerations for Nonprofit Organizations

Accepting online donations can be a great way for nonprofit organizations to grow their donor participation and tap into geographic ...
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Stock Donations

How to Handle Stock Donations

It is very common for nonprofit organizations to receive donations of stock, especially at the end of the year as ...
/ / Nonprofit
Nonprofit Connection

Nonprofit Connection Newsletter: February 2021

In this February 2021 Nonprofit Connection newsletter, our CPAs provide updates and coverage of the following topics: Is Your Organization ...
/ / Newsletters, Nonprofit