Best Practices in Not-for-Profit Accounting and Reporting

Description

Don't just wing it when you can soar! To catch the eye of resource providers and fulfill the needs of leadership, it is essential that not-for-profits prepare financial statements which excel. This course will empower you with the knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and reporting to surpass the expectations of financial statement users. Over 15 focused exercises are included to illustrate and refine today's best practices in not-for-profit accounting and reporting.

Highlights

  • The key requirements, options, and best practices seen in each of the basic financial statements
  • Today's core accounting and reporting requirements related to contributions and how to effectively and efficiently apply them
  • How to analyze and incorporate the needs of financial statement users into a not-for-profit's financial statements and disclosures

Objectives

  • Prepare not-for-profit financial statements that make a difference
  • Select the accounting and reporting options that work best for the individual not-for-profit
  • Skillfully apply today's not-for-profit accounting and reporting requirements

Designed For

Not-for-profit industry professionals and auditors

Leaders

Diane Edelstein

Diane E. Edelstein is a Senior Partner at Maher Duessel in Pittsburgh and has over 30 years of experience in public accounting. Her entire auditing career has focused on nonprofits, governments, and Single Audits. She now works part time and specializes in teaching and consulting. Diane was a member of the AICPA NPO Planning Conference Committee from 2012 to 2017 and spoke each year on Single Audit topics. She is also a past member of the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center Executive Committee. She has conducted peer reviews of Single Audits and is a prior member of the PICPA Professional Ethics Committee. Diane received a B.A. in accounting (with distinction) from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.