Within the IRS is the Tax-Exempt & Government Entities Division (TE/GE), and its mission is to help customers understand and comply with tax laws and apply those laws with integrity and fairness to all.  Its customers comprise employee plans, exempt organizations, and government entities, covering such diverse organizations as major universities, pension funds, state and local governments, charities, and private foundations. 

Nonprofits will see their leases in a whole new light as they begin implementing the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB’s) new lease reporting standards. As was revealed in early 2016, the FASB will soon require almost all for-profit and nonprofit entities to start recording leases on their balance sheets and statements of financial position. Under current lease accounting standards, nonprofits do not record operating leases on their statements of financial position at all but merely record “lease expenses” on their statements of activities when they make their monthly payments. Let’s walk through the basics of this new requirement and discuss how it will affect you and your organization in the future.

In early March, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the fourth economic relief package passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It contains several provisions to help families, businesses, and local governments deal with the resulting challenges, including a $350B State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, $10B Capital Projects Fund, $21B for emergency rental assistance, and expansion of the Employee Retention Credit.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law on March 11, 2021, not only contained provisions that affected individuals, businesses, and governmental entities, but it also had implications for accountants in regards to Single Audits.  A Single Audit is an examination of an entity that spends $750,000 or more in governmental assistance per year, through funding such as grants and awards, to ensure that the funds are being spent properly and the entity complies with laws and regulations. 

In New Jersey, nonprofit organizations that reach a specific threshold of the gross revenue received must comply with certain reporting requirements, including the mandatory submission of an audit conducted by an independent certified public accountant.

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has provided millions of financial relief to New Jersey and Pennsylvania-area businesses and nonprofit organizations. It was reported by the Small Business Administration (SBA) since the start of 2021 that $133.5B in loans have been issued with an average amount of $73,966. These loans have helped businesses and nonprofits manage through the persistent pandemic.

All organizations are required to detail the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their organization in the financial statement notes. This disclosure requirement is for commercial entities as well as nonprofit entities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of daily life, so preparing for your company or nonprofit organization’s audit may have some significant differences this year, considering the remote environment that many of us are working in today.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible impression on American businesses, and nonprofit organizations are no exception. Adapting to the pandemic has been difficult, but it has also spurred innovation.

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have been a lifeline for many nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with these much-needed funds comes the question of how to account for the loan proceeds and subsequent forgiveness of the loan.