The Most Critical Challenges in Not-for-Profit Accounting Today WEBCAST - Partnered with the Oregon Society
Overview
Understanding not-for-profit GAAP is one thing—effectively applying it is another. Preparing accurate and reliable financial statements requires more than familiarity; it demands a solid working knowledge of today’s most complex accounting and reporting issues. This course provides clear, practical guidance on key challenges, including core note disclosures, contributions, and the presentation of an operating measure.
Highlights
The essential disclosure requirements specific to not-for-profit organizations and strategies for enhancing clarity and value. Practical insights into the accounting for conditional and restricted contributions, membership dues, contributed services, and noncash contributions. The advantages, challenges, and best practices for effectively presenting a measure of operations.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of not-for-profit accounting.
Designed For
Not-for-profit industry professionals and auditors.
Objectives
Understand critical challenges shaping not-for-profit accounting today. Skillfully apply today’s most challenging FASB standards affecting not-for-profits. Strengthen your audit approach with deeper expertise in the key accounting issues unique to not-for-profits.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Martha Lindley, Partner, Lindley & Associates LLC
Martha Lindley, CPA, founded Lindley and Company LLC in 2010. She has a well grounded accounting background, including the private sector, the Washington State Auditor’s Office and large CPA firms. She was an instructor for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants teaching government and not-for-profit accounting and auditing standards, as well as other governmental topics, for eight years. Following an interest, she began taking psychology classes at the University of Washington, receiving a Bachelors in Arts, Psychology - Clinical. While there are many disciplines of psychology, her interest concentrates in cognitive and behavioral psychology. To obtain training in this field (while a full-time CPA), she was a trained volunteer at the Crisis Clinic 24-line, serving five hours a week for two years in emergency crisis intervention. She is an Adjunct professor at the University of Washington.
Non-Member Price $250.00
Member Price $195.00