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Disasters and Your Taxes: What You Need to Know

September 23, 2021

Homeowners and businesses across the country have experienced weather-related disasters in recent months. It wasn’t that long ago that Hurricane Ida decided to visit our area and impact much of … Continued

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SAS No. 134 – Your Audit Report is Changing

August 30, 2021

In May 2019, the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 134, Auditor Reporting and Amendments, including … Continued

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Capitalization Policy for Nonprofits

June 29, 2021

Nonprofit organizations have two options when purchasing assets with a useful life of greater than one year: expense or capitalize. Assets which are capitalized are referred to as fixed assets … Continued

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New Presentation and Disclosure Requirements for Gift-In-Kind (ASU 2020-07)

June 22, 2021

In September 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-07: Presentation and Disclosures by Not-for-Profit Entities for Contributed Nonfinancial Assets. The purpose of this ASU … Continued

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What You Need to Know about Child Tax Credit Advances

June 11, 2021

On May 17, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Treasury announced additional details and changes surrounding the Child Tax Credit (CTC) outlined in the American Rescue Plan. The … Continued

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How the Mail Backlog at the IRS May Impact Your Tax-Exempt Organization

May 24, 2021

The IRS has an enormous backlog of unprocessed mail, which includes paper returns and extensions, due to the closing of its processing centers for several weeks during the pandemic and … Continued

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How to Utilize P-EBT Cards to Help the Nonprofit Community

May 11, 2021

This week I received a letter in the mail stating my family was automatically enrolled to receive benefits under Delaware’s Pandemic Electronic Transfer (P-EBT) program. Delaware’s P-EBT Program provides food … Continued

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Charity Navigator: Encompass Rating System

May 05, 2021

Regardless of the individual mission, every nonprofit share a common goal: to raise awareness and funding to propel its mission forward. And, when prospective donors are determining what charity is … Continued

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Tax Credits Now Available for Providing Paid Leave to Employees Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines

April 26, 2021

On April 21, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued a fact sheet detailing information about the tax credits available under the American Rescue Plan. The intent is … Continued

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Single Audit Submission Extension

April 16, 2021

In March of 2020, we discussed M-20-17, Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations in … Continued

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