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The primary guidance relating to the recording of contribution revenue is the Statement of Financial Account Standards 116.It was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.The terms restricted revenue and net assets were introduced by FASB 116.When notification of a contribution is received, NFPs are required to record it as revenue.
FASB116 only applies to contribution revenue, not exchange transactions.The following factors are indicative of an exchange transaction.
There is no clear indicator as to whether something is a contribution or an exchange transaction.The primary goal should be to treat transactions consistently.If you receive awards that contain indicators of both contributions and exchange transactions, you should treat them the same.
In order to be recognized in the year the notification of the pledge is received, all pledges must be given.Changes in net assets of an NFP can be affected by this.If you receive a $1,000,000 award to be paid over the next 5 years, you have to record the entire $1,000,000 in the first year.As the funds are spent in Years 2 and 3, you will likely see a decrease in net assets.These fluctuations can make it difficult to budget and can be confusing to the readers of your financial statements.
It's important to keep this in mind when you submit an award application.budgeting and financial reporting can be aided by structuring an award as an exchange transaction.
The concept of restricted revenue is the focus of FASB 116.All contribution revenue must be classified as unrestricted, temporarily restricted or permanently restricted.The existence of restrictions is determined by donor-imposed restrictions and internal restrictions.
An endowment fund is the most common example of this.The organization can use the investment earnings, but not the principal.
The earnings on permanently restricted funds can be further restricted for use.
Temporarily restricted contributions include contributions with donor-imposed restrictions that limit the use of the funds.
Donor-restricted funds are funds that can only be used in a certain time period.The funds will be donated to the NFP over a 5-year period in an example of this.Time-restricted means the amount to be received in future years.
At the time the NFP gets notification of the promise, it is required to record it.The oral promises should not be recorded.The promise to give to become binding is defined by FASB as a future and uncertain event.
When an NFP receives a contribution, the only notification they receive is.It is clear that the entire contribution must be recorded.
In some cases, the NFP will be notified of a contribution before the funds are received.If the revenue must be recorded, the NFP must determine if they received an "unconditional promise to give".