ACPEN Signature: 2024 Not-for-Profit Accounting, Auditing and Tax Update

OL1259  |  On Demand Course  |  Update  |  Self-Study

Description

The tax laws keep changing and nonprofit entities must continue to adjust to new rules.  As part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, passed in August 2022, hundreds of billions of dollars in government funding and costs were allocated to energy and climate initiatives. As part of the legislation, for the first-time, tax-exempt organizations (including not-for-profits and government agencies) can claim certain energy credits on their federal income tax returns and receive a refund from the federal government even if they have zero federal income tax liability.

Donor advised funds continue to be an area of focus within the IRS and Treasury, with proposed regulations recently issued (with more expected on the way). This year's tax update will include s summary of these regulations already issued, as well as what's on the table prospectively.

This year's Annual Not-for-Profit Update will include a tax update and review of key issues in completing IRS Form 990, and related Schedules. It is more important than ever for non-profits to understand and complete this annual tax form to ensure that the organization and its donors are also protected so they can accomplish their corporate intentions and goals.

On the accounting standards front, some nonprofits will still be implementing the FASB's new Credit Losses standard (Accounting Standards Codification [ASC] Topic 326), the last of the FASB's recent wave of major standards. This standard primarily affects two groups of nonprofits: (1) those making loans or financial guarantees (e.g., foundations, community development financial institutions, universities) and (2) those with accounts receivable arising from service (or goods) delivery rather than grants and contributions (e.g., hospitals, universities).

Meanwhile, the FASB has been progressing through its next generation of projects, informed by a public agenda consultation in 2021, as well as preparing for a follow-on public agenda consultation to be conducted beginning later this year. Although many of these projects are focused on business enterprises and the needs of their investors, there are several recent standards (Accounting Standards Updates [ASUs]) and current projects that have or could have significant applicability to some or many nonprofits. These include recent ASUs on Crypto Assets (2023-08) and on Income Tax Disclosures (2023-09) and current projects on Software Development Costs and on two specific Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues with potential financial statement impact, Financial Instruments with ESG-linked Features (part of a project on Derivatives Scope Refinements) and Environmental Credit Programs.

This year's FASB Update will include helpful implementation reminders for Credit Losses, and for Leases between Entities under Common Control (ASU 2023-01), which was important follow-on guidance for another of the FASB's major recent standards, Leases (ASC Topic 842). The Update will also provide background information and discuss key provisions of the ASUs on Crypto Assets and Income Tax Disclosures, and a summary of efforts to-date on the Software Development Costs and ESG-related projects, as well as provide a brief preview of upcoming 2024 agenda consultation.

Auditing Update - a review of Statements on Auditing Standards 142 (Audit Evidence), 143 (Accounting Estimates), 144 (Amendments to AU-C 501, 540 and 620); 145 (Understanding the Entity and Assessing Risk), 146 (Quality Management),148 (Amendments to AU-C 935), that will impact audits conducted in 2023 and beyond, with emphasis on practical application to NFP organizations. This session will also discuss the Statements on Quality Management Standards and their impact on smaller firms.

Ethics Update - Our course will provide a review of recently enacted Ethics Interpretations, including NOLAR, Unpaid Fees, Accounting Standards Implementation, Loans, Information system services, Officer and directors, and Compliance Audits, as well as consideration of exposure drafts currently outstanding. Qualifies as one hour of ethics CPE.
 
This program will also provide an overview of other recent standards issued and projects in progress that impact Not-for-Profit entities.

Credits

Number of Credits Type of Credits
2.00 Auditing
3.00 Accounting
1.00 Regulatory Ethics
2.00 Taxes

Highlights

  • Auditing Update
  • Ethics and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Update
  • FASB Update
  • Not-for-Profit Tax Update

Objectives

  • Understand current developments in tax, accounting, auditing, and compliance arenas affecting nonprofits, as well as in the overall business and social environment that affect their ability to accomplish their mission
  • Identify key ethical and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues that may be encountered by nonprofit organizations, its leaders, and employees, as well as their donors
  • How Covid-19 and its variants have impacted nonprofits and their relationship with the government, donors and beneficiaries of their services and compliance requirements

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Instructors

Lee Klumpp, CPA, CGMA

Lee Klumpp is BDO's National Assurance, Director for the Nonprofit & Education and State and Local Government Industries. Lee recently completed a fellowship at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). During Lee's fellowship, he led the FASB's project to reexamine existing standards for financial statement presentation by not-for-profit entities, focusing on improving the net asset classification requirements and information provided in financial statements and notes about liquidity, financial performance, and cash flows. He also focused on various FASB agenda projects and implementation and emerging practice problems in the nonprofit industry. His responsibilities included making recommendations to the Board on technical issues and developing and drafting Accounting Standards Update.

Lee has 20 years of experience serving a diverse group of nonprofit organizations while working for BDO and previously in the audit practices of E&Y and KPMG. In his role at BDO, he spends a significant amount of time researching, writing, and disseminating information related to recent accounting and auditing pronouncements promulgated by the FASB, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), the Office of Management and Budget, the Government Accountability Office, the Auditing Standards Board, and other groups that provide guidance for the nonprofit industry. Additionally, Lee is an accomplished speaker and has spoken on various not-for-profit accounting, governance auditing, internal control, governance, financial reporting, and single audit issue topics related to nonprofit organizations around the country. Lee is currently a member of the AICPA's Nonprofit Revenue Recognition Task Force and the AICPA's State and Local Government Financial Statements Task Force.

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Jeffrey D. Mechanick, CPA, CGMA

Jeff Mechanick is Assistant Director—Nonpublic Entities for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). In that role, he provides strategic and technical oversight of all activities involving nonpublic entities (private companies and not-for-profit organizations (NPOs)), oversees support of the Private Company Council, chairs the FASB's Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee, and participates in some of the FASB's broader outreach activities. He has also been the lead staff person for the AICPA/FAF/NASBA Blue-Ribbon Panel on Standard Setting for Private Companies and the FASB/IASB Financial Crisis Advisory Group.

Prior to joining the FASB in 2006, Mr. Mechanick spent a combined twenty years working in and with the not-for-profit sector, as the chief financial officer of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., and before that, as a senior audit manager with KPMG, LLP. Mr. Mechanick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biological sciences from The University of Chicago and an MBA in professional accounting from Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey. He is a member of the AICPA and the New York State Society of CPAs, and has served on the AICPA's NPO Expert Panel.

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Michael Lumsden, CPA

Michael Lumsden, CPA, is a Tax Senior Manager/Not-For-Profit Industry at Moss Adams, LLP. Mike has practiced public accounting since 2010 and specializes in assisting tax-exempt organizations with compliance and consulting tax issues.

He serves a wide variety of tax-exempt entities, including foundations (both public charities and private foundations), universities, museums, hospitals, social welfare/advocacy organizations, federally-qualified health centers, and long-term care organizations. Mike's expertise includes planning, research, compliance, and consulting in areas including annual tax filings, unrelated business income tax issues, intermediate sanctions and compensation issues, application for tax-exempt status and entity formation, and state and international tax compliance.

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J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, CGMA

J. Michael Inzina, CPA, CGFM, CGMA is founder and chief executive officer of Audit Litigation Training and Efficiency Consulting, Inc. (ALTEC), a consulting company serving public accounting firms and other accounting and auditing organizations on matters of audit efficiency, continuing education, litigation and ethics. He has over 40 years of public accounting experience, and remains a partner in the firm of Stagni & Company, LLC, whose practice is concentrated in government and nonprofits organizations. Mike holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Louisiana (Monroe), where he graduated summa cum laude in May 1976.

He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, Society of Louisiana CPAs, Government Finance Officers Association of Louisiana, and the Association of Government Accountants. Mike earned the CEA in governmental in 1990, was awarded the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) designation in 1996, and the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation in 2012. He is a past chapter president and member of the Society of Louisiana CPAs Board of Directors and served two terms as chairman of the Governmental Positive Enforcement Program of the Louisiana State Board of CPAs. He has served on a number of committees of the Society of Louisiana CPAs, and currently serves on its Ethics Committee. Mike also served on the GASB Service Efforts and Accomplishments Task Force.

Mike has twice been a member of the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (1989-1992 and 2000-2003), and served on the Auditing Standards Board from 1997 to 2000. From 1986 to 1993, he also served as a member of AICPA Independence and Behavioral Standards Subcommittee, and as Subgroup Chairman of the Governmental Technical Standards Committee. During this time he conducted numerous investigations of complaints filed by federal, state and local agencies alleging substandard performance of audits of governmental and nonprofit entities, and represented the Professional Ethics Division at hearings of the Joint Regional Trial Board.

He contributed to the Implementation Guide for GASB Statement 34, AICPA Statement of Position 98-3, Audits of States, Local Governments and Not-for-Profit Organizations Receiving Federal Awards, revisions to the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, Audits of State and Local Governmental Units, the AICPA Practice Aid Fraud Detection in a GAAS Audit, revisions to the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide and in drafting state legislation affecting governmental accounting and auditing requirements. He has served as technical consultant and instructor for the Louisiana Division of Administration (Office of Community Development) and as consultant to the Louisiana Department of Education. Mike frequently appears as moderator and panelist on the Accountants' CPE Network. (ACPEN).

Mike has been named twelve times as an Outstanding Instructor by the American Institute of CPAs and several state societies, and received a Special Recognition Award from the Society of Louisiana CPAs Board of Directors for his contributions to continuing education in 1994. In addition, he was awarded the 2001 National Education and Training Award from the Association of Government Accountants and in 2009 was named national Beta Alpha Psi Business Information Professional of the Year. In 2016, Mike received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Louisiana CPAs.

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C. Clinton Davis, CPA, JD

C. Clinton Davis JR, is with the law firm of Krage & Janvey, LLP in downtown Dallas. He graduated cum laude from the SMU Dedman School of Law in 1980 and first in his graduating class from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He was first licensed in Florida as an attorney in 1980 and then in Texas in 1982. He has been a licensed CPA in Texas since 1980. He has been Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1988. He has been named as a Super Lawyer, a Top Attorney in Texas by Texas Monthly, one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine and a Top Rated Lawyer by the Dallas Morning News, all in the tax area.

Clint has in the past been an author and discussion leader for numerous CPE courses for the Texas Society of CPAs. Clint also speaks before various bar associations and accounting conferences. and is a frequent presenter and moderator on the Accountants' Continuing Professional Education Network.

Clint primarily represents high net worth individuals and closely held businesses with much of his time devoted to real estate tax planning, implementation of S corporation ESOPs, mergers and acquisitions and private foundations.

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