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Year: 2021

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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Additional Extension and Due Date Updates

March 31, 2021

PPP Extension Act of 2021 On March 30, President Biden signed into law the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The Paycheck Protection Program, which was scheduled to expire on March … Continued

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Certain State Tax Deadlines Extended

March 26, 2021

Just as many CPAs and taxpayers anticipated, states have started to extend their tax return due dates. Read our previous update titled, Tax Deadline for Individuals Extended to May 17. … Continued

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Individual Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

March 22, 2021

On March 11, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The $1.9 trillion bill is extensive and we have outlined important details for our … Continued

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