This archive includes our most recent newsletters.  To receive our electronic newsletters please Contact Us.2019:Advertising Income or Sponsorship Contribution; Judy’s Retirement (December)Revenue Recognition; Lease Accounting – Update; Q&A with J&A: conflict of interest policy, fiscal year change (October)Nonprofit Burnout; Q&A with J&A: should we switch auditors; can we combine our Finance and Audit Committees (August)Top Issues Nonprofits Will Face This Year; Q&A with J&A: transportation benefit tax; expense allocations (June)Help! My Bookkeeper Just Quit!; New Technologies and Best Practices: Q&A with J&A: donated gift cards, QuickBooks online vs. desktop (April)Fraud & Embezzlement: Not in MY Organization; Tax Reform Resources; Q&A with J&A: donor advised funds on the 990, new Family & Medical Leave Program (February)2018:Ready for the New Nonprofit Reporting Standards?; Spotlight on Board Spot Checks; Q&A with J&A: presentation of restricted donations, personnel file document retention (December)Call for Photos; Still Using Checks to Pay Bills?; Q&A with J&A: how to write off pledges (October)Communicating Across Generations; Employee Reimbursements (August)New Tax Law = New Tax on Transportation Benefits; New Nonprofit Reporting Standards-Board Reserves; Q&A with J&A: State of WA unemployment tax audit/classification of contractors (June)IRS Exemption Recognition for 501c4 Organizations; Lobbying and Advocacy; Q&A with J&A: new tax law changes (April)Tax Reform: What Nonprofits Should Expect; Q&A with J&A: unclaimed property (February)
2017:Health Insurance: New Rules; Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey; Q&A with J&A: year-end donations, moving to electronic bill pay (December)Call for Photos; Cybersecurity Alert-credit card processing; Q&A with J&A: taxes on employee bonuses, donor advised funds-who’s the donor (October)Highlights of the New WA Family Leave Act; Changing Fiscal Year End; Q&A: time for an audit, going paperless; New J&A Education Series (August)The Liability of Smallness; Q&A with J&A: Budgeting and Finance vs. Audit committee (June) What to Expect from the New Administration; The Role of Treasurer (February)
2016:New Standard on Financial Statement Presentation; FSLA Overtime Law – delayed (December)Call for Photos; Contribution or Earned Revenue?; Legal Check-in (October)New FSLA Overtime Pay Rules (July)Password Management; Internal Controls: What is Really Necessary? (April)Current Check Scam; Avoid Political Campaign Intervention (February)
2015:Call for Photos; Unclaimed Property; IRS Donor Substantiation Requirements (September)Possible Changes to Nonprofit Financial Statements; Fundraising in Another State; Fascinating Nonprofit Fundraising Statistics (July)Website Advertising and Taxes; Electronic Document Management Systems; Nonprofit Bookkeeper Test (May)Fiscal Agency v. Fiscal Sponsorship; Health Insurance for Small Employers; Seattle Minimum Wage Increase (March)
2014:New Federal Funds Grant Guidance; Dashboard Indications (October)United Way of King County Requirements; In-kind Donations; New A-133 Audit Requirements (August)Donor Advised Funds; Washington Domestic Partnerships (April)Health Insurance Reimbursements; Advertsing Expenses (February)
2013:The Importance of Reviewing Transactions; Expense Allocations: A Presentation Dilemna (December)Affordable Care Act; A Conversation about Overhead (September)Talk Back to your CPA; Build a Better Budget (August)Audit Committee Spot Checks; Washington State Excise Tax (May)The New “Clean” Opinion; Auditor Rotation (March)
2012:IRS Form 990 Red Flags; The Cloud and Your Organization (July)Audit vs. Review; Operating Reserves; IRS Audit Risks (January)
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