Course Module - Chapter 12 - Accounting For NPOs
Course Module - Chapter 12 - Accounting For NPOs
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
The Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines defines the following:
For NPOs to fulfill their goals and objectives as well as to realize stakeholders’
expectations effectively, they must be governed by the principles of Fairness,
Accountability, and Transparency.
2. Most of NPOs revenue came from funds contributed, donated, granted or given
as other forms of support. Revenue from income generating activities, if, any are
eventually plowed back program operation. Unlike in the business community
where an exchange transaction occurs, in NPOs, resources providers do not
expect to receive either repayment or economic benefits proportionate to the
resources provided. There is no defined ownership interest that can be sold,
transformed or redeemed or that convey entitlements to a share to a share to a
residual distribution or resources in the event that the organization is dissolved.
3. NPOs have the responsibility to account for these funds designated for a specific
purpose for specified period of time. The nature of the revenues received
requires ensuring that separate types of the funds are properly tracked and
reported.
Current funds are used to account for resources that are expendable in carrying
out day-to-day operations. For example, expenditures for instruction, research,
extension program, and auxiliary enterprise activities
o Unrestricted current fund – is used to account for resources that have
no restrictions as to the operating purposes for which they may be
expended.
o Restricted current fund – is used to account for resources to be
expended for operating purposes that are specified by an outside
donor or grantor.
The board may decide to transfer funds from current fun to another fund for a
certain purpose. The transfer is either mandatory or non-mandatory; the fund
transfer is called board designated funds. Mandatory transfers arise from
binding legal agreements or agreement with donors. Non-mandatory transfers
are transfers made at the discretion of the governing board.
Loans funds are used to account for resources that are available for making loans
to students, faculty and staff because the resources may be restricted externally
by donors or internally by the governing body, the accounting records must
enable the sources and the restriction to be identified.
Endowment and similar funds are used to account for resources where the
outside donor has specified (as a condition of the gift) that the principal is to
remain intact in perpetuity. The principal is invested, the income from which
may be expended or added in the principal.
o Term endowment funds are similar to endowment funds, except that after
a specified period of time has passed or a condition has been fulfilled, the
governing body may expend all or part of the principal as long as in
accordance with the provision of the endowment.
o Quasi-endowment funds are function as endowment funds but consist of
resources that are set aside by the governing board (board-designated
funds) rather than by an outside donor. They are accounted for in the
same manner as endowment funds, but since the resources are internally
designated, they may return to unrestricted funds at any time by the
governing board.
Annuity and life income funds - Annuity funds are used to account for
resources given to college or university with the provision that specified peso
amounts will be paid to designated individuals over a specified period of
time. Life income funds are used to account for resources that are given to
the institution with the provision that the income earned on the assets will be
paid to a designated individual over his or her lifetime (or other designated
period). In both annuity funds and life income funds, after the payment
period has ended, the principal would be transferred to the fund specified by
the donor (or to the unrestricted current fund if no designation was made). In
an annuity the payment to the beneficiary is a fixed amount each period,
while in a life income fund, the payment to the beneficiary could vary each
period, since it is the investment income that are distributed.
Plant funds
o Unexpended plant fund – used to account for the acquisition or
construction of property, plant and equipment
o Renewal and replacement plant fund – used to account for resources
that are set aside for the renewal or replacement of the existing
property, plant and equipment
o Retirement of indebtedness plant fund – used to account for resources
set aside for debt service and debt retirements related to property,
plant and equipment
o Investment in plant fund – used to account for property, plant and
equipment and liabilities that are related to amount expended for plant
assets.
proprietors). Health care providers include clinic, hospitals, government owned health
care entities and nursing homes that provide health care.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Although the IFRSs/PFRSs are designed to apply to business entities, they can also be
applied to non-profit organizations.
a. entities whose securities are listed in a public market or are in process of listing;
b. holder of secondary licenses issued by regulatory agencies;
c. all financial institutions including banks, insurance companies, security brokers,
pension funds, mutual funds, and investment banking entities; public utilities;
and
d. other economically significant entities, defined as total assets in 2004 of at least
₱250 million or liabilities of at least ₱150 million.
The entity has total assets of between ₱3 million and ₱350 million or total
liabilities of between P3 million and P250 million;
It is not required to file financial statements under SRC Rule 68.1;
It is not in the process of filing its financial statements for the purpose of issuing
any class of instruments in a public market;
It is not a holder of a secondary license issued by a regulatory agency, such as a
bank (all types of banks), an investment house, a finance company, an insurance
company, a securities broker/dealer, a mutual fund and a pre-need company;
and
It is not a public utility.
Small entities are those that meet all the following criteria:
1) Total Assets of between ₱3 million to ₱100 million or total liabilities of between
₱3 million to ₱100 million. If the entity is a parent company, the said amounts
shall be based on the consolidated figures;
2) Are not required to file financial statements under Part II of SRC Rule 68;
3) Are not in the process of filing their financial statements for the purpose of
issuing any class of instruments in a public market, and;
4) Are not holders of secondary licenses issued by regulatory agencies.
4. Micro-business entities
Micro-business entities are entities whose total assets or total liabilities are below the ₱3
million floor threshold. Micro-business entities have the option to use any of the
following bases of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements:
a. Full PFRS
b. PFRS for SMEs
c. Another acceptable basis of accounting
The Conceptual Framework notes that financial statements are normally prepared
assuming the entity is a “Going Concern” and will continue in operation for the
foreseeable future.
PAS 1 requires that an entity prepare its financial statements, except for cash flow
information, using the accrual basis of accounting.
Each material class of similar items must be presented separately in the financial
statements. Dissimilar items may be aggregated only if they are individually
immaterial. However, information should not be obscured by aggregating or by
providing immaterial information, materiality considerations apply to the all parts
of financial statements, and even when a standard requires a specific disclosure,
materiality considerations do apply.
Assets and liabilities, and income and expenses, may not be offset unless required
or permitted by a PFRS.
In practice, the accounting for NPOs is essentially similar to the accounting for
businesses. The notable differences are the terminologies used in the financial
statements, which are modified to suit the NPO’s purpose, and the presentation and
disclosure of equity.
Under fund accounting, the main accounting unit is the fund. Accordingly, transactions
are accounted for in the books and presented in the financial statements strictly based
on their fund classifications as either (1) Unrestricted, (2) Temporarily restricted, or (3)
Permanently restricted. Although fund accounting is an off-shoot of the fund theory, it
is not required.
Pledges
Pledge or promise to give is a written or oral agreement to contribute cash or other
assets to another entity. The promise should be verifiable by evidence such as pledge
cards or tape recording of oral promises. Pledges may be conditional or unconditional
a conditional pledge depends on the occurence of a specified future and uncertain event
to bind the promise. Conditional pledges should be recognized as contribution revenue
and receivables when the conditions are substantially met. An unconditional pledge
depends only on the passage of time or demand by the promise for performance.
Pledges are considered unconditional if the possibility that a condition will not be met
is remote. Unconditional pledges are recognized as contribution revenue and
receivables in the period in which the promise is received. Unconditional pledges
payable in the future, or multi-year pledges, are treated restricted revenue or support
and then reclassified to the unrestricted net asset class when the period of the donor
stipulation is met. Contribution receivable in cash should be recorded at present value
of estimated future cash flows. Contribution receivable collectible within one year need
not to be discounted. An allowance for doubtful contribution should be established
based on historical experience and other factors to cover uncertainties concerning
collectivity. An unconditional pledge with no donor restriction is recognized as
follows:
Government grants
Government grants that require performance by the NPOs will be accounted for as
refundable deposits (liability) until earned. Unrestricted revenue will be earned when
expenses are made in conjunction with the grant.
Recognition of revenue
Account Title Debit Credit
Government grant receivable xxx
Unrestricted revenue xxx
To recognize revenue upon performance
1. The NPO may adopt an accounting policy that implies time restriction that
expires over the life of the donated asset.
2. If no policy implying a time restriction exists and there are no donor –
imposed restrictions, the donation are unrestricted support
When an expense is incurred for which there are both unrestricted and restricted
net assets available, the donor imposed restriction is fulfilled to the extent of the
expense.
If donor imposed restriction are met in the same period the contributions are
received, the contributions may be reported as unrestricted if the following
conditions are met: (1) the policy must be disclosed in the notes and followed
consistently; and (2) the organization must have the same policy for restricted
investment income whose restrictions are met in the same period as income is
recognized.
Expenses paid in compliance with donor restrictions are funded by the restricted
resources are recorded as:
Account Title Debit Credit
Expenses xxx
Cash xxx
To recognize expenses paid
Temporarily restricted net assets are released with reclassification entry as:
Account Title Debit Credit
Temporarily restricted Net assets xxx
Unrestricted net assets xxx
To recognize reclassification of restricted net assets to unrestricted net assets
Endowment income
Sales and services of educational activities
Sales and services of auxiliary enterprise
Sales and services of hospitals
Other sources
Independent operations
Patient service revenue – include room and board, nursing services, and other
professional services. Patient service revenue typically are recorded at established gross
rates as the services are provided but are reported net of amounts that are considered
deduction from revenues. The objective is to report the amount that the hospital is
entitled to collect and intends to collect as patient service revenues.
Charity care – service provided free of charge to patients who qualify under a hospital’s
charity care policy are excluded from both gross and net service revenues
Allowance accounts – are used to reduce receivables for estimated deductions from
revenues as well as for bad debts. Deductions from revenues include:
Courtesy allowances – discounts for doctors and employees
Contractual adjustment – discount arranged with third-party payors (Philhealth,
Health cards) that frequently have agreement to reimburse at less than
established rates
Premium fees – also known as subscriber fees or capitation fees, are revenues from
agreement under which a hospital provides any necessary patient services perhaps
from a contractually established list of services for a specific fees. The fee is used
usually specific fee per member per month. The fees are earned whether the standards
charges for services actually rendered are more or less than the amount of the fee
without regard to services actually provided in the period. Therefore, they are reported
separately from patient service revenues.
Other operating revenues – this includes revenue from services provided to patients
other than for health care and revenues from sales and services provided to non-
patients. This includes tuition fee from school operated by hospital, rentals of hospital
space, charges for preparing and reproducing medical records, room charges for
telephone calls and television, proceeds from cafeterias, gift shops, snack bars, and so
on.
Non-profit organizations often conduct activities that combine program and fund
raising. In the past, the cost of the joint activity often was reported entirely as a
functional program expense with no allocation to the functional support expense of
fund raising.
a. Cost of all materials and activities that include a fund-raising appeal should be
reported as fund raising costs unless a bona fide program or management
function
b. Criteria of purpose, audience, and content must be met in order to conclude that
a bonafide program or management and general function has been conducted in
conjunction with the appeal of funds
c. If a bona fide program or management function has been conducted, the joint
costs should be allocated using an equitable allocation base.
d. Certain information must be disclosed if joint costs are allocated.
The provision for bad debts is an expense. The difference between charity care and bad
debts expense is that charity care results from the hospital’s policy of providing health
care to individuals who meet certain financial criteria; whereas, bad debts expense
result from extending credit. Health care services provided as charity care were never
intended to provide cash flows. Although accounts are maintained for employee and
contractual allowances, these items are not expenses, but rather, they are revenue
deductions that are subtracted from gross patient service revenues to arrive at net
patient service revenue reported in the statement of operations.
FINANCIAL REPORTING
Financial reports of NPO consist of the basic financial statements or the general purpose
financial statements than an organization should prepare Statement of Financial
Position, Statement of Activities, Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to Financial
Statements.
The NPOs may have an option to present “Changes in net assets” in the Statement of
Financial Position or Statement of Activities.
Operating Activities reflect all cash transactions that are not classified as either
investing or financing activities.
Investing activities include acquiring and disposing of debt and equity investments,
granting and collecting loans, and acquiring and disposing of property, plant and
equipment
Financing activities include borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, and
obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors using long term
credit. This also includes cash received for contributions from donors that is restricted
for long-term purposes for which the restrictions have yet been satisfied and the cash is
still being held.
ASU 2016-14 is effective for organizations with calendar year 2018 and fiscal year 2019
year ends. The impact on smaller organizations depends on the complexity and nature
of their financial statements. There are several aspects that affect nearly every
organization, including net asset classifications, liquidity and availability of resources,
and the functional allocation of expenses. The remaining changes, such as endowments,
board-designated net assets, and statement of cash flows, affect a smaller number of
organizations.
These are some of the amendments and changes in financial reporting of NPOs:
general expenditures within one year of the date of the statement of financial position,
either on the face of the statement of financial position or in the notes.
Functional allocation
NPOs are now required to provide an analysis of expenses by their natural classification
(such as salaries, rent, and depreciation) as well as their functional classification
(program, management and general, and fundraising) in one location. This can be on
the face of the statement of activities, in a separate statement, or in the notes to the
financial statements. Previously, only voluntary health and welfare organizations were
required to include the statement of functional expenses as part of a complete set of
basic financial statements.
The analysis of expenses by nature and function should show, by their natural
classification, expenses that are reported by other than their natural classification, such
as salaries included in cost of goods sold or facility rental costs of special events, and
reported as direct benefits to donors. Items excluded from the presentation include
investment expenses netted against investment returns, gains and losses, and certain
other items such as foreign currency translation and pension and post-retirement prior
service costs.
ASU 2016-14 includes clarifying guidance on the definition of management and general
activities to assist in better depicting costs that can (or cannot) be allocated among
program or support functions. Supporting activities are clarified to mean those “that are
not directly identifiable with one or more program, fundraising, or membership
development activities.” The update does not change the definition of program expense
or supporting service. In addition, it requires a disclosure on how expenses are
allocated (allocation methodology used).
Endowments
NPOs are able to spend from endowment funds even if the funds are below the original
gift or historical amount. ASU 2016-14 no longer requires that the underwater amount
be disaggregated within the overall endowment fund amount and separately classified
as net assets without donor restrictions. The update instead requires classifying the full
amount of donor-restricted endowment funds, including underwater endowments,
within net assets with donor restrictions. Enhanced disclosures on underwater
endowment funds are now required, including the fair value of underwater
endowments, their original gift amount, and the aggregate of the amount of underwater
deficiencies.
action of the governing board. They may be earmarked for a specific purpose, for
example, and they can be undesignated at the board’s discretion.
REFERENCES
SEC Memorandum Circular No. 25 series of 2019
Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-14
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 117
Under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 117, the following are the
presentations of financial statements:
Non-current assets
Investments XXX XXX
Property and equipment XXX XXX
Other non-current assets XXX XXX
Non-current liabilities
Deferred support, net of current portion XXX XXX
Small enterprise fund facility XXX XXX
Net assets
Unrestricted net assets XXX XXX
Temporarily restricted net assets XXX XXX
Restricted net assets XXX XXX
RECEIPTS
Support
Membership donation P XXX XXX XXX P XXX XXX XXX
Grants and other contributions XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
INCOME
Investment income XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Income from small enterprise XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Other income XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
EXPENSES
Program expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Administrative expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Fund raising expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Other expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS
OVER EXPENSES
DURING THE PERIOD XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
Under the Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-14, the following are the
presentations of financial statements:
Non-current assets
Investments XXX XXX
Property and equipment XXX XXX
Other non-current assets XXX XXX
Non-current liabilities
Deferred support, net of current portion XXX XXX
Small enterprise fund facility XXX XXX
Net assets
Unrestricted net assets XXX XXX
Restricted net assets XXX XXX
Board-designated net assets XXX XXX
Note: Unrestricted net assets or “Net assets net assets without donor restrictions”
Restricted net assets or “Net assets with donor restrictions”
RECEIPTS P P
Support
Membership donation XXX XXX XXX XXX
Grants and other contributions XXX XXX XXX XXX
INCOME
Investment income XXX XXX XXX XXX
Income from small enterprise XXX XXX XXX XXX
Other income XXX XXX XXX XXX
EXPENSES
Program expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX
Administrative expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX
Fund raising expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX
Other expenses XXX XXX XXX XXX
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS
OVER EXPENSES
DURING THE PERIOD XXX XXX XXX XXX
Note: Unrestricted net assets or “Net assets net assets without donor restrictions”
Restricted net assets or “Net assets with donor restrictions”
Note: Unrestricted net assets or “Net assets net assets without donor restrictions”
Restricted net assets or “Net assets with donor restrictions”
Note: Indirect method can also be used for the presentation of Statement of Cash
Flows