Nonprofit Accounting – Don’t Get Tripped Up by Form 990 Requirements
By Linda Curro
What’s in the price of a ticket?
For nonprofit organizations that hold fundraising events and for the people who attend them, the answer is more complicated than it might appear. It’s important to get special event reporting correct because Form 990 has specific lines on the Revenue Statement to report fundraising events.
The ticket price of every event carries two components within it – the donation amount and the entertainment benefit. Whether it’s a dinner, a cocktail...