The AICPA Wants Your Feedback on ASU 2025-07: What Nonprofits Need to Know About Programmatic Loans and Derivatives

The AICPA FinREC is requesting feedback on proposed Audit Guide updates addressing ASU 2025-07, which refines derivatives scope exceptions and impacts how nonprofits account for conditional programmatic loans. This article explains how loan forgiveness provisions may now fall under contribution accounting instead of embedded derivative treatment, and what nonprofits should review before implementation.

Private Inurement and Excess Benefit Transactions: What Nonprofits Need to Know About IRS Compliance Risks

Tax-exempt organizations must operate in a way that ensures no part of their net earnings benefits private individuals or insiders. This foundational rule—known as the prohibition against private inurement—is central to maintaining exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. When insiders receive improper financial benefits, even unintentionally, the organization may face serious consequences, …

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How Does ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements, Affect Not-for-Profits?

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2025-12, Codification Improvements, in December 2025 to clarify, correct errors, and resolve unintended applications of GAAP. While these 33 targeted improvements are not expected to cause major disruptions, several amendments specifically affect nonprofit organizations. This article highlights the changes most relevant to nonprofits and …

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