Complete guide to NFP Section member benefits

Not-for-Profit Section

Complete guide to NFP Section member benefits

1910-43720 NFP Section Benefits Guide - Update - Web Version

Not-for-Profit (NFP) Section membership gives you resources to perform your job efficiently and effectively, whether you serve not-for-profits as a finance or accounting staff or board member, auditor, tax adviser or consultant. Members of this section broaden their technical expertise, improve their professional competence, and receive resources to deliver high-quality services to their not-for-profit clients or organizations. Read on for a preview of all the benefits that come with NFP Section membership.

Resources

Simply log in to AICPA.org to access members-only content in the Not-for-Profit Section Resource Library. Our comprehensive library is your single source of information on a full range of not-for-profit financial reporting, assurance, tax compliance, and governance and management topics. Some of our most popular resources are highlighted here.

• Sample Nonprofit Financial Statements and Note Disclosures — with and without ASU 2016-14 implementation (in Word, PDF and Excel)

• Common Financial Statement Errors

• Functional Expense Allocation – Getting It Right

• Checklist of Required Auditor Communications

• Combating Fraud in Not-for- Profits

• Account Workpapers — for preparers and auditors (in Excel)

• Nonprofit Board Responsibilities

• Internal Controls for Small Nonprofits

• IRS Form 990 Series Preparation Checklists

• Form 990 Red Flags

• Form 990 Common Errors

• Unrelated Business Income Tax – A Primer

• Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Best Practices for Not-for-Profit Entities

Members get the resources they need.

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DiscountsNFP Section members get exclusive discounts:

• 4 FREE NFP Section webcasts (last month of each quarter) – 8 hours of free CPE!

• FREE Annual NFP Audit and Accounting Update — 5+ hours of free self-study online CPE!

• 20% off AICPA not-for-profit CPE, including the Not-for-Profit Certificate Program

• 10% off the AICPA’s popular not-for-profit publications

• $50 off AICPA NFP conferences

• 10% off Ethical Advocate hotline services

• 10% off managed technology services through Secure Network Administration, Inc.

• FREE 1-year subscription to MyCPE Manager

CPE and Professional Development

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Get up to date and earn CPE credit with NFP Section webcasts. The Not-for-Profit Section hosts 12 monthly webcasts, four of which are complimentary for section members as a benefit of membership. The free webcasts are in March, June, September and December of each year.

For convenience, NFP Section members are automatically enrolled in the free quarterly webcasts. You will receive reminders and invitations to join via email. Be sure to add the email address no_reply@ON24event.com to your “safe senders” list to ensure you don’t miss these opportunities for free CPE.

All NFP Section webcasts are recorded. Videos and presentation slides are available to NFP Section members in the webcast archive.

Earn additional CPE credit on your own terms with our complimentary self-study online benefit. Our self-study online benefit allows you to learn on your own terms and earn valuable CPE credits. The annual Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing Update — a roundup of the hottest NFP topics in one convenient package offers you another 5+ CPE hours. That’s right, in addition to the four free live webcasts (up to 8 CPE hours), you get these extra hours you can earn at any time, complimentary with your NFP Section membership! When you’re ready, add the online version to your cart, and your NFP Section member discount (100% in this case!) will be applied at checkout.

Note: CPE hours for this course may vary year-to-year due to annual updates.

Earn a Not-for-Profit Certificate. NFP Section members receive 20% off the already discounted AICPA member price for the Not-for-Profit Certificate Program. Available for two experience levels, certificates can be obtained through online self-study by anyone interested in learning more about not-for-profit financial management. Courses are available for purchase individually, by topic or as a complete package. All courses must be completed to receive a certificate; however, staff and volunteers can benefit from individual courses, and CPE/CAE and Yellow Book credit is available for licensed professionals.

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Broaden your skills and knowledge with NFP-specific CPE. NFP Section members receive 20% off AICPA not-for-profit CPE. Here are just a few of our most popular courses:

• Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting: Mastering the Unique Requirements (free)

• Form 990: Mastering Its Unique Characteristics

• Governmental and Not-for-Profit Annual Update

Whether you are new to not-for-profits or just need to brush up, we have continuing education for you. Need a recommendation? Contact Ashley Whitaker.

Manage your CPE online. As a member benefit, you have access to a complimentary year of the newest cloud-based CPE management software, AICPA MyCPE Manager. This new, online tool will work directly with CPE you earn from the AICPA and third-party CPE providers.

Whether you report CPE on one jurisdiction or five, MyCPE Manager makes CPE compliance easy.

• Tell MyCPE Manager which jurisdictions you want to track.

• Complete CPE courses. AICPA online courses are directly connected, and third-party courses can be easily imported.

• CPE credits earned are automatically mapped to NASBA fields of study and jurisdiction requirements.

• Easily download your CPE report when needed. Manager makes CPE compliance easy.

Let MyCPE Manager do the work of managing CPE for you!

Build your NFP reference library. Not-for-Profit Section members receive 10% off valuable NFP publications such as these:

• Not-for-Profit Entities: Audit and Accounting Guide

• Not-for-Profit Entities Industry Developments — Audit Risk Alert

• Not-for-Profit Entities: Checklists and Illustrative Financial Statements

• Not-for-Profit Entities: Best Practices in Presentation and Disclosure

• Bonus: Get 20% off a full year of access to the Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing Set, which includes online versions of all four publications listed above. By purchasing the online versions, you’ll have access to new editions as soon as they become available in the store.

Network and share knowledge with other NFP industry professionals. NFP Section members receive $50 off registration for the AICPA NFP Industry Conference, Governmental and Not-for-Profit Training Program, and other NFP-related conferences.

Test your knowledge. The Association offers knowledge checks and targeted learning resources. Visit our Competency and Learning website to test your knowledge and explore your learning options.

Newsletters When you join, you will receive a complimentary subscription to our e-Alerts. Be among the first to know when standard-setters and regulatory agencies issue new guidance that affects NFPs — and how to anticipate the impact of such changes. We’ll also alert you about our free webcasts and other important events. Be sure to add the email address aicpanfp@e2.aicpa.org to your list of “safe senders” so you don’t miss these communications.

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Community Get connected through our interactive, members-only LinkedIn group, visit our Facebook group, tweet using the #AICPAnfp hashtag and explore other opportunities to get involved with the NFP Section, collaborate with peers, and share knowledge and insights.

Would you like to serve on the Not-for-Profit Resource Group? We need volunteers to submit ideas for new tools, resources and webcasts, and provide feedback through surveys and focus groups. As opportunities arise NFP Section staff will contact volunteers regarding specific activities. Please contact us at NFPSection@aicpa.org if you’re interested.

NFP staff and Advisory Council The AICPA Not-for-Profit Section gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the Not-for-Profit Advisory Council, their firms, and their organizations. Our members benefit from their contributions of time and effort to develop the tools, resources, webcasts, and other content available for NFP Section members.

Our mission as NFP Technical Staff is to deliver nonprofit resources and tools to help professionals — like you! — serve not-for-profits as valued leaders and business advisers. We want to hear from you. Please contact us if you have any questions about your membership benefits.

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