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Nonprofit Financial Statement Project/ASU Update – FASB Announces Transition Method and Effective Dates

Nonprofit Financial Statement Project/ASU Update – FASB Announces Transition Method and Effective Dates

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) reached much anticipated decisions regarding the transition and effective date for its Nonprofit Financial Statements Project, as of their most recent Board Meeting (3/30/16).  The proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) would affect substantially all nonprofits as well as creditors, donors, grantors, and others that use their financial statements.  Details […]

Amgen Issues Credit to 340B Covered Entities Due to Miscalculation of Drug Ceiling Price

Amgen Issues Credit to 340B Covered Entities Due to Miscalculation of Drug Ceiling Price

AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware of potential credits owed to your organization as a result of a miscalculation of a drug ceiling price.  Recently, the drug manufacturer Amgen USA Inc. notified the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that the 340B ceiling price for multiple products had been calculated incorrectly and that credits […]

FASB Decisions Regarding NFP Financial Statements Project from March 2 Meeting

FASB Decisions Regarding NFP Financial Statements Project from March 2 Meeting

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) continued its Phase 1 deliberations at its March 2nd, 2016 Board Meeting on the proposed FASB Accounting Standards Update (ASU), Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958) and Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities. Significant Decisions Made at the Board’s March 2016 Meeting: The proposed ASU would […]

Extensions Apply for FQHCs as New Cost Report Form Still in Review with OMB

Extensions Apply for FQHCs as New Cost Report Form Still in Review with OMB

AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that, as of March 11, 2016, the new Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Cost Report Form 224-14 had not been finalized and is reportedly still in review by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  It is reported that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) […]

CMS Requires Payroll-Based Journal, Electronic Staffing Data Submission for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Effective July 1, 2016

CMS Requires Payroll-Based Journal, Electronic Staffing Data Submission for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Effective July 1, 2016

Effective July 1, 2016, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) will be required to submit staffing, time and attendance information electronically to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) via their Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system.   These requirements originate from section 6106 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and the final rule requires facilities […]

Medicare PPS Base Rate for 2016

Medicare PPS Base Rate for 2016

As a reminder, on January 1, 2016, Medicare increased the Prospective Payment System (PPS) base payment rate from $158.85 to $160.60. The PPS base payment rate is effective for the calendar year 2016 and reflects a 1.1% increase from the calendar year 2015 rate. The rate was updated to reflect inflation, and the increase is […]

AAFCPAs’ Update on Decisions Reached in FASB NFP Financial Statements Project

AAFCPAs’ Update on Decisions Reached in FASB NFP Financial Statements Project

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) continued its Phase 1 deliberations at its February 3, 2016 Board Meeting on the proposed FASB Accounting Standards Update (ASU), Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958) and Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities. Significant Decisions Made at the Board’s February 2016 Meeting: The proposed ASU […]

Nonprofits and the “Bucket system”: from cash management to investment returns

Nonprofits and the “Bucket system”: from cash management to investment returns

It can be tempting for nonprofits to focus solely on near-term strategy.  The grant environment is challenging, and competition for donor dollars has never been fiercer.  Keeping a plan on track that supports financial health is often a year-by-year exercise. That exercise, though, varies widely depending on how the organization brings in revenue. Those that […]

FASB’s Technical Agenda for NFP Financial Statements Project Organized in Two Phases

FASB’s Technical Agenda for NFP Financial Statements Project Organized in Two Phases

AAFCPAs would like to make you aware of the two phases that comprise the technical agenda for FASB’s Nonprofit Financial Statement Project.  On April 22, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) entitled Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958) and Health Care Entities (Topic 954): Presentation of Financial Statements of […]