Government and Not-For-Profit Environment TRUE/FALSE (CHAPTER 1) 1. F The main objective of a typical governmental or not-for-profit entity is to earn a profit. 2. TA government’s budget may be backed by the force of law. 3. FGovernmental entities have no need for an accounting system. 4. TA government’s internal managers rely on general purpose financial statements for a considerable amount of information about their government. 5. FGovernments and not-for-profits may never engage
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Not-for-Profit According to Merriam-Webster.com‚ Not-for-Profit‚ also known as nonprofit is defined as‚ “not existing or done for the purpose of making a profit.” Whereas For-Profit is the opposite and is defined as “existing or done for the purpose of making a profit.” I am an ethnographic researcher for a popular organizational behavior research journal. In this article‚ we will be looking at 2 popular and major organizations‚ where one is Not-for-Profit and the other is For-Profit and identifying
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Nonprofit versus for-profit healthcare and organizations For-profit and not-for-profit hospitals generate revenues through daily operations. For-profit hospitals are able to generate funds through issuing stocks while non-for-profit hospitals do not have this ability. Accordingly‚ non-for-profit hospitals can issue tax-exempt bonds and can accept tax-deductible contributions. Non-profits were created with the intention of servicing the needs of the poor. This subsequently led
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In order for a company to be able to reach its full potential financial management must be in place. This management needs to be aware of at least the basics of financial plans which are revenue‚ cost and profit. These three things can make or break a company. Each of these things must be understood and considered before plans can be laid to create or better a company. Revenue is the amount a company receives (Marginal Revenue‚ 2009). If a company is in the business of sales‚ revenue is the
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media portray accounting numbers‚ such as profits‚ as some sort of ‘hard’ and objective performance indicator? Why do you think they might do this‚ and‚ if they do‚ what are some of the implications that might arise as a result of this approach? In making this judgement‚ students should consider the various articles that frequently appear in newspapers and various discussions that occur on television and radio in relation to an organisation’s profits.
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When it comes to for-profit colleges many students end up being in $50‚000 to even a hundred-thousand dollars in debt; making it harder by the day to find a good job-placement after becoming a graduate. The cost of attending a for-profit school is just much‚ as attending a ivy-league school‚ if not more. With most of these colleges having open enrollment‚ this allows the Government to take more/ have access to more money. In my opinion‚ it’s almost a trap in order to lure students into thinking
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Not for profit organization: A non profit organization (NPO) is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends. While not-for-profit organizations are permitted to generate surplus revenues‚ they must be retained by the organization for its self-preservation‚ expansion‚ or plans.[3] NPOs have controlling members or a board of directors. Many have paid staffs including management‚ while others employ unpaid volunteers and even
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STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND APPLIED ECONOMICS BSF 1101 ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING 1/INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING 9. NOT FOR PROFIT MAKING ORGANIZATIONS 9.1 Introduction These are organizations that are set up to promote or to cater for the welfare of the members involved and not to make a profit. These include clubs‚ (e.g. professional clubs‚ academic clubs‚ sports clubs)‚ welfare associations and any other societies (charitable institutions). Because these organizations are
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Volume 3‚ No. 3‚ March 2012 Journal of Global Research in Computer Science TECHNICAL NOTE Available Online at www.jgrcs.info FAST AND EFFICIENT METHODS FOR PROFIT & LOSS RELATED PROBLEMS (FEM-PLRP) Gaurav Dobriyal* Dept. Of Computer Science‚ Dev Bhoomi Institute of Technology‚ Dehradun (U.K.)‚ INDIA dobriyal.gaurav74@gmail.com* Abstract: This is one of the important or frequent asking lessons in all written examination. In this paper I try to give some of the effective tricks to solve
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The Pink Door Non Profit Organization that tries to create financial relief for women battling any type of cancer. The organization became a nationally classified non profit in October of 2007. The 990 form is a public document that discloses a company policies and financial stability. Many stake holder look to evaluate this form to develop interest in getting involved financially with a company. It is important that a non profit organization is operating in the most efficient way in order to gain
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