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SNF Using Funds Correctlyf116 ShelbyNext | Financials: Using Funds Correctly (Course #F116) Presented by: Dave Heston Shelby Consultant ©2018 Shelby Systems, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective holders. Objective Churches struggle with fund accounting. This session guides you through the process of making sure your chart of accounts is set up correctly and of handling transactions when using an account structure with funds. This session presents the following topics: • What is traditional fund accounting • GAAP no longer requires fund accounting • Accounting terminology changes • Account Structures using funds • Chart of Accounts using funds • Shelby Next Financial Applications • Processing transactions across funds • Designated Fund Summary Report • Summary Special thanks to CapinCrouse LLP for the following resource; • NEW NONPROFIT FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS – NAVIGATING THE FASB ASU 2016-14 CHANGES 2-14-18 2 What is Traditional Fund Accounting Fund accounting is unique to nonprofit organizations including churches. Fund accounting tends to be confusing. Some churches have only one fund; others have multiple funds. The use of funds allows the church to manage its finances by breaking it up into appropriate funds. Funds are established to ensure accountability. Traditional fund accounting is a means used to segregate resources that are restricted or designated for particular purposes. Each fund is an accounting entity having its own assets, liabilities, net assets, income and expense accounts. Each fund will have its own Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet) and Statement of Financial Activities reports. Common errors churches make when using funds is the segregation of their assets by funds. Separate bank accounts do not have to be maintained for cash in each fund. Sometimes a separate account might be set up for savings or investments. Too often churches set up a fund for each ministry--women’s, men’s, flowers, memorials, etc. Categories of funds • Current unrestricted fund (general operations) • Board-designated fund (board reserves) • School fund (school operates under church, but assets are separate) • Designated gifts fund (donor restricted) • Building fund (building, equipment, etc.) 3 GAAP no longer requires Fund Accounting • With FAS 116 & 117 issued in 1993, reporting of financial information using traditional fund accounting is no longer required. • Traditional fund accounting was replaced by classification of net assets into either unrestricted, temporarily restricted or permanently restricted categories. • Some churches continue to use fund accounting for internal accounting, but convert to net asset classification for external financial reporting. • Accounting terminology has changed. 4 Accounting Terminology Changes The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has released Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-14 [1] Presentation of Financial Statements for Not-for-Profit Entities, that will modify the classification of contributions. ASU 2016-14 [1] is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. • Unrestricted net assets will now be labeled - Net Assets without Donor Restrictions (not subject to donor-imposed restrictions) • Temporarily and Permanently restricted net assets will now be combined into one class labeled - Net Assets with Donor Restrictions (subject to donor-imposed restrictions) “The main reason for reducing the number of categories of net assets that must be reported on the face of the financial statements, especially the statement of activities, is to help reduce complexity, increase understandability and enable greater use of comparative financial statements that can provide readers with information useful in identifying and assessing key trends of the organization.” CapinCrouse “The ASU will also require enhanced disclosures about the amounts and purposes of the governing board’s designations, appropriations and similar actions that result in self-imposed restrictions as of the end of the period.” CapinCrouse 5 Account Structure using Multiple Funds General Ledger > Modify > Account Structure allows you to set up the structure of your chart of accounts. • There are three levels in the Balance Sheet section and three levels in the Budgeted section. • Basic Account Structure settings using Funds and Departments – the Balance Sheet Department defaults to 0 in all funds. 6 Chart of Accounts using Funds General Ledger > Modify > Chart of Accounts allows you to set your chart of accounts within levels of your chart of accounts. • Setting up the chart of accounts when multiple funds are used is critical. • The same General Ledger account number should be used for like accounts across funds. o The same physical bank account used by each fund. o Accounts Payable o Payroll Tax Withholding – example later o Transfers Between Funds 7 • The balance sheet account groups should be the same across all funds. Assets . Liabilities . Net Assets 8 • Sample Asset Accounts – four funds 9 10 • Statement of Financial Position looks like this. 11 • Setting up a Fund to track Donor Restricted Gifts and Expenses. Account Structure - Departments 1. Balance Sheet (defaults to 0) 2. Missions 3. Benevolence 4. Mission Trips o Separate Net Assets accounts are setup in the balance sheet to track balances. 12 o Income and Expense accounts close to separate Net Assets accounts. Department 910 Missions . Department 920 Benevolence 13 . Department 940 Mission Trips 14 . Net Asset section of Statement of Financial Position (balances are carried forward each year) 15 Shelby Next Financial Applications • In Accounts Payable > Modify > Company Information . The Interface with General Ledger is checked. If you are running on an accrual basis of accounting, check Accrual Basis. Enter the Payables Account # (remember this is the same account number across all Funds. TRUST THE SYSTEM!) . If you are on a cash basis check Cash Basis. • In Payroll > Modify > Employer Information > General Ledger Interface . The Interface with General Ledger is checked. Each Category is linked to Fund 1, Department 0 and the correct Account (Remember TRUST THE SYSTEM!) 16 . Under Modify > Compensation Information link each Compensation Distribution to the correct Fund, Department and Expense account . Under Modify > Deduction Information link each Deduction Distribution to the correct Fund, Department and Liability/Matching Expense account. • In Bank Account Management > Bank Account Information . Make sure all bank accounts are setup to reconcile . You do not need to setup a separate Bank Account for each fund if the church uses the same physical bank account across funds. 17 PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS ACROSS FUNDS • Accounts Payable > Enter > Transactions . When entering an invoice, make sure that your Current Financial Settings are set to the correct Bank Account. When you enter an invoice; 1. Bank Account – even though it may look like you are only using the bank account in Fund 1 TRUST THE SYSTEM. 2. This invoice is distributed to three funds. 18 . When you finalize the AP transaction; 1. Bank Account is 1-10100. 2. Each Expense is debited to the correct Fund, Department and Account. 3. Accounts Payable 21100 is credited to the correct fund. The Journal Entry 1. In each Fund, Accounts Payable and Expense account are correct. 2. Final Totals – each fund is in balance for this transaction. 19 . When the Payment is Processed, you can print the A/P Check Register. The Journal Entry 1. Note the credits to Bank Account 10100 in each fund. 2. Note the debit to Account Payable 21100 in each fund. 3. Final Totals for each fund are in balance. Bank Account Management > Manage > Bank Statements 1. You will see only one reference for the check that was written from account 10100. 20 • Payroll > Payroll Processing . Make sure that your Current Financial Settings are set to the correct Bank Account. Even though it may look like you are only using the Bank Account in fund 1 TRUST THE SYSTEM. When you Process Payroll note the Final Totals on the Payment Register. 1. Compensation expense accounts 2. 403b liability accounts 3. Taxes withholding liability accounts . Employer Matching 403b Contribution report. 21 . The Journal Entry 1. Net Payroll for church credited to 1-0-10200. 2. All tax withholding credited to liability accounts in fund 1. 3. Church 403b withholding and matching credited to 1-0-21600. 4. Net payroll for school credited to 5-0-10200 and school 403b withholding and matching credited to 5-0-21600. 5. Final Totals for each Fund are in balance. 6. How is the credit $3,592.75 to 5-0-10200 determined? • Net payroll $2,707.18 - school • Taxes withheld $617.82 - school • Matching Social Security and Medicare $267.75 - school . When you pay, the payroll taxes distribute to fund 1 liability accounts. 22 . When you pay, the 403b retirement distributes to both fund 1 and fund 2 liability accounts. Bank Account Management > Manage > Bank Statements . You will see that all payroll transactions were record to the cash account for payroll 10200. 23 Designated Fund Summary Report • When using traditional fund accounting you can prepare separate Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities reports for each fund or consolidate using special reports. • You can also run a Designated Fund Summary report to summarize designated funds for each fund. 24 • Or create a Special Report to
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