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2016 Accounting, Auditing & Tax Updates for Nonprofit Affordable Housing Developers

Strength Matters' annual accounting, auditing and tax update is a perennial “must read” for our sector's CFOs, COOs and lenders. We discuss several significant accounting and IRS standards that changed in 2016, including:
- Phase 1 of the nonprofit financial reporting standard
- Credit losses for financial instruments (i.e., expected credit losses standard)
- Consolidation guidance for nonprofits
- Debt issuance costs
- Status of Phase 2 of the nonprofit financial reporting standard
- Recognition of grants and contracts by nonprofit entities
- Changes to partnership IRS audit procedures
- New regulations affecting bottom-dollar guarantees
New Best Practice Papers on Tax Issues

Strength Matters' presents its latest series - Tax Issue Best Practices. Read the first two now:
- Avoiding Tax-Exempt Use Property in Credit Deals
- Partnership Allocations for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

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Browse our library of white papers covering topics such as consolidation issues, developer fee recognition, cash presentation, footnote disclosures and many more.

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September Boot Camp in Oakland, CA - The next Strength Matters Boot Camp will be in Oakland, California, on September 28-29, 2017. Public registration will be available starting September 5, 2017. Email info@strengthmatters.com with questions. Strength Matters Boot Camp is designed to provide an overview of the ...Read More ›
Save the Date – 2017 Annual Meeting - Please mark your calendars for the Strength Matters® 10th Annual Meeting to be held September 18-19, 2017* at the Embassy Suites in Denver, Colorado. This gathering of premier nonprofit and mission-oriented for-profit real estate companies, as well as key investment ...Read More ›

September Boot Camp in Oakland, CA Aug 01 - The next Strength Matters Boot Camp will be in Oakland, California, on September 28-29, 2017. Public registration will be available starting September 5, 2017. Email info@strengthmatters.com with questions. Strength Matters Boot Camp is designed to provide an overview of the ...Read More ›
Logging into the new Strength Matters website – How to Set or Reset Your Account Password Jul 21 - Welcome to the new Strength Matters website! If you're already a subscriber of Strength Matters, you will need to reset your password in order to login in the new website. Please follow the steps below and email info@strengthmatters.net if you ...Read More ›
New Series – Discussion Issue 1: Grants to Nonprofit Sponsors for Real Estate Development Jun 01 - Discussion Issue 1: Grants to Nonprofit Sponsors for Real Estate Development The Strength Matters Financial Professionals group presents the first paper in a new series. The paper discusses financial reporting issues around Grants to Nonprofit Sponsors for Real Estate Development. Separated ...Read More ›

Welcome to Strength Matters

2016 Accounting, Auditing & Tax Updates for Nonprofit Affordable Housing Developers

New Best Practice Papers on Tax Issues

PUBLICATIONS

TOOLS

WEBINARS

Get email Updates