This document outlines the assignments and activities for an entire accounting course on not-for-profit organizations. It includes instructions for completing multiple exercises from each chapter, which involve accounting problems and questions that must be posted online along with the steps and explanations. It also includes longer assignments such as preparing full financial statements for hypothetical organizations and writing a research paper on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The course aims to cover all aspects of not-for-profit accounting, including various types of funds, financial reporting, budgets, GAAP standards, and compliance with GASB requirements.

1. ASHFORD ACC 380 ENTIRE COURSE
(Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations)
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Accounting and Financial Reporting. From Chapter 1 complete Exercise 1-6
and Exercise 1-9. From chapter 2 complete Exercise 2-2 and post the answers to
the discussion board. Do not forget to show all necessary steps and explain how
you attained the outcome. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
GASB, CAFR ISSUES and Budgetary Comparison Schedule. From Chapter 2
complete Exercise 2-3 and from Chapter 3 complete Exercise 3-5 and Exercise 3-
10 and post the answers to the discussion board. Do not forget to show all
necessary steps and explain how you attained the outcome. Respond to at least
two of your classmates’ postings.
Government-Wide Statements & Budgetary Comparison Schedule. Complete
the following activities and submit your answers to your instructor in a Word
document formatted to proper APA specifications. Include any relevant supporting
computations and explanations.
Review the financial information pertaining to the City of Northern Pines in
problem 2-8 on pages 52 and 53 of your text. Prepare, in good form, a Statement
of Activities for the city of Northern Pines for the year ended June 30, 2012.
Northern Pines has no component units.
Part Two:
Review the financial information pertaining to the city of Eastern Shores in
problem 2-9 on page 53 of your text. From the information given, prepare in good
form, a General Fund Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances for the city of Eastern Shores General Fund for the Year Ended
September 30, 2012.
Part Three:
Review the financial transactions pertaining to the City of Springfield in problem
3-12 on pages 82 and 83.
1. Record the transactions using appropriate journal entries.
2. Prepare a budgetary comparison schedule for the General Fund.

2. Modified Accrual Accounting and General Fund Items. [Complete the
following questions based on the Chapter 4 material:
a) Outline revenue recognition criteria under modified accrual accounting. Include
specific requirements for property tax revenue.
b) Outline expenditure recognition criteria under modified accrual accounting.
Include the general case, recognition of debt service expenditures, and
recognition of expenditures for item such as compensated absences II.
Distinguish between the (1) GAAP basis and (2) budgetary basis of reporting for
the General Fund.
Do not forget to show all necessary steps and explain how you attained the
outcome. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Trust Activities and Fund Issues. From Chapter 5 complete Exercise 5-2 and
Exercise 5-4 and post the answers to the discussion board. Do not forget to show
all necessary steps and explain how you attained the outcome. Respond to at
least two of your classmates’ postings.
G.A.S.B. Visit the website of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(G.A.S.B.) at http://gasb.org. Review the website to learn about the organization,
its act ivies, and its goals.
Review one or more of the “Plain-Language Articles” in the “Education” section of
website and prepare a two- to four- page paper formatted according to APA style,
summarizing the article or position of the G.A.S.B. as presented in the article, and
discussing any implications of the article or position
Internal Service and Enterprise Funds. From Chapter 6 complete Exercises 6-
2 and 6-3 and post the answers to the discussion board. Do not forget to show all
necessary steps and explain how you attained the outcome. Respond to at least
two of your classmates’ postings.
Investment and Pension Trust Funds. [From Chapter 7 complete Exercise 7-8,
Exercise 7-10, and Exercise 7-11 and post the answers to the discussion board.
Do not forget to show all necessary steps and explain how you attained the
outcome. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Insert prompt.
Net Assets and Employees’ Retirement Fund. Complete the following
activities and submit your answers to your instructor in a Word document
formatted to proper APA specifications. Include any relevant supporting
computations and explanations.

3. Review the financial information pertaining to the City of Sweetwater in problem
7-13 on pages 215-217 of your text. Review the transactions that occurred during
the year ended June 30, 2012 and complete the following:
1. Record the transactions on the books of the Employees’ Retirement Fund.
2. Prepare a Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Employees’ Retirement
Fund for the Year Ended June 30, 2012.
3. Prepare a Statement of Net Assets for the Employees’ Retirement Fund as of
June 30, 2012.
Infrastructure & G.A.S.B. Statement 34. From Chapter 8 complete Exercise 8-4
and Exercise 8-5, and from Chapter 9 complete Exercise 9-2 and post the
answers to the discussion board. Do not forget to show all necessary steps and
explain how you attained the outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings.
Transactions & FASB Standards. [From Chapter 9 complete Exercise 9-7, and
from Chapter 10 complete Exercise 10-2 and Exercise 10-3 and post the answers
to the discussion board. Do not forget to show all necessary steps and explain
how you attained the outcome. Respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings.
Government-Wide Statements, Net Assets, & Journals. Complete the
following activities and submit your answers to your instructor in a Word
document formatted to proper APA specifications. Include any relevant
supporting computations and explanations.
Part One.
Review the financial information pertaining to the City of South Pittsburgh in
problem 8-10 on page 257 of your text. Prepare, in journal form, worksheet
adjustments for each of the situations outlined.
Part Two:
Review the financial information pertaining to Southern State University in
problem 9-5 on pages 294 and 295 of your text. Prepare, in good form, a
Statement of Net Assets for Southern State University as of June 30, 2012.
Part Three:
Review the financial transactions pertaining to the Cancer Research Center in
problem 10-8 on pages 326 and 327.

4. 1. On the books of Cancer Research Center, record the pledge on January 1 in
the temporarily restricted asset class, assuming the appropriate discount rate is
5% on an annual basis. The appropriate discount factor is 4.33.
2. Record the increase in the present value of the receivable in the temporarily
restricted net asset class as of December 31.
3. Record the receipt of the first $30,000 on December 31 and the payment to the
researcher. Indicate in which asset class (unrestricted, temporarily restricted)
each account is recorded.
FASB Statement 117, Trusts, & Organizations. From Chapter 11 complete
Exercise 11-3 and Exercise 11-4 and post the answers to the discussion board.
Do not forget to show all necessary steps and explain how you attained the
outcome. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Cash Flows. From Chapter 12 complete Exercise 12-5, Exercise 13-2, and
Exercise 13-9 and post the answers to the discussion board. Do not forget to
show all necessary steps and explain how you attained the outcome. Respond to
at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Final Project
The purpose of the Final Project is for you to demonstrate understanding of the
reading as well as culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing
your understanding and application of knowledge.
Focus of the Final Project
Review the financial information pertaining to Lee College in problem 11-8 on
pages 357 and 358 of your text. Prepare the following:
1. A Statement of Activities using the format presented in Illustration 10-1.
2. A Statement of Unrestricted Revenues, Expenses, and Other Changes in
Unrestricted Net Assets.
3. A Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
Your paper must:
1. Include both the completed financial statements and detailed analysis of the
data provided.
2. Explain the process by which you completed the final statements and include
any applicable supporting information computations and explanations.
3. Offer an in-depth analysis of the financial health of Lee College.

5. Guidelines for Writing the Final Paper
Must be a minimum of five to seven pages in length and formatted according to
APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Must include a cover page that includes:
Student’s name
Course name and number
Title of project
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the project with critical thought.
Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all
sources