Donors will sometimes pledge contributions, add a purpose restriction, or place a time restriction on the donation. When this happens, the recording of the transaction is more complicated. According to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), certain criteria must be met before a not-for-profit (NFP) organization can record donated services (National Council of Nonprofits, 2020). Because the FASB governs nongovernmental NFP entities, the rules that apply to businesses apply to NFP organizations.

Thus, the timing of the contribution requires that the contribution be recorded as net assets with donor restrictions:

 

• 1) What information about prior donations and expenditures would be important if a person were considering donating to a charity and why.
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• 2) How would a person want the donated services recorded if the criteria are met? Please provide examples to support the example.