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Social Media Policies

By: Ashley Jones, CPA , Senior Accountant Many businesses, including not-for-profits, are taking advantage of social media to promote marketing and solicit donations. Social media has proven to be an […]

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What Women Want – and Why Nonprofits Should Care

By: Ashley Jones, Staff Accountant When creating a marketing strategy, not-for-profits (NFPs) need to identify their target audience for soliciting donations. “The 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women’s Philanthropy […]

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Jeopardizing Tax Exempt Status – Part One

By: Chad Robinson, CPA, Senior Accountant Note: This article begins a three-part series discussing issues that may jeopardize an organization’s tax exempt status. Part one will provide an overall discussion […]

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When to Recognize a Promise to Give as Revenue

By: Stephen Clements, CPA, Senior Manager For most nonprofit organizations, revenues result from either program revenues, for example, when services are performed to earn revenue, or contribution revenues, such as […]

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Acceptance of Donor’s Investment Manager

By Mike Gricius, CPA – Manager Not-for-profit organizations are starting to field more requests from donors to use the investment firm of their choice to manage assets contributed rather than using […]

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Importance of a Fraud Risk Assessment

By: Steve Ritzer, CPA, CFE, Manager A fraud risk assessment is vital because it allows a company to analyze each of its business processes for the associated risks. A company’s […]

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ASC 842

How the FASB’s Updates to ASC 842 Impact Manufacturing Companies

By Jordan Miller, CPA, Senior Manager at Blue & Co. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-01 to address challenges faced by private companies […]

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Blue & Co., LLC Announces Expansion with Stokes & Housel, CPA

Bedford, Ind. (December 16, 2024) – Blue & Co., LLC, a top-60 accounting and advisory firm with offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan is expanding into Bedford, IN. Effective December […]

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Benefit Briefs: Navigating Forfeitures in Defined Contribution Plans: Compliance, Usage, and Regulatory Considerations

By Debbie Herbert, CPA, Director at Blue & Co. If your defined contribution plan has a vesting schedule for employer contributions, you may be familiar with the term ‘forfeitures.’ In […]

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