Why maintain an Asset List and what is Capitalization anyway?

Christian Shaeffer Exempt Non-Profit Organizations Leave a Comment

It’s true that a nonprofit organization’s (NPO) tax exempt status usually means there are no tax consequences to expensing or capitalizing new purchases. But it’s important to track major assets and know when to expense or capitalize. When a new item (furniture, equipment, buildings, etc) is purchased the NPO must either expense the item in the current period/year or capitalize …