Nonreciprocal Transfers - CPA Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)

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The New York Museum of Art is a private, not-for-profit organization. It receives a gift of a painting worth $1 million on the date of the gift, which qualifies as a work of art or historical treasure. How will this donation be recorded by the museum?

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While ordinary donations are recorded as assets and revenue at fair value at the time of the donation, items that qualify as artworks or historical treasures are treated differently. The organization can choose to report them as they would any other asset, or not report them at all, since these assets typically don't provide future economic benefits.

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