Stop payment accounting

  • Stop payment accounting

    Posted by Karen Hanus on January 5, 2026 at 10:22 am

    Hello!

    I issued a check for $250 to a CE presenter in October. She hadn’t cashed the check by late December, so we reached out to her. I heard today that she has lost the check and I sent her a replacement. So, the actual debit will not be posted to our account until 2026. So, our actual assets as of December 31, 2025 are $250 higher than our ledger would claim. How should this be handled for the 990 form? Should the ending balance for December 31, 2025 be the actuals according to the bank? Or according to our ledger?

    Karen Hanus replied 1 week, 1 day ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Justin Gaynor

    Member
    January 5, 2026 at 11:16 am

    Hi Karen, according to my son-on-law, who is a nonprofit accountant:

    Hope that helps,

    Justin

    • Karen Hanus

      Member
      January 5, 2026 at 12:14 pm

      Thanks, Justin!

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