Question

Our Lady of Sorrows Church, a not-for-profit entity, operates a school in connection with the Church. This year members of the Church decided to construct a new wing on the school with six classrooms. The Church hired an architect and a construction supervisor. The bulk of the labor for construction was donated by Church members who were willing workers but not necessarily skilled carpenters. Materials for the construction cost $600,000 and the paid labor was $200,000. The fair value of the completed building is $2 million. When the building is completed what should be the balance in the asset account "Building" and the account "Contribution Revenue"? A. Building $800,000; Contribution Revenue $0. B. Building $800,000; Contribution Revenue $1,200,000. C. Building $2 million; Contribution Revenue $1,200,000. D. Building $2 million; Contribution Revenue $0.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) Building $2 million; Contribution Revenue $1,200,000.

Explanation:

Volunteer work must be recorded in the In-Kind Contributions account, which is used to record contributions received as volunteer work:

E.g.

Dr Wages and salaries - masonry 1,200,000

    Cr In-kind contributions 1,200,000 (or contribution revenue)

Volunteer work does not accumulate revenue, since it must be expensed immediately against the appropriate account. The finished building must be recorded at fair value.