# ASC 805-958-10: Business Combinations — Not-for-Profit Entities — 10 Objectives

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## ASC 805-958-10: 10 Objectives

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The objective of this Subtopic is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a [not-for-profit entity](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/n/#not-for-profit-entity "An entity that possesses the following characteristics, in varying degrees, that distinguish it from a business entity: Contributions of significant amounts of resources from resource providers who do not expect commensurate or proportionate pecuniary return Operating purposes other than to provide goods or services at a profit Absence of ownership interests like those of business entities. Entities that clearly fall outside this definition include the following: All investor-owned entities Entities that provide dividends, lower costs, or other economic benefits directly and proportionately to their owners, members, or participants, such as mutual insurance entities, credit unions, farm and rural electric cooperatives, and employee benefit plans.") (NFP) that is a reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a combination with one or more other NFPs, businesses, or nonprofit activities.