agency transaction

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1. 320-958Not-for-Profit Entities320 Investments—Debt Securities

   This Subtopic (codified as 958-320) governs how not-for-profit entities account for investments in debt securities and sets disclosure rules for most NFP investments. The core rule is simple and different from the business-entity model: all debt securities held by an NFP are carried at fair value in the statement of financial position, with no held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale classification. Purchased securities are initially measured at acquisition cost (excluding brokerage and other transaction fees); contributed securities and those received in agency transactions are initially measured at fair value.

2. 321-958Not-for-Profit Entities321 Investments—Equity Securities

   This subtopic (codified as 958-321) sets the incremental rules for how not-for-profit entities account for investments in equity securities and other ownership interests, layering on top of the general guidance in Topic 321. Equity securities purchased are initially measured at acquisition cost excluding brokerage and transaction fees; those received as contributions or through agency transactions are initially measured at fair value, with subsequent measurement following Topic 321. Investments held by an NFP as agent with little or no discretion over use of the income and gains are reported as agency transactions—changes in assets and liabilities, not changes in net assets.

3. 325-958Not-for-Profit Entities325 Investments—Other

   ASC 325-958 governs how not-for-profit entities account for "other investments"—those that are neither debt nor equity securities, derivatives, equity-method or consolidated investees, nor investments held by a financially interrelated entity—such as real estate, non-security mortgage notes, and oil and gas interests. Purchased other investments are initially measured at acquisition cost (including transaction fees) and contributed or agency-acquired ones at fair value. Subsequent measurement depends on the type of NFP: higher education institutions and voluntary health and welfare entities may elect carrying value or fair value, while other NFPs elect fair value or the lower of cost or fair value, applied consistently to all other investments.