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Not-For-Profit Organization


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Meaning and Concept
Not-for-profit organization also known as non-profit organization, it refers to those organizations that are set up for the society and are set up as charitable institution which function without any profit motive. Non-profit organization is separate legal entity not owned by any individual or an enterprise. Examples of non-profit organizations are clubs, hospitals, schools, societies for promotion of sports art and culture.
Characteristics or Features of Not-For-Profit Organization:
  • Entity: Not-for-profit organization is a separate legal entity promoted by individuals or enterprises.
  • Services: Not-for-profit organization is established for welfare and service of the society and its members.
  • Form: It is set up by charitable society, trust or club, etc., with the main objective of rendering social, educational, charitable or religious services.
  • No profit motive: Not-for-profit organization does not function with the objective of earning profit. The profit (surplus) arising there form is used for the object for which it is established. In other words, surplus of these organizations is not distributed among its members.
  • Funding: It collects donations and contributions from the members and outsiders to meet the cost of the projects undertaken and also meet the operating cost.
6.       Accounts: the annual accounts comprise Receipts and Payment Account, Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet.
Difference between Not-for-profit organization and Profit earning organization:
Basis
Not-for-profit organization
Profit earning organization
Motive
Motive is to provide services.
Motive is to earn profit.
Funds
It includes donations, subscription, and surplus.
It includes capital contribution by owners.
Financial
Statements
It includes Receipts and Payment Account, Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet.
It includes Trading and Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet.
Surplus/Profit
Balance of the Income and Expenditure Account is either surplus or deficit.
Balance of profit and Loss Accounts is either Net Profit or Net Loss.
Key points:
  • Receipts and Payments Account: Receipts and Payments Account is a summary of cash and banks transactions prepared at the end of the accounting period. It records all receipts and payments, whether of revenue or capital in nature and irrespective of the period to which they relate.
                      Receipts and Payment Account for the year ended…

Receipts

Amount (Rs.)

Payment

Amount (Rs.)

To Balance b/d (Opening Bal.)

   Cash in Hand

   Cash at Bank

Revenue Receipts

To Subscriptions (Present, past and future)

To Entrance fee (in recurring nature)

To General grants

To Sale of newspaper, grass, etc.

To Sale of old used sport materials

To Interest on Investments

To Income from Concerts/Lectures

To Receipts from show 

To Dividends

To Rent

To Interest

To Misc. Receipts

Capital Receipts

To Life membership fees

To Subscriptions for specific purpose

To Donation for specific purpose

To Grant for Specific purpose

To Legacies

To Endowment fund

To Sale of fixed assets

To Receipts on Account of Special Fund, i.e., Match Fund, Prize Fund, etc.

 

By Balance b/d (opening)

 (in case of bank overdraft)

Revenue Payments

By Salaries

By Rent

By Postage Expenses

By Advertisement Expenses

By Newspapers and Magazines, etc.

By Repairs

By Audit Fee

By Maintenance Expenses

By Insurance

By Security’s Honorarium

By Municipal Tax

By Gardening

By Prize Distributed

By Office expenses

By Expenses on Show

By Misc. Payments

Capital Payments

By Purchase of Fixed Assets

By Spots Equipments

By Investments

By Books

By Loans (Repayment)

By Building Construction

By Balance c/d (Closing Bal.):

    Cash in Hand

    Cash at Bank

 

 

       xxx

 

         xxx

  •     Donation: Donations are often received by charitable institutions. It is sort of gift in cash or property received from some persons or organizations. Donation can be for specific and general purposes.
  •     Specific donation: When the donations received are to be utilized for a specific purpose say, extension of the existing building, creation of a book bank, etc., it is called specific donation. It should be capitalized and to be shown on liabilities side of balance sheet.
  •      General Donation: When the donations are to be utilized to promote the general purpose of the organization, they are called general donations. They are treated as revenue receipts, as it is a regular source of income. It is shown on the income side of the income and expenditure account of the current year.
  •       Legacies: The amount received by a non-profit organization as per the will of a deceased person is termed a legacy. It is treated as capital receipts and shown on the liability side. However, legacies of a small amount may be treated as income and shown on the income and expenditure account. 
  •      Entrance fees: It is also known as admission fee is paid only once by the member at the time of becoming a member. As entrance fees is paid by a member only once, it is argued that it should be treated as capital receipt and transferred to capital fund, however, it should be treated as revenue receipt and credited to the income and expenditure account, when the amount is small to cover the expenses of admission.
  •      Income and Expenditure Account: Income and Expenditure Account is the summary of income and expenditure of the year. It is like profit and loss account. It shows surplus or deficit. It is prepared on accrual basis of accounting.
                                    Name of the Organization
                             Income and Expenditure Account
                                                  for the period ended…

Expenditure

Amount (Rs.)

Income

Amount (Rs.)

To Salaries

   Add: Outstanding at the end

   Less: Outstanding at the beginning       

To Rent

To Insurance Premium

   Less: Prepaid

To Audit Fees

To Printing and Stationary

To Honorarium

To Telephone Expenses

To Repairs

To Depreciation

To Spots Material Used

To Depreciation

To Surplus (or Excess of income over Expenditure)

 

By Subscriptions

   Add: Outstanding at the end

   Add: Advance at beginning

   Less: Outstanding in beginning

   Less: Advance at the end

By Entrance fees

By Donations

By Sale of Newspapers

By Hall Rent

By Sundry receipts

By Deficit (or Excess of expenditure over income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  •     Life Membership Fees: When lump sum amount is paid by the members instead of paying periodic subscription, it is treated as life membership fees. It is treated as capital receipts and added to the capital fund on the liabilities side of a balance sheet.
  •      Sale of old assets: Book value of an asset is credited to the asset account. Any profit on sale of an asset is credited and any loss on sale of an asset is debited to income and expenditure account.
  •      Sale of periodicals: It is an item of recurring nature and shown on the credit side of income and expenditure account.
  •     Sale of sports materials: Sport materials are consumable assets. Sale of sports material is the regular feature with any sport club. It is usually shown on the income in the income and expenditure account.
  •       Payment of Honorarium: Honorarium is the amount paid to the person who is not an employee of the institution and has voluntarily undertaken a service. It is debited to income and expenditure account.
  •      Endowment Fund: It is fund arising from a bequest or gift, the income which is devoted for a specific purpose. Hence, it is a capital receipts and shown on the liabilities side of the balance sheet as an item of a specific purpose fund.
Format
                              Opening Balance Sheet as at…

Liabilities

Amount (Rs.)

Assets

Amount (Rs.)

Bank overdraft, if any

Outstanding expenses

Advance subscription

Capital Fund*

(Balancing Figure)

 

Cash in Hand

Cash at Bank

Fixed asset, if any

Investments, if any

Outstanding subscriptions

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 *Capital Fund = Total Asset – Total Liabilities.
 
Format of the Balance Sheet of Non-profit organization:
                                 Name of the Organization
                                    Balance Sheet as at…

Liabilities

Amount (Rs.)

Assets

Amount (Rs.)

Capital fund:

Opening Balance

Add: Surplus

Less: Deficit

Add: Entrance Fee

(Capitalized Amount)

Building Fund:

Opening balance

Add: Donation for Building

        Income from building fund

        Investments

Sports Fund:

Opening Balance

Add: Donation (sports fund)

       Interest on sports fund

       Investments

Less: Sports prize awarded

Current liabilities

Outstanding Expenses:

Rent

Salaries

Electricity/Water charges

Subscription received in advance

 

     xxx

 

 

    xxx

 

 

 

 

 

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

xxx

 

Fixed Assets:

Building

Opening Balance

Add: Additions

Less: Depreciation

Furniture

Opening Balance

Add: Additions

Less: Depreciation

Current Assets:

Cash in hand

Cash at bank

Subscription arrear

Accrued Interest

Investments:

Building Fund Investments

Sports Fund Investments

Prepaid Expenses:

Insurance

Rent

 

  

 

 

 

 

xxx

 

 

 

xxx

 

xxx

xxx

xxx

xxx

 

xxx

xxx

 

xxx

xxx

 



 

xxx

 

xxx


Difference between Income and Expenditure Account and Profit and Loss Account:
Basis
Income and Expenditure Account
Profit and Loss Account
Objective
The main objective of Income and Expenditure Account is to ascertain surplus, i.e., excess of income over expenditure or deficit, i.e., excess of expenditure over income.
Main objective of Profit and Loss Account is to ascertain Net profit or Net loss.
Prepared by
This account is prepared by Not-For-Profit Organizations.
This account is prepared by business enterprises.
Method
This account is prepared from the Trial Balance, where complete set of books of accounts are maintained or from the receipts and payment account and other information, where complete set of books of accounts are not maintained.  
This account is prepared on the basis of trial balance and other information.
Balance
The balance of this account is termed as surplus or deficit.
The balance of this account is termed as net profit or net loss.
Difference between Receipts and Payment Account and Income and Expenditure Account:
Basis
Receipts and Payment Account
Income and Expenditure Account
Nature
It is a classified summary of cash transactions showing receipts and payments under different heads for the period (Real Account).
It is like a Profit and Loss Account (Nominal Account).
Form
Debit side of this account records receipts credit side records payments.
Debit side of this account records expenses and credit side records incomes.
Purpose
Purpose of this account is to show the difference between two sides denoting the cash/bank balance at the end.
Purpose of this account is to show the net results of the activities during the year resulting in surplus or deficit.
Balance
Balance in the beginning means cash in hand and bank balance in beginning and balance at the end means cash in hand and bank balance at the end.
There is no balance in beginning. Balance at the end means either surplus or deficit.
Capital and
Revenue Items
It records receipts and payments during the year both capital and revenue items.
It records income and expenditure of only revenue items relating to the accounting period.
Adjustments
It is based on cash system of accounting. Hence, no adjustments are made.
It is based on accrual system of accounting. Hence, adjustments are made.
Contents
It shows receipts and payments made during the year whether they relate to past, current or succeeding year.
It shows incomes and expenditures of the current year only.
Depreciation
It does not record non-cash items, e.g., depreciation.
It record non-cash items, e.g., depreciation.


Calculation of Consumer items (e.g., Stationary, Medicines, Sports Materials, etc.):
      Payment made during the year    = xxx
       Add: Opening stock                   = xxx
               Outstanding at the end        = xxx
               Advance at the beginning   = xxx
       Less: Closing stock                    = xxx
         Outstanding at the beginning    = xxx
         Advance at the end                   = xxx
Amount consumed during the year  = xxx
Note: When purchase is given instead of payment in that case only adjustments for stock is to be applied.
Example: Calculate amount consumed during the year:
  Stationary purchase during the year = Rs.7,80,000
  On 1st April, 2019, Stock = Rs.40,000  
   Creditor = Rs.70,000
   Advance = Rs.33,000
   On 31st March, 2020, Stock = Rs.63,000
    Creditors = Rs.75,000
    Advance = Rs. 1,05,000
Solution: 
Payment made during the year  = Rs.78,000
  Add: Opening stock   = Rs.40,000
   Less: Closing stock   = (Rs.63,000)
  Amount consumed during the year = Rs.7,47,000  

Calculation of amount of Subscription:
  Amount received during the year                           = xxx
  Add: Subscription outstanding at the end              = xxx
   Add: Subscription advance at the beginning        = xxx
   Less: Subscription outstanding at the beginning  = xxx
   Less: Subscription advance at the end                  = xxx
Amount transferred to Income and Expenditure Account = xxx
Example: Amount received during the year 2016 as subscription Rs.1,20,000.
                Subscription outstanding in the beginning of the year 2015, Rs.17,000.
                Subscription outstanding at the end of the year 2016, Rs.22,000.
                Subscription received in advance at the beginning of the year Rs.2016, 15,000.
                Subscription received outstanding at the end of the year 2017, Rs.17,600.
Solution: 
Amount received during the year                          = Rs.1,20,000
Add: Subscription outstanding at the end             = Rs.22,000
Add: Subscription advance at the beginning        = Rs.15,000
Less: Subscription outstanding at the beginning  = Rs.17,600
Less: Subscription advance at the end                  = Rs.17,000.
Amount transferred to Income and Expenditure Account = Rs.1,22,400.

Q. From the following information, prepare Receipts and Payment Account of Friends Club, Delhi, for the year ended 31st March 2017:
Cash on 1st April, 2016 Rs.4,400; Subscriptions Rs.37,600; Donations Rs.8,000; Entrance fees Rs.4,300; Rent Realized from Club Hall Rs. 5,250; Electricity charges Rs.3,440; Taxes Rs.500; Salaries and Wages Rs.21,500; Honorarium to Secretary Rs.2,500; Interest received on investments Rs.2,950; Printing and Stationary Rs.350; Cash Payments Rs.900; Insurance Premium Paid Rs.310.

Solution:                                                         
Friends Club, Delhi
Receipts and Payment Account
For the year ended 31st March, 2017

Receipts

Amount (Rs.)

Payments

Amount (Rs.)

To Balance on 1st April, 2016

To Subscriptions

To Donations

To Entrance Fees

To Rent Realized Club Hall

To Interest on Investment

4,400

37,600

8,000

4,300

5,250

2,950

By Electricity charges

By Taxes

By Salaries and Wages

By Honorarium to Secretary

By Printing and Stationary

By Petty cash payments

By Insurance Premium

By Balance on 31st March, 2017:

Cash in Hand

3,440

500

21,500

2,500

350

900

310

 

  33,000

 

62,500

 

62,500

Q. From the following information, related to ABC Ltd. for the year ended 31st December, 2017:

Receipts

Amount (Rs.)

Payment

Amount (Rs.)

To Balance b/d

To Subscription:

     2016:                         2400

     2017:                   1,26,600

    2018:                       4,800

To Profit from canteen

To Miscellaneous Receipts

To Sale of old newspapers

To Dividends

60,000

 

 

 

1,33,000

90,000

4,500

11,200

48,500

By Salaries

By Stationary

By Rates and Taxes

By Telephone charges

By Investments

By Advertisement

By Postage

By Sundries

By Balance c/d

1,24,000

24,000

36,000

6,000

75,000

10,000

10,000

35,000

27,000

               Total

3,48,000

 

3,48,000

You are required to prepare Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet after making the following adjustments:
1. There are 450 members each paying annual subscription of 300 and 2700 being in arrears for 2016.
2. Stock of stationary on 31st December, 2016 was 3,000 and 31st December, 2017 was 5,400.
3    3. Cost of building is 6,00,000 and depreciation on building is @ 5%.
ABC Ltd.
Expenditure and Income Account
For the period ended 31st December, 2017

Expenditure

Amount (Rs.)

Income

Amount (Rs.)

To Salaries

To Stationary                    24,000

  Add: Opening stock        3,000

  Less: Closing stock          5,400

To Rates and Taxes

To Telephone charges

To Advertisement

To Postage

To Sundry Expenses

To Depreciation on Building

To Surplus

1,24,500

 

 

21,600

36,000

6,000

10,500

10,000

35,000

30,000

15,600

By Subscription                   1,33,800

Outstanding at the end          8,700 Outstanding at the beginning  (2,700)

Advance at the beginning   (4,800)

By Profit from canteen

By Miscellaneous Expenses

By Sale of old newspapers

By Dividend

 

 

 

 

1,35,000

90,000

4,500

11,200

48,500

 

 

2,89,200

 

2,89,200

*Balance Sheet as at 1st January, 2017

Liabilities

Amount (Rs.)

Assets

Amount (Rs.)

Capital Fund

 

 

 

6,65,700

Cash

Outstanding Subscription

Opening stock

Building

60,000

2,700

3,000

6,00,000

 

6,65,700

 

6,65,700

Balance Sheet as at 31st December, 2017

Liabilities

Amount (Rs.)

Assets

Amount (Rs.)

*Capital Fund               6,65,700

   Surplus                          15,600

Advance Subscription

 

6,81,300

4,800

Cash

Outstanding Subscription

Closing stock

Investment

Building  : 60,000

Less: Depreciation : 3,000

27,000

8,700

5,400

75,000

 

57,000

 

6,86,100

 

6,86,100

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