Non Trading Organization
Non Trading Organization
Non Trading Organization
A business concern is an organization involved in activities of buying or selling goods and services with a view of making a profit. There are associations, clubs or societies which are not formed for the purpose of making profit. These are called non-trading organizations. They are formed to cater and promote the sporting, cultural and recreational interest of its members. Although these organizations do not sell goods or services they do earn income and incur expenses. Their income is derived mainly from its members subscription fees, donations or sponsorships. These incomes are used to finance the daily activities or programs carried out by the organization. Since the income comes mainly from members, proper accounts need to be kept and financial statements need to be prepared and presented to its members at the end of each financial year.
Final Accounts
The final account for a non-trading organization is the income and expenditure account. The income and expenditure account of a non-trading organization is equivalent to the profit and loss account of a business organization. The purpose of the income and expenditure account is to determine whether there is a surplus or deficit of the income over expenditure. The principles involved in the preparation of such account are very similar however its distinguished feature as follows: 1. Only revenue expenditures are recorded on the debit side 2. Only revenue incomes are recorded on the credit side 3. Only items relating to revenue expenditure and revenue income which ought to have incurred and earn for the particular current period are recorded here. 4. Revenue expenditure and revenue receipts relating previous periods and subsiding periods cannot be recorded here 5. All capital items i.e. capital expenditure and capital receipts cannot be recorded here
6. If the total revenue receipt i.e. the credit total exceeds the total of the revenue expenditure i.e. the debit total, it indicates a surplus of income over expenditure (net profit) excess of income over expenditure 7. Where the total debit i.e. revenue expenditure exceeds the total credit balance i.e. revenue receipt it indicates a deficit known as an excess of expenditure over income (net loss)