Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organisations

False. Receipts and payment account records the receipts and payments of all nature. Receipts and payments account records all the cash transactions of the business. It is basically a summary of cash transactions all incomes are recorded on the credit side and expenses are shown on the debit side.  

True. Receipts and payments Account does not differ between capital and revenues receipts. Receipts and payment account records the receipts and payments of all nature. It records all the cash transactions of the business and is basically a summary of cash transactions. All incomes are recorded on the credit side and expenses are shown on the debit side.  

This statement is false. A receipt and payment account is a summarized cash book. It records all cash transactions whether it is revenue nature or capital nature. The Receipt and Payment account has debit side to record all receipts and credit side to record all payments made by not for profit organisation during a year. It records all the receipts and payments during a year whether related to current year, previous year or next year. 

False. Receipts and payments accounts is equivalent to cash account. Receipts and payment account records the receipts and payments of all nature. It records all the cash transactions of the business. It is basically a summary of cash transactions all incomes are recorded on the credit side and expenses are shown on the debit side

Receipt and Payment is a summarized statement of all cash transactions during an accounting year. Only cash transactions are recorded in Receipt and Payment accounts. 

Receipt and Payment account is a summarized statement of all cash transactions during an accounting year. The account through which surplus or deficit of a non-profit-seeking concern is ascertained is called Income and Expenditure account. 

The item to be mentioned in income & expenditure account is outstanding or prepaid expenses. But it is not recorded in receipt & payments account because such type of entries are of revenue nature and revenue nature entries cannot be recorded in receipt & payments account.

The amount of general donation is an income and we credit it to Income and Expenditure Account. 

"A receipt and payment account is a summarized cash book (cash and bank) for a given period". 

Non profit organization are those which have no motive to earn any profit. Donations received by these organization is usually a revenue receipts.

Income and expenditure account of a non-profit organisation is a nominal account. Nominal account record all the revenues, losses, gain and expenses. An income and expenditure account is just like a profit and loss account. Nominal accounts have no balance at the end of the year.

Receipts and payments Account is prepared by Non-Trading concerns. It acts like a cash account for the Non-Trading Concerns and helps in the making of income and expenditure of account which will show the deficit and surplus of the concern.

Receipt and Expenditure is simply a summary of the cash transactions as in the cash book, analyzed and classified under suitable heading, including the opening and closing balances.

The Receipt and Payment account starts with opening balance of cash and bank and end with the closing balance of cash and bank. 

A receipt and payment account generally shows a debit balance. To ascertain any missing item of receipt or payment, generally cash book summary is prepared.

Receipt and Payment account is a summary of cash/bank transactions of NPO for specialized accounting period. This Statement records both capital and revenue nature items.

Receipt and Payment account is a summarized statement of all cash transactions during an accounting year. Income and Expenditure account is the account through which surplus or deficit of a non-profit-seeking concern is ascertained.

Income and expenditure account records income on the right hand side and expenditure on the left hand side. An Income and expenditure account is just like Profit and Loss account  where expenses and losses are debited and income and gains are credit. 

Receipt and Payment account is prepared on the last day of accounting year. This account records transaction related to cash in the accounting year.

Receipt and Payment account is a summary of cash book where receipts are recorded on debit side and payments are recorded on credit side.

A receipts and payment account is just like a cash account hence it begins with opening balance and ends with closing balance of cash. Hence the debit balance of receipts and payments account just like cash account reflects closing balance of cash at the end of the year after taking into account all the payments and receipts.

Sale of scraps is a routine activity which generates indirect income for any entity whose sole objective is not to deal in scraps. Hence, amount received from sale of scraps by a charitable hospital is treated as an income and booked in the income and expenditure account.

Option A is correct. Legacy is the amount which a not for profit organisation receive as per the will of a deceased person. As this is a receipt it is recorded on debit side of Receipts and Payments A/c. 

Excess of revenue income over revenue expenditure is not a loss rather it is net income. Net income is one of the key indicators of company profitability, along with gross margin and before tax income. For example - revenue of ₹ 10,00,000 and expenses of ₹900,000 yield net income of ₹100,000. In this example, if the amount of expenses had been higher than revenues, the result would have been termed a net loss rather than a net income. 

Interest on Investment is an income of business concern. Investment is purchasing of an asset with the goal of generating income. Likewise interest in investment will be recorded as an income. 

Rent paid is an expense for the business. Expense is a nominal account. Rule of nominal account says that all the expenses and losses should be debited. hence Rent paid is to be debited to Rent A/c.

Revenue receipts are those receipts that are received in the conduct of ordinary and day-to-day business activities. for e.g. receipts from sale of goods and services are the main source of revenue receipts. 

Option A is correct. Income includes both revenues and gains. Capital refers to amount invested in the business. It is not inflow of benefits. It is the amount invested by the owner in business. Assets refers to things which have future economic value and bank overdraft is the amount withdrawn in excess of the amount deposited in bank. So, inflow of economic benefits is referred to as Income. 

b'At the time of retirement or death of a partner, the books of accounts of firm have to be settled. The outgoing partner or his legal representatives have to be paid their dues. For calculation of correct amount to be paid, it is important that all assets and liabilities must be recorded at their current values and if there is any unrecorded assets and liabilities that should also be recorded. For this. a revaluation account is opened. A revaluation account is prepared to ascertain net profit or loss on revaluation of assets and liabilities and bringing unrecorded items into books. '

Option D is correct. Receipts and payments Account is prepared on cash basis of accounting. It is a summarized cash book. All the cash receipts during the whole year is recorded on debit side. All the cash payments during the whole year is recorded on credit side. incomes or expenses that do not involve the inflow of cash are not recorded in this account.

Legacy is the property received by virtue of a will of a person or after his death. Its a capital receipt and hence would not appear in income and expenditure account and will be added to the capital in Balance sheet.  

b'Option C is correct. A Receipt and Payment account is simply a summary of the cash transactions as in the cash book, including opening and closing balances. All cash receipts and cash payments find place in this account whether they are of revenue nature or capital nature. '

Receipt and payments account is a real account just like cash account. Its prepared at the end of the year. All receipts are recorded on the debit side and expenses on the credit side. Its basically a summary of cash book, it records cash expenses and incomes of all nature and is prepared on cash basis. It follows the rule of a real account, debit what comes and credit what goes out. The receipts are credited and the payments are debited. 

Legacy is generally shown on the debit side of receipts and payments accounts. Legacy is the property received by virtue of a will of a person or after his death. Its a capital receipt and hence would not appear in income and expenditure account and will be added to the capital in Balance sheet. It should be capitalised being an item of non-recurring nature. 

Receipt and payment
account records all cash receipts and cash payments during the year whether
related to current year, previous year or future year. It records both capital
and revenue nature receipts and payments. Depreciation being non-cash item is not
recorded in this account. Outstanding subscription received and prepaid insurance Premium being cash items are recorded in this account.

Option A is correct. Nominal account is related to expenses or losses and incomes or gains. Income and Expenditure account is an account prepared by non trading concerns to ascertain surplus or deficit of income over expenditure for a particular period. So Income and Expenditure account is a Nominal account.

Income and expenditure account is a nominal account and is just like a profit and loss account. All the expenses are recorded on the debit and side and incomes on the credit side. It records all incomes and expenses on accrual basis which means as and when its realised or incurred. Hence items related with the current period are to be recorded only. 

Surplus is the excess of income over expenditure. A credit balance in the Income and expenditure account shows surplus. It is the profit earned and should be added to the capital fund on the liabilities side of the balance sheet. 

Rent a/c records the various entries regarding rent like advance payment, outstanding rent. 

Subscription amount that has to be credited in the income & expenditure account is calculated after adjusting the various subscription amounts.

Salary paid to staff is divided into two parts, salary paid in advance for current and the previous year.

Receipt and payment
account records all cash receipts and cash payments during the year whether
related to current year, previous year or future year. It records both capital
and revenue nature receipts and payments. Purchase of fixed assets includes cash. It is recorded in Receipts and Payments Account. It is not a revenue nature item. It is not recorded in Income and Expenditure Account.

Sale of old newspapers is a type of revenue income or receipt. This is because it neither created any liability for firm nor reduces any asset of the firm. Thus, such incomes are revenue receipts.

Admission fees is a revenue receipt and should be recorded as revenue item. If its a large amount , the treatment may be different according to the policy of the organization.

Income and Expensiveness account is the summary of income and expenditure for the accounting year. It is just like a profit and loss account prepared on accrual basis in case of the business organisations. It includes only revenue items and the balance at the end represents surplus or deficit. The Income and Expenditure account serves the same purpose as the profit and loss account of a business organisation. All the revenue items relating to the current period are shown in this account, the expenses and losses on the expenditure side and incomes and gains on the income side of the account. It shows the net operating result in the form of surplus (i.e. excess of income over expenditure) or loss (i.e. excess of expenditure over income), which is transferred to the capital fund shown in the balance sheet.

Receipts and payments account records the inflow and outflow of cash during a period. 

Receipt and Payment account is the summary of cash and bank transactions which helps in preparation of Income and Expenditure account. All receipts and payments whether of capital or revenue nature are included in Receipt and Payment account. This is one of the salient feature of Receipt and Payment account.

Subscription Received during the year = 2,18,000
Less : Received for year 2015-16           = 20,000
less : Received for year  2017-18           = 15000
Subscription received for the year 2016- 17 =
2,18,000 - 20,000 - 15000 
 = 1,83,000

Subscription Received during the year = Rs. 14,670 
less: Outstanding subscription in the beginning = Rs. 1500
less: Advance subscription in the end = Rs 540
Add: Outstanding subscription in the end = 1200
Add: Advance subscription in the beginning = 900
Amount to be credited to income and expenditure a/c = Rs. 14,730.