XYZ Sewa Foundation a registered NGO receives income from various sources such as foreign grants, membership fees, subscription etc. As the audit…
CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · PYQS · January 2026
XYZ Sewa Foundation a registered NGO receives income from various sources such as foreign grants, membership fees, subscription etc. As the audit assistant you are assigned to verify the receipt of income of the NGO for the year. You are required to describe the audit procedures you would perform to verify the receipt of income of an NGO.
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
The receipt of income of NGO may be checked on the following lines: Contributions and Grants for projects and programmes: Check agreements with donors and grants letters to ensure that funds received have been accounted for. Check that all foreign contribution receipts are deposited in the foreign contribution bank account as notified under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 Receipts from fund raising programmes: Verify in detail the internal control system and ascertain who are the persons responsible for collection of funds and mode of receipt. Ensure that collections are counted and deposited in the bank daily. Membership Fees: Check fees received with Membership Register. Ensure proper classification is made between entrance and annual fees and life membership fees. Reconcile fees received with fees to be received during the year. Subscriptions: Check with subscription register and receipts issued. Reconcile subscription received with printing and dispatch of corresponding magazine / circulars / periodicals. Check the receipts with subscription rate schedule. Interest and Dividends: Check the interest and dividends received and receivable with investments held during the year.
Topics: Special Features of Audit of Different type of Entities
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