NPO special fund entry

What will be the entry for opening/ creating special fund in accounting (NPO)?

Do the money received for opening a special fund needs to be shown in the cash book?

Please pass the journal entries?

Replies (6)
Quick Summary
This discussion clarifies the accounting treatment for creating special funds in Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs). It explains that money received for a special fund, especially if capitalised and received via bank, should be debited to the Bank Account and credited to the Capital Fund Account. Special funds can be restricted (based on donor wishes) or unrestricted. Expenses and income related to restricted funds are adjusted directly on the liabilities side of the balance sheet, not in the income and expenditure account. The treatment can differ if the special fund is treated as income or donation, requiring clarification on its purpose.

If you are Capitalising Special fund and received through bank then you can pass entry

Bank A/c Dr
To Capital Fund A/c cr
( write appropriate narration)

For NPO there are two types of Capital fund , Restricted Capital Fund and Unrestricted Capital fund , if fund is to be utilised as per doners wish then same will be treated as Restricted Capital Fund .

That means ...the entries are the same...

But it is not shown/transferred to the income and expenditure account

And directly all the expenses and income are adjusted in the balance sheet ...liabilities side

For what purpose this special fund has been received ?. also my reply was on assumption that you are Capitalising Special fund . If you are treating special fund as Donation then it will be your income, so please Clarify and elaborate in detail.

I don't think much about NPO but coming to things of it all commercial transactions fall under AS standards. So that means, 

1. Money received must be shown in cash books

Dr. Cash and can't be shown as capital

Cr. Fund

Or better follow accounting for grants

2. When there is no commercial transaction 

Dr. Retained earnings 

Cr. Fund account

Or

Dr. Reserves 

Cr. Fund account.

The prescribed treatment lies with the companies act and if none, you can do any of the both 

I don't like hospital,hotel, community or school accounting. No mBA or CA is qualified, we use extraterrestrial energy to find out answers out of education. https://www.google.com and statements are there.

It's similar to what I said and there is nothing capital account there. You people are big headache to nich corporate reporters. But corporate reporters don't have any knowledge. Dont worry!

Thank you everyone i got my answer

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register  

Company
ARTICLESHIP 08 October 2026
ARTICLE TRAINEE

S.B.G. & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

New Delhi

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 16 September 2026
Article Assistant

MANUJ SHARMA AND COMPANY

Noida

CA Inter

View Details
Company
Featured 03 October 2026
Accountant

A P Lodha and Associates

Jalna

B.Com

View Details
Company
19 September 2026
CA/Semi-CA/BCom

Pravin Sarvaiya

Mumbai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
30 September 2026
Senior Accounts Executive

Codeboard Technology

Chennai

MBA

View Details
Company
18 September 2026
Accounts & Finance Specialist

ULTRA CHEMICAL WORKS

Thane

CA Final

View Details
Company
09 September 2026
Chartered Accountant

Aviv Global Private Limited

Ahmedabad

CA

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 07 October 2026
Article Assistant

Malhotra Rajesh & Associates

New Delhi

B.Com

View Details