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Does your non-profit know how to read financial statements?
What are financial statements?
Financial statements are a broad overview of the non-profit’s financial position, presented to members at each AGM.
Financial statements must include the four following documents:
- Income Statement (Statement of Changes in Equity)
- Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position)
- Cash Flow Statement (Statement of Changes in Financial Position)
- Equity Statement (Statement of Retained Earnings)
* presented at each AGM
* filed with corporate records
* signed by a director
* not presented unless first signed
* audited, if required
* not purporting to be audited if not
* comparative
* covers proper fiscal period (timing of AGM and end of statements rules)