Why Reserves Don’t Appear on the Face of Charity Accounts
The Nonprofit Bookkeeper by Aishat
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In this episode, I respond to a question I hear often in boardrooms when presenting final accounts:
“Why aren’t the reserves shown on the face of the accounts?”
It’s a fair question, and a healthy one.
But answering it requires translating between governance thinking and accounting structure, so that what I do - unpack 'reserves'. ...
Keywords
Financial SustainabilityCharity Governancecharity trustee responsibilitiesfinancial literacy for trusteescharity reserves