Trust Audit Services for NGOs & Charitable Trusts in Nashik | N D Savla & Associates
Trust Audit · Nashik, Maharashtra

Trust Audit Services — Audited for Exemption, Not Just Format.

Statutory, income tax and grant audits for charitable trusts, societies and Section 8 companies across Nashik and Maharashtra, by an ICAI-registered CA firm.

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Charitable trusts, societies and Section 8 companies operate under several audit expectations at once — audit under the governing state legislation, audit reporting under the Income-tax Act to support exemption, and often separate audits or utilisation certificates required by donors and grant-making bodies.

At N D Savla & Associates, we audit trusts and NGOs across Nashik and Maharashtra with these overlapping requirements in mind, so the same underlying records support the statutory audit, the income tax audit report and the donor reporting without contradiction between them.

Our focus is on the areas that actually threaten exemption: application of income, accumulation and its investment, corpus handling, payments to specified persons, and the treatment of foreign contributions where applicable.

Our Trust Audit Services

Statutory Trust Audit

Audit of the trust's accounts as required under the applicable governing legislation.

Income Tax Audit Reporting

Preparation and filing of the applicable income tax audit report for exempt institutions.

Application of Income Review

Verification of amounts applied to the objects of the trust and supporting documentation.

Accumulation & Investment Audit

Review of accumulated income, corpus and investments in the prescribed modes.

Specified Person Transaction Review

Examination of transactions with trustees and other specified persons.

Grant & Donor Utilisation Audit

Utilisation certificates and project-wise audits required by funders and grant agencies.

Internal Control Review

Review of receipts, payments, procurement and cash controls within the institution.

Governance & Compliance Advisory

Advice on trustee governance, minutes, registers and periodic compliance obligations.

Our Trust Audit Process

1

Scoping & Document Request

We identify the audits required and request the trust deed, registrations and financial records.

2

Control & Process Understanding

Receipt, payment and project spending processes are understood and tested.

3

Substantive Verification

Income, application, corpus, investments and grant spending are verified against records.

4

Reporting & Discussion

Findings and reportable matters are discussed with the trustees before finalisation.

5

Report Issue & Filings

Audit reports are issued and the applicable income tax forms are filed within the due dates.

Why It Matters

One audit approach serving multiple reporting needs
Exemption-critical areas examined in depth
Application and accumulation position clearly documented
Grant utilisation supported for donor reporting
Specified-person transactions identified early
Stronger internal controls over receipts and payments
Timely filing of the applicable audit report forms
Trustees given a clear picture of compliance gaps

Frequently Asked Questions

Audit requirements arise both under the legislation governing the trust or society and under the Income-tax Act where income before exemption exceeds the prescribed threshold, so both should be assessed.
Institutions claiming exemption are required to have their accounts audited and furnish the prescribed audit report, and failure to do so can jeopardise the exemption claim for that year.
The applicable form depends on criteria such as the level of income, receipt of foreign contribution and application of income outside India, and should be determined for each year before filing.
Grant-making bodies and institutional donors often require project-wise utilisation certificates or separate audit reports in their own formats, in addition to the statutory and income tax audits.
Books of account, receipt and payment records, donation records, grant agreements, project expense documentation, investment records, minutes and registration documents should be maintained.
Corpus donations are examined separately from general donations, including whether they are supported by specific written direction from the donor and invested in the prescribed modes.

Need your trust's audit completed this year?

Share your registrations and financials — we'll scope the audits required and complete them within the due dates.