Law, Forms & Tools
NGO/NPO
A non-profit purpose, legal registration, tax exemption and donor agreement are different parts of an organisation’s position. Identify the legal form, registrations, activities and receipts before choosing a reporting framework or tax treatment. A name containing “non-profit” is not the complete eligibility analysis.
1. Keep the legal and approval file
Retain the constitution, registration, governing-body decisions and any relevant affiliation, project or sector approval. Record the activities and locations covered, conditions, reporting and renewal requirements. Evidence from one authority should not be treated as approval from every other authority.
2. Separate restricted and unrestricted resources
Maintain donor or project conditions with the receipt, budget, expenditure and remaining balance. Keep fee-generating or ancillary activity identifiable where present. Use a clear bridge between project reports and the organisation’s accounts rather than different unexplained totals.
3. Choose the reporting and assurance basis
Establish the applicable Nepal reporting framework and any regulator or donor requirements. Audit, review and other assurance services have different purposes. Record the agreed service and reporting obligation rather than assume that one report satisfies all users.
4. Maintain tax and workforce records
Review receipt classification, payroll, professional-service payments and withholding where relevant. Retain exemption or concession evidence for the specific category and period. Non-profit status does not eliminate every employment, withholding, reporting or commercial-supply question.
Before using this guide
Source review: 12 October 2026
The sources support the scope of this general guide. Before applying it, check the actual entity, transaction, reporting period and any later amendment.
Checks for your case
- Apply the cited provisions to the actual entity, transaction and period. Use the relevant authority’s current forms, instructions and accepted decision for a real filing.
Latest update
- 13 October 2026
Editor: C.M. & Associates
Reviewed the resource directory, its article mapping and source-period guidance. Earlier source-check dates and any stated limitations remain applicable.