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Accounting for NGOs & associations

You write reports for funders, not accounting journals. We keep the books by funding source, separate restricted funds and present the figures exactly as each donor requires. You focus on the mission; we handle compliance with Law 86/2020 and the Tax Service.

An NGO in Moldova is not run like a company. Special-purpose funds — grants, conditional donations, financial or technical assistance — are recorded separately and reported in Annex 3 to the financial statements, „Changes in funding sources”. Statutory activity is exempt from income tax as long as funds are used per the bylaws and not distributed to founders; any auxiliary economic activity is taxed like an ordinary entity, so it must be tracked separately. On top of this come the obligations under Law no. 86/2020 on non-commercial organizations — the founding act, the annual activity report submitted to the Ministry of Justice, transparency and, optionally, public-utility status, which opens access to the percentage-designation mechanism (2%). We cover all of these: grant accounting, payroll, legal documents and advisory.

What we handle and how

Money from several grants mixed in one account

You have three funders, each with its own budget and lines, but everything lands in one account and you no longer know how much is left on each project.

We keep the books by funding source, separately for each grant and each budget line, through the special-purpose fund accounts. At any moment you see the available balance per project and the eligible expenses, without mixing one donor's money with another's.

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The financial report does not match what the donor asks for

Each funder wants a different format, a different frequency and different expense categories, and you rebuild the figures by hand before every deadline.

We prepare donor financial reporting in the format set out in the grant agreement — quarterly, semi-annually or at project end — with expenses mapped to the agreed budget lines. Supporting documents are tied to each amount so the funder can verify without further questions.

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Economic activity threatens your tax exemption

You have started offering paid services or selling something for sustainability and are unsure where exempt statutory activity ends and taxable activity begins.

We separate non-commercial activity from auxiliary economic activity in the books and correctly calculate tax only on the taxable part, preserving the exemption for statutory activity. That keeps you within the Tax Code conditions and protects your exempt-organization status.

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Bylaws, registration and the annual report to the Ministry of Justice

You need to amend the founding act, register changes to governing bodies or file the annual activity report, and you have no time to track the deadlines.

We prepare the registration and compliance documents under Law no. 86/2020 — bylaws, amendments, the annual activity report — and file them on time. If you wish, we also guide you through obtaining public-utility status.

Legal services

Payroll for staff and volunteers

You have staff on contract, project collaborators and volunteers, each with their own situation, and payroll, CNAS and CNAM must be correct and charged to the right funding source.

We run payroll for staff and volunteers — pay sheets, contracts, calculation and reporting of CNAS and CNAM — and correctly allocate personnel costs to the grants that fund them, so they show up accurately in donor reports.

Payroll & HR

Access to the 2% mechanism and to new funding

You hear about the 2% percentage designation and new grant lines, but you do not know whether your organization meets the conditions or what documents you need.

We check whether you meet the conditions for the List of percentage-designation beneficiaries (public utility, at least one year of activity, no debts to the budget) and prepare the file. We also advise on the financial eligibility side when applying to new funders.

Consulting

Frequently asked questions

How much does accounting for an NGO cost?

It depends on the number of grants, the volume of transactions, how many staff and volunteers are on payroll and how many reports your funders require. An NGO with a single grant and no staff costs far less than one with several projects and monthly payroll. We give you a clear quote after a free consultation, with no hidden costs.

How do I switch from my current accountant to you?

We take over the books based on the trial balance and the balances by funding source, reconcile with the reports already filed to donors and the Tax Service, and continue from where things stand. We request the necessary access and documents, check the open restricted funds, and you lose no reporting day.

Do you perform the audit that funders require?

We do not perform audits — that is done by an independent audit firm, as donors often require. What we do is keep the books in an audit-ready state and cooperate with your external auditor: we provide the ledgers, supporting documents and grant reports so the review runs quickly and without surprises.

How do we send you the documents?

You send us scanned invoices, contracts and statements, and we keep the books, calculate salaries and prepare the reports. You get the figures on time, with no paperwork hassle.

What happens if a funder asks for an urgent report?

Because we keep the books by each funding source in parallel, project balances and expenses are always current. When an unexpected request comes in, we pull the report for that grant in the required format without rebuilding the figures from scratch.

Do we have to file an annual activity report with the state?

Yes. Law no. 86/2020 requires non-commercial organizations to submit an annual activity report, and failure to do so after repeated requests from the Ministry of Justice can lead to forced liquidation. We prepare this report together with the financial statements and file it on time.

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