Accounting Software in Not-for-profit Organizations: A Case Study

Of late, not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) are playing a major role in the economic development of a country in general more so in the developing nations. They have become one of the avenues of employment, income generation and add to the value of GDP of the country. NPOs mostly secure funds as donations and are mostly exempt from income tax and other taxes, hence it is essential to have robust accounting software to tighten the belt and at the same time the system should also be transparent. Hence, this research looks at the unique nature of accounting requirements placed upon NPOs. Generally, accounting software is not usually fully appreciated by management, hence poor accountability of funds. Hence this paper seeks to find out the extent to which NPOs make use of accounting software and their perception on them. The scholars collected the primary data by through a questionnaire and personal interviews. The data so collected were analysed by using SPSS and presented in the form of tables and diagrams. The research results show that NPOs use both manual and computer-aided methods for maintaining the books of accounts, different accounting software packages are used by different NPOs and the NPOs give weightage to efficiency while choosing the accounting software