Verify Your Corporate Status:
Review your Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration documents to confirm your exact legal entity type. Ensure you are clear on whether you are registered as Incorporated Trustees (IT) or Limited by Guarantee (Ltd/Gte), as compliance requirements differ significantly.
Segregate Your Activities:
If you are confirmed as a Ltd/Gte, you must establish a clear operational and financial separation between your charitable/nonprofit activities and any income-generating business or consultancy operations.
Evaluate Auditor Expertise:
Assess your current auditing firm or internal audit team. Because of your dual operations, it is crucial that your auditors possess demonstrable expertise in conducting both nonprofit compliance audits and for-profit corporate audits.
Risk Assessment Note:
Commingling charitable funds with consultancy or social enterprise revenues without proper documentation will likely trigger regulatory flags under the heightened scrutiny expected for 2025 tax returns and audits.
Proactive financial separation is your best defence.
Best,