In Kind rent

I have a non-profit agency client.   They rent office space but only pay a portion of the actual rent.  The balance is donated to them in kind.  How would I record this?  The total going rate for rent is $2500 but they make a payment each month of $500 which I debit rent and credit the bank.  How do I record the other $2000?   They want this reflected on their income statement.   Since I  cannot credit the bank for this I assume I should just make a double separate entry to debit rent expense and credit an inkind rent donation revenue account?   They end up cancelling each other out as far as the net income balance goes but this is the only way I can make it work unless there is another proper way to record it?

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    You would have to have a revenue account for In-Kind Rent where you would record the credit.

    Your entry should be to debit rent $2,500, credit In-Kind Rent $2,000 and credit bank for $500.

    If your non-profit is also a registered charity, it is my understanding that rent is considered a service and not consider for receipting. If necessary please clarify with the CRA.