Table 2 provides the descriptive statistics of the financial reporting practices amongst NGOs. The table
shows that almost all the organisations prepare and present a statement of receipts and payments and a
balance sheet (95% and 90% respectively). However, only 50% of the organisations present a statement
of cash flow. NGOs in Fiji are not required to prepare and present financial reports under the Charitable
Trusts Act (1965). Regardless of the absence of any regulation requiring the preparation of financial
reports majority of the sampled organizations do prepare and present the basic financial statements. In the
interviews with the executives of the large regional NGOs and local NGOs that seek international sources
of finances, it was revealed that donor requirements shape their financial reporting practices. In most
cases, international donor agencies require that recipient organisations report on a regular basis and that a
reputable auditing firm (preferably an international audit firm) audit the annual financial statements