Can contributions to religious establishments be included in the CFS?
The client’s budget should be realistic as failure to include all relevant expenditure would lead to offers of repayment not being sustainable. Any items of discretionary expenditure should be discussed with the client to see whether they can be flexible in the amount they contribute. Payments to religious establishments should be included in ‘Other’. The client may exceed the trigger figure threshold for ‘other expenditure’ due to this. In these cases an explanation should be included in the notes accompanying the financial statement and in any covering letter(s) sent.
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