In this paper, we rigorously investigate the truncation method for the Cauchy problem of Helmholtz equations which is widely used to model propagation phenomena in physical applications. The method is a well-known approach to the regularization of several types of ill-posed problems, including the model postulated by Regińska and Regiński [14].Under certain specific assumptions, we examine the ill-posedness of the non-homogeneous problem by exploring the representation of solutions based on Fourier mode. Then the so-called regularized solution is established with respect to a frequency bounded by an appropriate regularization parameter. Furthermore, we provide a short analysis of the nonlinear forcing term. The main results show the stability as well as the strong convergence confirmed by the error estimates in L 2 -norm of such regularized solutions. Besides, the regularization parameters are formulated properly. Finally, some illustrative examples are provided to corroborate our qualitative analysis.