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		<title>Stop Using &#8220;No Name Service&#8221; for Your Community Association Bookkeeping</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With today’s ever increasing state and federal regulations, rising delinquencies and resultant cash flow issues, community associations are under ever increasing pressures to have proper financial accounting performed on their behalf.  It is time to stop using “No Name Bookkeeping Service” and a hire a bookkeeping company that specializes in servicing community associations. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fidelity Bonds for Community Associations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not aware of any law that requires a community association to have Fidelity Bond coverage, but in the normal course of business it is a prudent form of protection.  Fidelity Bond coverage provides protection for loss of money (i.e., reserves or operating expenses, additional securities and property) that would arise from fraudulent or dishonest acts of those who would be defined as persons handling the association’s money.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Community Association Using an “Unlicensed” Bookkeeper?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the economy in Florida experienced a downturn, collections of delinquent assessments rose and association revenues fell, we saw a trend where some community associations who wanted to save money began to employ ordinary business bookkeeping services who, by definition by the state of Florida, would be considered as an “unlicensed” bookkeeper.]]></description>
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		<title>“What Do You Mean There is No Money, Where Did It All Go?”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day Board members and property managers are asked by unit owners why something hasn’t been fixed or why some improvement can’t be accomplished at this time.  Increasingly, the answer is that the association doesn’t have the funds right now and that they have other priorities.  The unit owner asks, “what do you mean there is no money, where did it all go?” ]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding a Community Association’s Financial Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Association Officers and managers have found themselves in the position of being responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue and expenses.  In order to keep track of an Association’s finances it is extremely important to understand how and why a financial report is compiled.  In most instances, these individuals are very responsible but they do not possess an accounting or bookkeeping background and find it difficult to understand financial statements.]]></description>
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		<title>When Bad Things Happen to Good Associations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Board of Directors can have all good intentions when running their association, but there will be times, unforeseen circumstances and events that will occur that will disrupt and test well run associations.  It is just a fact of life in an association that there will be challenges for the Board of Directors to deal with.  In a well run association these challenges are dealt with in way that lessens the impact on the residents. ]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Signs Your Community Association is in Financial Trouble</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, now more than ever, community associations are under financial stresses that do not seem to be getting any better.  Some associations have been proactive and some have ignored the reality of their situation.  The following are the top 10 signs that your association is in financial trouble and needs to take action immediately to avert disaster.]]></description>
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		<title>Year End Financial Reporting For Condominiums</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Condominium Associations are required by FS Chapter 718.111 (13) to provide their membership with year end financial reports.  In the last few years, sections of the statute were changed and in some cases are now more restrictive and complicated.  In order to comply with the statutes and with this important Board of Directors duty, the following is a review of the financial reporting requirements for condominium associations governed by FS Chapter 718.]]></description>
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		<title>Year End Financial Reporting for HOA&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are still Homeowners Associations that are not providing their members with the proper year end financial reporting that is required by FS Chapter 720.  In order to comply with the statutes and with this important duty, the following is a review of the financial reporting requirements for associations governed by FS Chapter 720. ]]></description>
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		<title>“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” &#8211; 5 Secrets New Management Companies Won’t Tell You</title>
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		<comments>http://www.apmnews.org/secrets-of-new-management-companies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know that new management company that will say or do anything to get your business? They have some secrets that you should know about and they are hoping that you won’t ask.
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