Listers: The below post is terribly misleading "I believe I have seen audits done by the GSDCA every 5-10 years". The GSDCA has an audit every year by Rhea & Ivy plus we file a tax return each year. For the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 they have received all monthly bank statements, detail receipts/invoices to back every expenditure, detail vouchers to back deposits and detail support and references to support all Journal entries. They have received Insurance policies and minutes to also back up expenditures. They have the clubs check book each year to track all manual checks and the receipt voucher book I use at the Nationals to account for cash receipts from every committee chair that hands me cash. The committee chair receives the top copy and R&I gets the carbon copy. They also have my deposit book to support all deposit transactions. They will receive the same package from me for 2004. I shipped 4 large cases of detail records to R&I last March 2004 for the 2003 Audit. Bill _Bill Pfeiffer, GSDCA Treasurer & I-Net Committee Chair (919-781-4955)_ (http://www.gsdca.org/Noframes/officers.html) In a message dated 2/16/2005 2:36:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, wynsum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Trish wrote: Doesn't there need to be some sort of independent review of the accounts as a good business practice? RELY: Business have a bookeeper that keeps books and the accountant uses these a= ccountings to make reports, file taxes etc .... Occassionally, a business or a group lik= e GSDCA has an audit by an independent I believe you are asking iuf the occassional audit is a good business prac= tice. ABSOLUTELY. And it has nothing to do with how good a treasurer or bookkeeper or accoun= tant you have I believe I have seen audits done by the GSDCA every 5-10 years Dr Zo=EB M Backman http://wynsumgsd.com Support Your Vets and POW/MIAs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================