Amen! I can't believe this discussion has ever occurred. Bill is unbelievable in his dedication and a man of great integrity. -------Original Message------- From: inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 02/14/05 11:23:10 To: TISHW@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: the dinner Wow, Tish, I really didn't think this would go in this direction. I know that for our non-profit trade association, the accounts are reviewed periodically and certified. Additionally, bank statements and quarterly tax forms are be submitted at the time of the accountant's review, which verifies what's going in and what's going out and what taxes have been reported. Besides that - with the qualifications that our treasurer must have and further, the over and above credentials that our current treasurer has, I would just have to say of all the things that go on in this club, that this one is certainly not something I would be worried about. But then what do I know. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kathaleen Strong - Inflight Kennels Reg'd - Breeders of: 1995 US GV, AOE-1996 US GVx, Jubilee ROM Check out my website edits - New Flash! http://inflight.cnc.net ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _____ From: TISHW@xxxxxxx [mailto:TISHW@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 7:42 AM To: inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; GreyPines@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: the dinner In a message dated 2/14/2005 10:11:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: One of the best benefits will be that there will be no need for many labor intensive hours to be sent by the accounting firm. All you will have to do is send them a disk with the accountants copy on it... and they will be able to view everything and be able to make their analysis from that. I must admit, I'm not an accountant and so I'm not familiar with these programs, etc. However, I do wonder how an accounting firm can do a real accounting of the money when it just reviews what is sent to them by the treasurer. Not implying anything but can't the treasurer just send them what he wants them to see? I remember when I first took over the job of futurity chairman (1986) and I was handling the futurity accounts myself so someone from one of the big firms (I forget which one the club was using then) came to the house. He spent the whole day there going over receipts, money taken in, given out, etc. That happened every year until the futurity funds were taken over by the treasurer and all money went through him. Doesn't there need to be some sort of independent review of the accounts as a good business practice? Tish ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================