Yay, I got the General Ledger... well, not really

Today, my HOA's management company handed over the General Ledger for the last three fiscal years (2004 through 2006), only 8 days after I asked for it. Great!

...

Hmm, this isn't a General Ledger.

Keep in mind, I'm not an accountant. I've balanced a checkbook maybe three times in my life -- my personal finances are modest enough that I can track them all via my bank's web applications and my head.

That said, what my management company handed over is not a general ledger -- as it is most notably missing any mention of income. What they're calling a GL is really an expense sheet.

Over the course of the last week, I've also been in touch with my HOA Treasurer via e-mail, during the course of which she dropped a bomb shell. After asking some questions about her own access to these financial records, she states, "I am not the Treasurer."

Now, I don't know about you, but when the Treasurer of a $100,000/year organization states she is not the Treasurer... this is kind of alarming.

Second, she indicates that the responsibilities of the HOA finances does not rest with her, but with the entire board. What's also interesting is that the aforementioned entire board has been cc'ed on pretty much everything so far, and has deigned not to comment at all, even when the not-Treasurer has suddenly saddled them all with her lack of fiduciary responsibility.

Anyway, I'm back to the management company to get a copy of a real GL. I'm also now getting curious where our (possibly mythical) reserve fund lives, and finally, my wife has some nice knockers that she's using to lure me away from this blog. And it's working.