The Bean Count Report by Dave Schwartz va3dgs@rac.ca

Welcome back to the ongoing saga of the club finances. We had quite a net outflow of funds this month because we renewed the club's insurance policy (no change from last year) and also made a $100 donation to the CNIB Amateur Radio Program. Over the remainder of this fiscal year, the balance decreases will be much more mild (barring capital or repair expenses). The 'Other revenue' item was a reimbursement by the QCWA for some flyer printing that got charged to our account at the printers and exactly balances the same amount included in the 'Bulletin expense'.

One thing the more sharp-eyed among you may notice is that the balance forward each month is almost always less than the closing balance on last month's report. This is due to the fact that the bank statements arrive too late for me to include the service charges in the current report. When I enter the service charges, I enter the true posting date to make future audits easier. However, the database accounting routine, whose output is transcribed below, then rolls them up in the 'Balance Fwd'. Due to this fact, you never see the 'Bank service charges' line item in the current report (well, maybe once in a blue moon, when the bank and bulletin cycles synch up).

I'm running out of things to say in this column, except for the initial description of any unusual entries. If anyone has any questions about how the finances are run, send me an email or hand me a note or talk to me at a club meeting and I'll answer your question in this space.

de Dave VA3DGS, Treasurer, KWARC Inc.