QuickBooks Desktop Bows Out – HOAs, Time to Upgrade! Intuit has announced a significant shift in the accounting software landscape with the discontinuation of QuickBooks Desktop, setting July 31, 2024, as the deadline for final purchases. This pivotal change impacts numerous businesses and HOA communities that have relied on QuickBooks Desktop for their financial tracking…
Why Are Homeowners Charged a Fee to Make an Online Payment to their HOA and Condo And Is there a Way Around It? Many management companies charge a $1 or $2 fee each time a homeowner makes an online payment. This fee charged by payment processing companies, and marked up by management or software companies,…
There is a new development regarding the Corporate Transparency Act. A Federal court ruled the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional. See below from the Community Associations Institute (CAI): Resources:CAI Corporate Transparency Act ResourcesCall to Action = Contact your Senator TodayFederal Court RulingNational Small Business Association Announcement Forbes Article For the time being compliance with the CTA…
One of the most widely used property management and accounting software for HOAs and Condo Associations to date has been Tops Pro. This software is being discontinued, and will not be supported past the end of 2024. If your community is currently using this software, what does Tops Pro and IQ discontinuing by the end…
Looking to learn more about being a Board Member at your community? Podcasts are a great way to learn about topics. I recently was a guest on a podcast for HOA & Condo Board Members on detecting and preventing fraud. The Podcast is called HOA Insights: Common Senese for Common Areas and the host of…
As of January 1, 2024 the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will require most legal entities, domestic or foreign, to report their Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI). How will this impact HOAs and Condominium communities? Do HOAs and Condo Communities have to comply with new 2024 FinCEN regulations? What is the Corporate Transparency Act About? The…
The start of a new year is a time for reflection on what went well and what didn’t go so well in the prior year. Whether you call them resolutions or goals what can you do to take steps to improve your community or your time spent on the Board? Let’s take a look at…
When talking with Boards looking to make a change in how they operate their community I am often asked questions related to changes that will occur. The most frequently asked questions are do we need to change our software or bank and why? Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and Condominiums may need to change systems, including accounting…
We want to share an awesome resource to figure out the collection laws for HOAs and Condos in all 50 states. Our friends at Axela have a digest of all the requirements since regulations governing Homeowner Associations and Condominium Communities vary greatly from state to state. From Axela: “Debt collection done wrong is a very…
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