Policy and Procedures: Remittance of Monies

Date:

Jan 2013

Control:

Finance 001

Title:

Remittance of monies to Corporate Treasurer of the HKVCA

Purpose:

To identify which monies are to be remitted to the Corporate Treasurer of the HKVCA and to adhere to the necessities of the Corporate Audit

Reference:

nil

Definition:

Corporate Funds:

1) All monies resulting from the sale of badges, pins, books and any other items supplied by the HKVCA Corporate Office to any and all Regional Offices are to be remitted to the Corporate Treasurer.

2) Donations specifically identified to be applied to national projects or to the operations of the Corporation on a national scale are to be remitted to the Corporate Treasurer.

3) These funds may be either directly deposited to the Corporate account or a cheque addressed to the HKVCA may be mailed to the Corporate Treasurer.

4) Membership fees: Refer to Finance 002

Region Funds:

5) All monies raised by the Region by participating infund raising schemes such as fifty-fifty draws, raffles and the sale of merchandise including that protected by HKVCA copyright, are theirs to keep. All major efforts at fund raising, such as an appeal to government, should first be submitted to the Board of Directors for review. This is not an approval process but is necessary for information and continuity. Such a proposal might best be forwardedas part of a business plan which could be used to clarify whether the proposed outreach to the public might affect our Charitable status.

6) One half of membership fees: Refer to Finance 002

Funds transfer Procedure:

Region Treasurer:

7) Direct deposit to the Corporate account: the Corporate Treasurer must be notified (preferably by email) of the deposit with proper identification on the nature of the deposit. This may be done by transmitting a copy ofthe deposit slip to the Corporate Treasurer which should indicate whether the deposit consists of dues, donations, sales items, etc.

8) Funds sent in by mail: similar details as above.

Corporate Treasurer:

9) On a monthly basis, ensure that all deposits shown on the bank statement co-relate to deposits slips.

10) On a monthly basis all donations received by the Corporate office and not otherwise indicated as to be applied to Corporate activities shall be transferred to the appropriate Region(s).

11) The Corporate Treasurer has the option to reimburse funds electronically or by cheque.


Approval:

President: ___________________
Carol Hadley
Date: ____________________

Secretary: ___________________
Jim Trick
Date:_____________________

Record of Revisions

Rev # Date Change Description Approval Method Reference Remarks
1 Mar 2012 Control of Dues of 2004 superseded due to increase in annual dues, and the distribution of dues.     Changed from MS Word format to PDF
2 Jan 2013 Changed to HTML and updated to reflect new split in dues BOD Meeting Minutes