It’s budget planning season, and with only two months to go until year end, your strata corporation is on course to run a small $5000 surplus!
The temptation to use your prior year’s surplus to keep your strata fees low for next year is very, very tempting! If you do, you can essentially keep your strata fees the same as the year prior, rather than taking a 5% increase due to inflation from your service contracts and some needed building maintenance.
You know, as Strata Council Treasurer, that times have been tight for a lot of the owners in your building. With record high grocery store prices, and increased mortgage rates, owners in your building are feeling the pinch, and would like nothing more than for you to keep strata fees the same for this next year! This would make you and Council very popular, and help to keep complaints at a bare minimum.
This operating fund surplus situation is a very real life scenario that we see play out weekly in our business. It’s a choice that many Strata Councils face on a regular basis.
So what is the best, and most conservative approach in this situation? Our recommendation is to take your surplus, and move it over to your CRF. It can NEVER hurt to beef up your CRF, and it can never hurt to put money away for a rainy day.
Looking for some budgeting advice? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us here today!
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