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2013
Issue # Date
Contents Summary
Volume 2 - Issue 1  4/2/13 Association Spotlight, Business Spotlight, New Cases, Exclusive Articles, Web Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 2  4/9/13 Something every manager should know, Business Spotlight, new articles and court cases
Volume 2 - Issue 3  4/16/13  Alligators, Employee Volunteers, More on Auditor Independence, and new articles and court cases
Volume 2 - Issue 4  4/22/13  Minutes Checklist, Finances, and new articles and court cases
Volume 2 - Issue 5  4/30/13 "The Bunker," Calculating Reserves, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 6  5/7/13 Amazing Technology, Roofing Maintenance Tips, New Cases, and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 7  5/14/13 Thoughts on Community, What To Do If You Think Your Board Is Out of Control, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 8  5/21/13 Medical Marijuana Update, Reserves:  A History of an Un-Unified Understanding? New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 9  5/28/13 How To Explain Revenue Ruling 70-604 To Your Members, The Summer Rains Can Wreak Havoc On Your Communities, Q & A on Revenue Ruling 70-604, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 10  6/4/13 Judgments & Credit Bureaus, IRS Changes Tax Rules For Exempt Associations, Google Glass, Court Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 11 6/11/13 Blame the Board for Special Assessment, Understanding CPA Service Levels - Compilation, Review and Audit, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 12 6/18/13 Dealing With Difficult People, Reserves: Beyond the Reserve Study, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 13 6/25/13 Oil and Water Don't Mix-Asphalt Paving and Storm Drain Maintenance, Preparing for IRS Audits of An HOA, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 14 7/2/13 Reserves:  No Standards for Calculations or Reporting, Finding Court Cases on HOA Pulse, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 15 7/9/13 Repairs - To Bid or Not to Bid?, The Importance of the Reserve Fund, Robot Land Speed Record Video, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 16 7/16/13 Going Rogue, Association Wants Club's Money, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 17 7/24/13 The Servant Leader, Reserve Studies-Remaining Life, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 18 7/31/13 Ask the Members, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 19 8/7/13 How to Make a Positive Difference, Business Directory, New Cases, and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 20 8/14/13 Selecting a Reserve Study Company, Setting the Scope of the Reserve Study, New Cases and New Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 21 8/21/13 Protecting Association Assets, What others Are Saying About HOA Pulse, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 22 8/28/13 Is the IRS Coming After Your Association?, More Tax News, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 23 9/3/13 Contingencies in the Reserve Study, On the Lighter Side, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 24 9/10/13 Benefits of Hiring a Management Company, How to Hire a Management Company, New Cases and  Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 25 9/17/13 Obamacare October 1st Deadline, New Cases and  Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 26 9/25/13 Reserve Study versus PCA, Records Retention Guide for Homeowners Associations, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 27 10/2/13 Disaster Preparedness, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 28 10/9/13 How to turn Difficult People Into Constructive Contributors, Protecting Association Assets, 3-D Printing, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 29 10/16/13 Board held Hostage by Reserve Study, Who Owns the Reserve Study?, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 30 10/23/13 Ten Reasons to Serve on Your Association Board, Coastal Perspectives, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 31 10/30/13  Halloween Safety Tips, California Tax Issues, New Cases and Articles on the Web
Volume 2 - Issue 32  11/6/13 History of Veterans' Day, Timing of Rev Rul 70-604 Election, Making the Rev Rul 70-604 Election, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 33 11/13/13 Director's Financial Responsibilities, Selecting Association Vendors, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 34 11/20/13 Questions You Should Ask Of A Prospective Association Management Company, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 35 11/26/13 Revenue Ruling 70-604 Carryovers, Happy Thanksgiving, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 36 12/2/13 Reserve Loans and Interest Deductions, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 37 12/10/13 Ex-Board Members Causing Problems, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 38 12/18/13 Only one Association Avoided the Fraud, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles
Volume 2 - Issue 39 12/30/13 Management Company as Paid Tax Preparer, Business Spotlight - Frank Civil Consulting, New California Law, New Court Cases and Current HOA Industry News Articles