| The Balance Sheet details the structure and cost basis of the assets
and liabilities of a club. The Total Assets will always equal the
Total Liabilities and Capital of a club.
Assets -
include the value of any cash held by the club, excluding petty
cash held off the books, plus the cost basis of any investments held
by the club as of the report date.
Member Capital Accounts -
is the adjusted cost basis of the member's accounts in the club.
This adjusted cost basis equals the amount that the current club
members have paid into the club less the cost basis associated
with member withdrawals to date, plus/minus an adjustment for each
year end allocation (distribution) of earnings.
Unrealized (Gains) / Losses Disbursed - is the cumulative result
of member withdrawals where the club's cost basis of assets distributed
is more or less than the difference between the withdrawing member's
adjusted basis before the withdrawal and the member's remaining basis
after the withdrawal.
For example, Member A has an 100 units in the club and a current
unit value of $15. His adjusted cost basis at the time of withdrawal
is $1000. Since this is a total withdrawal, Member A will have a $0
basis remaining after withdrawal. The club issues Member A $500
worth of XYZ stock that has a cost basis to the club of $400, plus
$1000 cash to pay off the $1500 withdrawal. Therefore, the club's
cost basis of the assets distributed is $400 in stock plus $1000 in cash
for a total of $1400. The difference between the club's $1400 cost basis of
assets distributed and the withdrawing members $1000 basis withdrawn
will be reflected as a $400 unrealized gain that was disbursed. Had the
club issued Member A $1500 dollars worth of stock that had a cost basis to
the club of $500, the result would have been an unrealized loss disbursed
of $500. Ultimately, when the club dissolves by liquidating its assets
and/or transferring its portfolio to its members, this value of Unrealized
(Gains) / Losses Disbursed will return to zero, as will all the values on
the balance sheet.
Unallocated Earnings - (Losses) -
equals the total of any income, interest, dividends, expenses, or capital
gains/losses realized year to date by the club that have not been
allocated to the club members. Earnings are allocated at
the end of each year in accordance with your selected
Allocation Method
Therefore, any full year Balance Sheet Report will indicate zero
under Unallocated Earnings - (Losses) because all realized
earnings have been allocated to the club members and the
Member Capital Accounts adjusted accordingly. Partial year
Balance Sheet Reports will reflect any earnings that have been
realized by the club that will subsequently be allocated at year end.
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