Article IV - Income

Section 1.

The principal financial officer must maintain, or cause to be maintained, documentation for all funds received including copies of any transmittal, remittance advice or membership documents received with the payment. This documentation must indicate the date of receipt of the funds, the source from whom the funds were received, the purpose, and the amount received. This documentation should be retained and filed by date of receipt, or by payer in date order. Affiliates should also retain copies of all checks received.

Section 2.

A Cash Book (or, in some cases, a Cash Receipts Journal) must be maintained. A separate page or pages shall be used for each month’s receipts. The same information shall be entered in the Cash Book, or automated accounting system, as is shown on the supporting documentation: the date, source, purpose, and amount of funds received. When recording dues or per capita tax receipts, the cash book should also indicate the number and kind of units and the month for which the funds were received. If the affiliate has more than one bank account, the Cash Book must indicate the account into which the funds were deposited. Affiliates using an automated accounting system must record equivalent information in the automated system.

Section 3.

Copies of all bank deposit slips must be made and attached to applicable bank deposit receipts. These documents shall be retained by the financial officer and filed by date of deposit.

Section 4.

Each time money is deposited, the amount and date of deposit shall be entered in the Cash Book and in the appropriate checkbook or bankbook of the affiliate.

Section 5.

Monthly statements received from the bank showing the date and amount of each deposit shall be retained by the financial officer.

Section 6.

Any dues checks received directly from employers that contain amounts payable to other affiliates (Local, Council, and International Union) and/or other entities (PEOPLE, Insurance programs, etc.) must be deposited into a separate "Dues Trust" bank account. This Dues Trust Account is used to isolate dues dollars and make payments to each entity (International Union, Council, etc.) entitled to a portion of the members’ deductions. Amounts equal to the affiliate’s share will be transferred to the affiliate’s general operating account(s), leaving amounts payable to others in the Trust until paid to them. Affiliates may not advance themselves funds or otherwise borrow against the money in the Dues Trust Account that is owed to other affiliates or vendors. Payments to these other organizations must be made in a timely manner, as specified by constitution or regulatory requirements. See the Appendices for additional information on dues trust and other types of affiliate accounts.

Section 7.

Any amounts received, whether in cash or check, that are the property of the affiliate, must be promptly deposited in full in a bank account in the name of the affiliate. Checks payable to the union must not be converted to cash, in part or in whole. Any cash received must be promptly deposited into the affiliate’s bank account, not added to the affiliate’s petty cash account.