By the time it gets to the newsgroup it is about as accurate as a
newspaper account.

Of the reported 50 or so thou that weren't billed after Debi left, more like
10k. Of the 70k we had in accounts receivable, about 50 will never be
collected. Some of it goes back to 1999.

StanB


Surprise, surprise.
Some of it goes back to 1999?:-)

Well, see if you can find a copy of the John L White report from September of
1999.
Turns out, no one in the office was doing tournament accounting in 1999, but
that didn't stop them from putting out numbers.
SO, I sort of doubt you can rely on those "financials".

Rp

Liam Too wrote:

Bruce Draney wrote in message ...

I was told about these uncollected fees at Supernationals in Kansas
City. I will not mention the name of the number one culprit in not
paying the fees, but I think you can all guess who he might be. In
fact, I was told that the primary reason that TLA's were moved out of
one part of the office and into another was so that USCF could keep
better track of who had paid and who hadn't. Obviously this was
mistaken reasoning.

Wow! What a disgrace! I live here in Kansas City. I wonder who the culprit is?
If you tell me, maybe, I will collect for the USCF myself.

Lance Smith

Well, Lance he doesn't live in Kansas City, but if you head east to
Salisbury Mills, NY you'll probably be able to find him.

Best Regards,

Bruce

"ASCACHESS" wrote in message
...

Surprise, surprise.
Some of it goes back to 1999?:-)

Mostly for TLAs and small **** like that. I know you have had your ups and
downs with the USCF as have many. If everybody will give Beatrice and the
new board a fighting chance to make things better, maybe we can stop
identifying this USCF with those former USCFs.

StanB

"Liam Too" wrote in message
m...

I heard that Ralph Bowman did a good job in organizing the 2001 KC
Supernationals. The USCF earned $30,000.00 as part of the profit.
However, $25,000.00 sponsorship income was due from American Inn. I
wonder if they ever collected that?

All the best, Lance

I had heard that the profit was less than that. Also, that Kansas City was
awarded the bid based on a profit and on $90,000 in sponsorship that never
materialized.

Rumor has it that the curtains placed in the playing hall cost $20,000
alone.

StanB wrote:

"ASCACHESS" wrote in message
...

Surprise, surprise.
Some of it goes back to 1999?:-)

Mostly for TLAs and small **** like that. I know you have had your ups and
downs with the USCF as have many. If everybody will give Beatrice and the
new board a fighting chance to make things better, maybe we can stop
identifying this USCF with those former USCFs.

StanB

I agree that Beatriz and the new gang deserve a chance, and this may
actually be the last serious chance for USCF to survive. There is a
very short window of opportunity here and this will mean that Beatriz's
honeymoon as President is going to be considerably shorter than the past
several leaders, just because we can't afford to wait too long anymore.
What was just done has needed to be done for a long time. It is very
hard to dismiss people, particularly in this economy where it is not
easy to find another job, but this was an emergency and someone had to
play the hardass. Booz and Beatriz sound like a tough combo.

The tough decisions should have been made 3-5 years ago when we had a
reserve account to work with. Unfortunately, we have now squandered
everything but the value of the building minus the repairs.

While I believe that it is possible that the USCF might survive this,
the next 6 months are going to be very difficult and I am not nearly as
optimistic given USCF's track record as Stan and Paul seem to be that 23
staff members will do a better job than 40 staff members, although if
the 23 are the highly motivated ones who do outstanding work and they
were being brought down by some slackers this could have a positive
impact.

In the meantime, someone might want to start developing a system of
interviewing that USCF can use to start prescreening some of our
applicants. Whatever system was used to select the last three ED's it
is obvious that our selection system leaves a great deal to be desired.

Best Regards,

Bruce

"StanB" wrote in message ...
"ASCACHESS" wrote in message
...


Who, oh who is giving you the "straight scoop?"

Tell us and we can determine whether that scoop is the milk of truth or a
scoop
of kitty litter.

I was on premise and poured through the books and interviewed the other
sides. By the time it gets to the newsgroup it is about as accurate as a
newspaper account.

Of the reported 50 or so thou that weren't billed after Debi left, more like
10k. Of the 70k we had in accounts receivable, about 50 will never be
collected. Some of it goes back to 1999.

Goichberg reported $60k unbilled of which $14k was unbilled to
him. This seems inconsistent with your claim of $10k.
As for the $50k in uncollectable accounts receivable going back
to 1999, we were told the very expensive and long delayed 2001-2002
audit was going to clear up such problems. How much of the $50k
predates the start of the 2002-2003 fiscal year? Is this $50k written
off in the 2002-2003 statements?
James B. Shearer

"Bruce Draney" wrote in message
...

In the meantime, someone might want to start developing a system of
interviewing that USCF can use to start prescreening some of our
applicants.

Maybe we need to better prescreen the interviewers.

StanB

"James B. Shearer" wrote in message
om...

Goichberg reported $60k unbilled of which $14k was unbilled to
him. This seems inconsistent with your claim of $10k.

Goichberg probably thinks when he places an ad it counts then and there. I
subscribe to the theory that we don't earn it until the ad runs. Perhaps IBM
subscribes to the Enron system of revenue recognition?

StanB

(Sam Sloan) wrote in message ...
(Sam Sloan) wrote in message ...
"Sam Sloan" wrote ...

In 1980, when I went to Pakistan and got married to
Honzagool and brought my new wife and her nefarious cousin Aziz to
America, I called him frantically from JFK Airport saying that I
desperately needed a place for us to stay. I somehow felt that my
regular wife Anda would not appreciate this.

Yes Sam but you owe your Intardnet fans some answers to some questions
- by regular wife do you mean you are guilty of Bigamy under US law?
Does this explain Peter's distain for you and why Virginia found it so
easy to take away your daughter?

Did you lie to the INS to get a spouse visa for poor little Honzagool?
How many women are you married to currently? How many of those
marriages are recognized and legal in the USofA? How many have been
legally ended? (And I mean legally in the US or other countries not
governed by islamic law (with the old I divorce you I divorce you I
divorce you rule)...) Under Islamic law do you support your wives and
children?

How about her nefarious brother Aziz? Did you lie to get him a visa
too?

How much back child support do you owe? Or do you keep current of
your financial obligations?

"StanB" wrote in message ...
"James B. Shearer" wrote in message
om...

Goichberg reported $60k unbilled of which $14k was unbilled to
him. This seems inconsistent with your claim of $10k.

Goichberg probably thinks when he places an ad it counts then and there. I
subscribe to the theory that we don't earn it until the ad runs. Perhaps IBM
subscribes to the Enron system of revenue recognition?

StanB

Goichberg said this "... Over $14,000 of this money has since
been received, as Continental Chess has a credit card on file with the
office to pay for ads, and I pointed out in July that USCF had
neglected to charge this card for several months. ..."
Goichberg probably thinks that if the USCF has been regularly
charging his card several thousand dollars a month and suddenly stops
doing so this is because of USCF incompetence not a sudden attack of
accounting scruples. He probably also believes that if he is not
being billed lots of other people are not being billed also.
As for when Goichberg should be charged, if Goichberg is willing
to pay in advance and this is compatible with credit card regulations
I see no reason not to charge his card when the ad is placed.
You may be correct that this should be booked as deferred revenue
until the ad actually runs and it is earned. However this is not how
the USCF handles regular adult memberships is it? If someone buys a
one year membership in May the entire amount is booked in that year
with none deferred until the following year when most of it is earned.
Right?
James B. Shearer