HOA accounting built for associations, not bent into shape

The short answer: Rebel Bookz is HOA accounting software for self-managed boards. It keeps a double-entry ledger for the community, connects to the community’s bank, reconciles each month against the bank statement, keeps operating and reserve money apart, and hands the board a packet it can trust.

A month in the books, in three steps

1. Set up for an association. Homes, owners and a chart of accounts built for a community, with operating and reserve money kept apart from day one.
2. Money in and out, recorded as it happens. Dues, invoices, vendor bills and payments post to the ledger, and the bank feed brings in every transaction to match.
3. Reconciled, signed off and closed. Each bank statement is checked against the books and signed off, and a finished month is closed so it cannot quietly change.

The books keep themselves. The board keeps the say.

• What the reserve is spent on.
• Whether a correction to the books is approved.
• When a month is closed.

Every adjustment waits for approval, and every closed month says who closed it and why.

What a treasurer gets that a spreadsheet never gave them

• Connected to the bank. The community’s accounts connect through Plaid, so transactions arrive on their own.
• Statements signed off. Each month is checked against the bank statement and recorded as signed off, with a flag if anything changes later.
• Operating and reserve kept apart. Reserve money is designated by the board’s own rule, not by a label someone has to remember.
• Budget against actual. The plan the board adopted, measured against what was actually spent, month by month.
• The board packet. The month’s statements gathered for the meeting, from the same numbers the treasurer sees.
• A ledger that checks itself. Posted entries are sealed, and an integrity check shows whether anything was altered after the fact.

Questions boards ask

Is Rebel Bookz real double-entry accounting?

Yes. Every transaction posts balanced debits and credits to the community’s own chart of accounts.

Can we bring our history over from QuickBooks?

Yes. Rebel Bookz connects to QuickBooks to bring a community’s existing records over.

How does bank reconciliation work?

The bank feed brings in each transaction to match against the books, and each month is signed off against the bank’s own statement.

Do we still need an accountant?

Many boards keep a CPA for tax filings and reviews. Rebel Bookz gives them clean, reconciled books to work from.

Read more in the Rebel Standard

• The Seven Numbers Every HOA Board Should See Every Month — And Why Most Boards Can Only Find Two
• The Modern HOA Operating Model — And Why No One Ever Sold You One
• What Percentage Should Your HOA Reserve Fund Be Funded At? (The Balance Alone Won’t Tell You)

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