ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE HIDEOUT, INC.
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE HIDEOUT, INC.
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
To the Board of Directors and Members Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc., which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related statements of revenues, expenses, and changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc. as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc. and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audits. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we:
• Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc.’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements.
• Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control related matters that we identified during the audit.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The actual vs. budget by department and calculation of surplus(deficit) from budgeted operations on pages 14 through 16 are presented for purposes of additional analysis are not a required part of the financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of the Association’s management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that information on the future major repairs and replacements on page 17 be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.
Kingston, Pennsylvania
February 1, 2024
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
The Association of Property Owners of the Hideout, Inc. was incorporated in February, 1970 as a non-profit corporation in the state of Pennsylvania. The Association is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the common property within the development. There are 3,908 billable properties within the development, of which 3,641 had paid their annual assessment in full for 2023. The development is located in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania.
The accompanying financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
For cash flow purposes, the balance of cash and cash equivalents represents financial instruments with a maturity of three months or less as of December 31, and consisted of the following:
The Association holds investments primarily in debt securities with which it intends to hold to maturity. Investments are considered short-term if they mature within twelve months. These investments are stated at amortized cost and consist of the following:
The Association uses the specific identification method to value investments. All securities are considered to be held to maturity.
Under ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurement, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Association uses various valuation approaches. ASC 820-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Association.
Unobservable inputs reflect the Association’s assumption about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 securities. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2 – Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
The following table presents information about the Association’s assets measured at fair value at December 31:
2023 2022
Level 1 $ 4,579,366 $ 4,371,375
Level 2 - -
Level 3 - -
Total $ 4,579,366 $ 4,371,375
(continued):
Association members are subject to annual assessments to provide funds for the Association's operating expenses, future capital acquisitions, and major repairs and replacements. Assessments receivable at the balance sheet date represent fees due from property owners and are stated at their estimated net realizable value as determined by management. Under the terms of the agreement between the Association and the individual member (the Protective Covenants), the Board of Directors can designate a portion of member assessments as capital addition assessments. Members' equity designated for capital replacements, additions and other reserves amounted to $5,009,464 at December 31, 2023 and $5,418,102 at December 31, 2022
Assessment revenue is recognized when assessments are due. Any amounts received in advance of the due date are deferred until due. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Code 606 requiring the deferral of the recognition of income until the services are rendered. The Association had determined ASC 606 does not apply to the Association as no customer relationship exists as it is defined by the Code. The Association does not defer the recognition of any portion of revenue as a contract liability.
A provision for doubtful accounts is recorded based upon an estimated percentage resulting from an account by account analysis, and by reference to payment history, aging reports and past experience.
Assessments receivable consisted of the following at December 31:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Association maintains its cash accounts in one Pennsylvania financial institution. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures accounts up to $250,000 through December 31, 2023 at each institution. Funds on deposit in the Association’s sweep account are fully collateralized on a daily basis with United States Government Agency securities held in the institution’s investment portfolio. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Association had $-0- and $297,752 respectively in uninsured cash in bank accounts.
Deposits, in the amounts of $499,970 and $210,069 held in sweep accounts as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectfully, are fully collateralized on a daily basis with United States Government, US Government Agency and US Government Sponsored Enterprise Securities held in the bank’s investment portfolio. In the event of a bank failure, purchased securities in sweep transactions immediately become due and payable to the sweep account customers.
Substantially all of the Association’s revenue is derived from property owners in the Hideout. The Association has filed judgments on the property owners who fail to pay dues and assessments.
The Association can elect annually to file its federal income tax return as a regular corporation or to be treated under a special provision of the Internal Revenue Code as a homeowners' association. Under the provisions of the homeowners' election, members' assessments and capital additions revenue are excluded from taxable income. The Association had an income tax liability of $32,885 at December 31, 2023 and $13,502 at December 31, 2022.
The Association capitalizes all property and equipment to which it has title. Assets conveyed to the Association by the developer consist of 450 acres of common area including lakes and ponds, 40 miles of paved roads, saleable lots, pools, beaches, campgrounds, a golf course and other recreational buildings and facilities. These assets have been capitalized at $1. These buildings and recreational facilities have insurable value of approximately $12.8 million as updated in 2011 by the Association’s insurance appraiser. Other property and equipment acquired by the Association are recorded at cost.
Capitalized common property is depreciated over its estimated useful life using the straight-line method of depreciation as follows:
Road paving 5-10 years
Building and improvements 20 years
Vehicles and equipment 1-10 years
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Association considers investments purchased with a maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents.
Effective January 1, 2021, paid time off is accrued as earned according to the years of any employee’s service. A maximum of 40 hours of unused paid time off may be carried over into the following calendar year. Any accrued, but unused paid time off will be forfeited at the end of the calendar year. Sick pay cannot be carried over from one year to the next. At the end of the calendar year, any unused sick pay will be paid to the employee at their current compensation rate.
Reclassification of prior year financial statement amounts:
To facilitate comparison between current and prior year financial statements, certain items in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to reflect their presentation in the current year financial statements.
As of December 31, other accounts receivable consisted of the following:
NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES:
Inventories consist of road maintenance materials, food and beverages, golf pro shop and recreation merchandise and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Inventory at December 31, consisted of the following:
as of December 31 consisted of the following:
Deferred income represents income collected or credited in advance of the fiscal year to which it relates. Deferred income at December 31 consisted of the following:
The Association has a $250,000 line of credit available. The line is subject to variable interest rates subject to change from time to time, currently at 8.25% per annum. The line must be cleared for a period of thirty consecutive days during the calendar year. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no outstanding draws. The line is approved through June 30, 2024.
The Association maintains a 401k retirement plan. Employees worked a minimum of a year to participate. Employee funds withheld are matched up to 50% of the first 6% of eligible employee’s earnings, which, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, amounted to $32,862 and $38,172, respectively. There is no future pension liability. Participants are fully vested.
The Association is funding major repairs and replacements by designating a portion of member assessments as capital addition assessments. The Association's board of directors conducted a study to estimate the remaining useful lives and the replacement costs of the common property components. Actual expenditures, however, may vary from the estimated amounts and the variations may be material. Therefore, the adequacy of amounts designated for future repairs and replacements cannot presently be determined. If additional funds are needed, however, the Association has the right to increase regular assessments or levy special assessments, or it may delay major repairs and replacements until funds are available.
The Roamingwood Sewer and Water Association, acting as agent for South Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority which provides sewer and water services to the residents of The Hideout, is currently in the construction stage of a major infrastructure improvement program These improvements will lead to increased water and sewer rates for its customers. In conjunction, in November of 2012, the Association entered into a reimbursement agreement with Roamingwood, whereby the Association agreed to reimburse Roamingwood $200,000 per year for ten years for Phase I and $200,000 per year for ten years for Phase II for road repaving which was necessary as a result of the improvement program. All Phases have been completed and the Association owes one more payment. Payments will be finalized in 2024.
Management has evaluated subsequent events through February 1, 2024, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.
ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE HIDEOUT, INC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
ACTUAL vs. BUDGET BY DEPARTMENT (INCLUDES ALL FUNDS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
This calculation of the surplus can be reconciled to the surplus in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles per the audit report as follows:
excess of revenues over expenses
The by-law contingency fund is funded as follows:
2017
2018
2020 deficit applied
2022
2023
2021
2022
A formal Reserve Study was conducted by an independent firm in 2023. The Asset Costs are listed at actual cost when available for equipment and building components. When needed estimates for other building components are calculated using current architectural square footage guides. The Reserve study estimates the Accumulated Reserve Requirement for asset replacement cost of the components of common property by applying the following assumptions applied to the Asset Cost, Date placed in service and Useful life. Assumptions for current schedule:
Inflation 4% and Interest Rate on Deposits 1.5%.
The Accumulated Reserve Requirement represents the Fully Funded amounts as indicated in the Reserve Study including an amount for contingency of 1%.
The estimated accumulated reserve requirement at December 31, 2023 was $6,046,689 (based upon the latest available update). The Association currently has designated $5,009,464 in equity as available for Capital Replacements.
The following information is based on the study and presents significant information about the components of common property.