Practical articles on condominium and strata audits across Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.
Learn what a reserve fund study is, why Alberta condominium corporations need one, how reserve funds work, and what condo boards should know about funding future repairs and replacements.
Learn what a depreciation report is in British Columbia, why strata corporations need one, what it includes, how much it costs, and how it helps boards plan future repairs and reserve fund requirements.
Preparing for a condo audit in Alberta? Learn the documents your CPA auditor needs, how boards can organize financial records, and how a proper audit checklist can make the process faster and smoother.
Alberta condominium corporations often ask whether an audit is legally required. Learn what the Condominium Property Act requires, when audits are commonly requested, and why many Alberta condo boards choose annual financial audits.
Alberta condo audits typically cost between $3,500 and $10,000+ GST depending on the corporation’s size, number of units, funds, investments, and quality of financial records. Learn what affects the price, what Calgary and Edmonton boards should expect, and how to reduce unnecessary audit costs.
BC strata files have their own workflow: strata fees, operating fund, contingency reserve fund, depreciation report, budgets, special levies, and owner balances. Generic audit tools help, but they do not cover the strata-specific work in the middle.
Alberta condominium audits often lose time in the same places: GL-to-bank matching, invoice support, reserve fund schedules, owner contributions, and manual working paper preparation. Here is how CPA firms can reduce the mechanical work without reducing CPA judgment.
Ontario condo audits often slow down before the real audit review begins. The problem is not only judgment — it is document collection, GL matching, account mapping, owner receivables, and rebuilding the same file structure every year.
A mid-size GTA CPA firm was losing audit-season capacity to document chasing, GL matching, account mapping, and report preparation. Condo Audit Pro helped turn the same team's workflow into a faster, exception-based condominium audit review process.
Condominium and strata audit hours rarely disappear into professional judgment. They disappear into document chasing, GL matching, re-keying, account mapping, invoice testing, and rebuilding the same schedules every year. Here is where the time actually goes — and how Condo Audit Pro helps shorten it.