Financial Accounts & Balances
Scout focus
Focus on personal account actions, event signup, and age-appropriate access boundaries.
- Review what can be self-managed versus what requires parent or leader action.
- Check transaction request and event deadline rules before submitting changes.
Financial account tracking in TroopForge is built around each member's scout account, with balances, holds, transfers, and transaction history tied together in one ledger model.
Use this guide to understand what each role can see, what each role can change, and how balance-affecting actions appear across account screens.
Balance Model and Core Terms
Primary Balance Metrics
- Current Balance: posted ledger balance after transactions.
- Available Balance: current balance minus active holds.
- Reserved Funds: amount currently held and unavailable for withdrawal.
Liability Context
- Owed Now: outstanding charges due before today.
- Owed Later: outstanding charges due today or in the future.
- Total Outstanding: combined owed now plus owed later.
Read Account Balances and Activity
Users with account access can review balances from Scout Accounts, member profiles, and family profiles according to role scope.
- Scout Accounts list supports Filter by Family, Filter by Sub-Troop, and balance range filters.
- Account details include balance cards, reserve/hold summaries, and recent transaction snapshots.
- Transaction views are scoped by role policy even when shared account screens are used.
Request Withdrawal and Hold-backed Requests
Scouts, parents, leaders, and treasurers can open Request Withdrawal for accounts they are allowed to view. Submission creates a request-and-hold workflow pending review.
- Request forms show available balance before submission.
- Each request is categorized and can include custom amount and notes.
- After submission, users are informed: A treasurer will review your request.
Statements and Audit Trail
Account Statement provides date-ranged opening/closing balances, transaction line items, and totals by type.
- Statements can be regenerated for any valid date range.
- Exports are available via Download PDF and Download CSV.
- Transaction records include date, type, amount, balance-after snapshots, and reversal visibility where applicable.