LMCP_Lodge Finance

Required and Necessary Expenses

As the name applies, these expenses are required by the CMC. The expenses in this category include:

• Fees owed to the government • Per capita and other fees owed to Grand Lodge • Relief to Master Masons, wives, widows, and orphans dispensed by the Charity Committee • Necessary funeral and burial expenses for a Mason

Discretionary Expenses

Discretionary expenses include essential operating costs defined by the CMC and detailed on the lodge financial reporting form.

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