Section 355.846

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Chapter 355

Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote   

  355.846.  Furnishing of financial statements. — 1.  Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a public benefit corporation which is a church or convention or association of churches, a corporation upon written demand from a member or resident shall furnish that member or resident its latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and statement of operations for that year.  If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.

  2.  If annual financial statements are reported upon by a certified public accountant, the accountant's report must accompany them.  If not, the statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's financial accounting records:

  (1)  Stating the president's or other person's reasonable belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and

  (2)  Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.

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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)

Effective 7-01-95