Section 26-2706 - REQUIRED RECORDKEEPING - INDEPENDENT AUDIT - APPLICATION TO OUTSIDE RECORDKEEPERS - REPORT REQUIRED(1) A licensee shall make and keep books, accounts, and other records in such a form and manner as the director may require. These records shall be kept at such a place and shall be preserved for such a length of time as the director may specify.(2) The director may require by order that a licensee write down any asset on its books and records to a valuation which represents its then value. In addition, the director may require an appraisal of any assets of a licensee by an independent appraiser approved by the director.(3) The director may require a licensee to file with the director, not more than ninety (90) days after the close of each calendar year or a longer period if specified by the director, an audit report containing all of the following: (a) Financial statements, including balance sheet, statement of income or loss, statement of changes in capital accounts, and statement of changes in financial position or, for a licensee that is an Idaho nonprofit corporation, comparable financial statements for, or as of the end of, the calendar year, prepared with an audit by an independent certified public accountant or an independent public accountant subject to approval by the director in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.(b) An unqualified report, certificate, or opinion of the independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant subject to approval by the director who performs the audit, stating that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.(c) Other information that the director may require.(4) If a person other than a licensee makes or keeps the books, accounts, or other records of that licensee, this chapter applies to that person with respect to the performance of those services and with respect to those books, accounts, and other records to the same extent as if that person were the licensee.(5) If a person other than an affiliate or subsidiary of a licensee makes or keeps any of the books, accounts, or other records of that affiliate or subsidiary, this chapter applies to that person with respect to those books, accounts, and other records to the same extent as if that person were the affiliate or subsidiary.(6) If the director considers it expedient, the director may require any particular licensee to obtain the approval of the director before permitting another person to make or keep any of the books, accounts, or other records of the licensee.(7) Each licensee, each affiliate of a licensee, and each subsidiary of a licensee shall file with the director such reports as and when the director may require. A report shall be in such a form and shall contain such information as the director may require.[26-2706, added 1989, ch. 252, sec. 1, p. 606; am. 2001, ch. 86, sec. 1, p. 221.]