Current through 2024 Legislative Session
Section 10-19.1-85 - Financial statements1. A corporation shall, upon the written request of a shareholder, prepare annual financial statements within one hundred eighty days after the close of the corporation's fiscal year, including at least a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and a statement of income for the fiscal year, prepared on the basis of accounting methods reasonable in the circumstances. The financial statements may be consolidated statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries. a. If the statements are audited by a public accountant, each copy must be accompanied by a report setting forth the opinion of the accountant on the statements.b. If these statements are not audited by a public accountant, each copy must be accompanied by a statement of the treasurer or other person in charge of the corporation's financial records: (1) Stating the reasonable belief of the person that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting methods reasonable in the circumstances;(2) Describing the basis of presentation; and(3) Describing any respects in which the financial statements were not prepared on a basis consistent with those prepared for the previous year.2. Upon written request by a shareholder, a corporation shall furnish its most recent annual financial statements as required under subsection 1 no later than ten business days after receipt of a shareholder's written request. "Furnish" for purposes of this subsection means that the corporation shall deliver or mail, postage prepaid, the financial statements to the address specified by the requesting shareholder.