Ala. Code § 10A-2-16.20
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Section 10A-2-16.20 Financial Statements for Shareholders
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REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a) A corporation shall furnish its annual financial statements to each shareholder who requests a statement, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the year unless that information appears elsewhere in the financial statements. 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. If the financial statements for the corporation are not prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements furnished shareholders may be prepared either on the same basis used by the corporation for filing its United States income tax returns or as required by appropriate regulatory agencies.
(b) If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant or certified public accountant, his or her report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation’s accounting records:
(1) Stating his or her reasonable belief 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.
(c) A corporation shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission the annual financial statements to each shareholder who requests a statement within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year. Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder who was not mailed the statements, the corporation shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission him or her the latest annual financial statements.
(a) A corporation shall furnish its annual financial statements to each shareholder who requests a statement, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the year unless that information appears elsewhere in the financial statements. 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. If the financial statements for the corporation are not prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements furnished shareholders may be prepared either on the same basis used by the corporation for filing its United States income tax returns or as required by appropriate regulatory agencies.
(b) If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant or certified public accountant, his or her report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation’s accounting records:
(1) Stating his or her reasonable belief 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.
(c) A corporation shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission the annual financial statements to each shareholder who requests a statement within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year. Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder who was not mailed the statements, the corporation shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission him or her the latest annual financial statements.
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