Cal. CORP § 28501
This is the official text of Cal. CORP § 28501, part of California’s Corporations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, and regulates securities.
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Official statutory text
Each licensee shall, not more than 90 days after the close of each of its fiscal years or within a longer period that the commissioner may by regulation or order specify, file with the commissioner an audit report containing all of the following:
(a) Financial statements (including balance sheets, statements of income or loss, statements of changes in capital accounts, and statements of cashflows or, in the case of a licensee that is a California nonprofit corporation, comparable financial statements) for, or as of, the end of the fiscal year, prepared, with audit, by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(b) A report, certificate, or opinion of the independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant, stating that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) Any other information that the commissioner may by regulation or order require.
(a) Financial statements (including balance sheets, statements of income or loss, statements of changes in capital accounts, and statements of cashflows or, in the case of a licensee that is a California nonprofit corporation, comparable financial statements) for, or as of, the end of the fiscal year, prepared, with audit, by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(b) A report, certificate, or opinion of the independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant, stating that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) Any other information that the commissioner may by regulation or order require.
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