Cal. FIN § 31504
This is the official text of Cal. FIN § 31504, part of California’s Financial Code — regulates banks, credit unions, lenders, and other financial institutions.
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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 such longer period as the commissioner may by regulation or order specify, file with the commissioner an audit report containing:
(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, in the case of a licensee which is a California nonprofit corporation, comparable financial statements) for or as of the end of such fiscal year, prepared with audit by an independent certified public accountant or an independent public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(b) Report, certificate, or opinion of such independent certified public accountant or independent public account, stating that such financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
(c) Such other information as the commissioner may by regulation or order require.
(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, in the case of a licensee which is a California nonprofit corporation, comparable financial statements) for or as of the end of such fiscal year, prepared with audit by an independent certified public accountant or an independent public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(b) Report, certificate, or opinion of such independent certified public accountant or independent public account, stating that such financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
(c) Such other information as the commissioner may by regulation or order require.
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