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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 7§ 28501 Annual Audit Report Requirements

§ 28501 Annual Audit Report Requirements

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§ 28501 Annual Audit Report Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •Companies with a license must send a money report every year.
  • •The report must show how much money they made, spent, and have left.
  • •A special money expert (not from the company) must check the report to make sure it’s correct.
  • •The report is due 90 days after the company’s money year ends, unless the boss (commissioner) says they can take longer.

Example

A small bank finishes its money year on December 31.

The bank must send a report by March 31 (90 days later) showing how much money it has, how much it made, and how much it spent. A outside money expert must check the report first to make sure everything is right. If the bank doesn’t send the report on time, it could get in trouble.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 28501 Annual Audit Report Requirements

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. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 214, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

licenseeaudit reportfinancial statementsindependent certified public accountantgenerally accepted accounting principlescommissioner

Related Statutes

  • § 28500 Licensee Recordkeeping Requirements
  • § 28502 Licensee Reporting Requirements
  • § 28503 Licensee Examination Requirements
  • § 28504 Outsourcing Financial Records
  • § 29560 Good Faith Compliance Defense

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 28501.
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