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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 13Art. 2§ 6321 Annual Corporate Financial Report

§ 6321 Annual Corporate Financial Report

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§ 6321 Annual Corporate Financial Report

Key Takeaways

  • •Every year, a company must send a report to its members within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year. This report must include details about the company's money, like what it owns, what it owes, how much money it made, and how much it spent.
  • •If the company makes less than $25,000 in a year, it doesn't have to send this report.
  • •If the company asks 500 or more people for money, it doesn't have to send the report to everyone. But it must tell people they can ask for the report, and send it to anyone who asks.
  • •The report must be sent to all directors every year, and to any member who asks for it in writing.

Example

Imagine you are part of a local club that raises money for community projects. Every year, the club makes $30,000.

The club must send you a report within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year. This report will tell you how much money the club has, how much it spent, and what it spent the money on. If the club asks 500 or more people for money, it can choose to publish the report in a local newspaper instead of sending it to everyone. But if you ask for the report, the club must send it to you.

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§ 6321 Annual Corporate Financial Report

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), (d), or (f), the board shall cause an annual report to be sent to the members not later than 120 days after the close of the corporation’s fiscal year. Unless otherwise provided by the articles or bylaws and if approved by the board of directors, that report and any accompanying material sent pursuant to this section may be sent by electronic transmission by the corporation (Section 20). That report shall contain in appropriate detail the following: (1) The assets and liabilities, including the trust funds, of the corporation as of the end of the fiscal year. (2) The principal changes in assets and liabilities, including trust funds, during the fiscal year. (3) The revenue or receipts of the corporation, both unrestricted and restricted to particular purposes, for the fiscal year. (4) The expenses or disbursements of the corporation, for both general and restricted purposes, during the fiscal year. (5) Any information required by Section 6322. (b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall be accompanied by any report thereon of independent accountants, or, if there is no such report, the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that such statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. The report shall be prepared, audited, and made available in the manner required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 12586 of the Government Code, if applicable. (c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any corporation which receives less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in gross revenues or receipts during the fiscal year. (d) Where a corporation has provided, pursuant to Section 5510, for regular meetings of members less often than annually, then the report required by subdivision (a) need be made to members only with the frequency with which regular membership meetings are required, unless the articles or bylaws require a report more often. (e) Subdivisions (c) and (d) notwithstanding, a report with the information required by subdivision (a) shall be furnished annually to all of the following: (1) All directors of the corporation. (2) Any member who requests it in writing. (f) A corporation which in writing solicits contributions from 500 or more persons need not send the report otherwise required by subdivision (a) if it does all of the following: (1) Includes with any written material used to solicit contributions a written statement that its latest annual report will be mailed upon request and that such request may be sent to the corporation at a name and address which is set forth in the statement. The term “annual report” as used in this subdivision refers to the report required by subdivision (a). (2) Promptly mails a copy of its latest annual report to any person who requests a copy thereof. (3) Causes its annual report to be published not later than 120 days after the close of its fiscal year in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which its principal office is located. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 442, Sec. 10. (AB 1211) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

annual reportfiscal yeargross revenueselectronic transmissionboard of directors

Related Statutes

  • § 12591 Annual Report Member Rights
  • § 12592 Annual Member Disclosure Statement
  • § 6324 Corporate Reporting Requirements
  • § 8321 Corporate Annual Financial Reports
  • § 8324 Charitable Trust Reporting Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 6321.
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