2009 New Hampshire Statutes
TITLE XXVII — CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PROPRIETORS OF COMMON LANDS (Includes Chapters 292 - 303)
CHAPTER 293-A — NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT
Section 293-A:16.20 Financial Statements for Shareholders.

(a) A corporation shall furnish its shareholders annual financial statements, 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 shall also be prepared on that basis.
    (b) If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, his report shall accompany them. If not, the statements shall be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's accounting records:
       (1) Stating his reasonable belief whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principals 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 the annual financial statements to each shareholder 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 him the latest financial statements.

Source. 1992, 255:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

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