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California Code, Government Code - GOV § 12461

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The Controller shall release an annual report that includes all of the following:

(a) General Purpose Financial Statements prepared in accordance with Section 12460 and “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”

(b) Tabular statements showing:

(1) The amount of each appropriation for the preceding fiscal year, the amounts expended, and the balance, if any.

(2) The revenues and cost of government of the state for the preceding fiscal year in a manner consistent with Sections 12460 and 13344.

(3) The receipts, disbursements, and closing balances of each fund in the State Treasury for the preceding fiscal year in a manner consistent with Sections 12460 and 13344.

(4) Variances between budgetary-legal statements prepared pursuant to Section 12460 and any statements prepared under “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”

(c) The Controller may also publish a condensed summary of the annual report.

(d) The reports required by this article shall be published in an electronic format or printed, as determined by the Controller. The Controller shall make printed copies of the reports available upon request, to the extent feasible, and may charge a reasonable fee for printed copies of the reports, including the shipping or mailing thereof, not to exceed the costs of providing those copies.

(e) The Controller shall post on the Internet Web site of the Controller copies of the state's annual financial reports and any annual financial report supplements that are prepared, to the extent feasible. The Controller may deem the reporting requirements of this section satisfied each year upon completion of the budgetary-legal basis annual report and comprehensive annual financial report described in Section 12460.

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