Connecticut General Statutes Title 21A. Consumer Protection § 21a-190c. Annual financial reports. Fiscal records

(a) Every charitable organization required to register pursuant to section 21a-190b shall annually file with the department, as part of such organization's application for registration, a financial report for its most recently completed fiscal year, which report shall include a financial statement and such other information as the commissioner may require and shall be certified by an authorized officer of the organization. The information contained in such report shall be available to the public. Such officer shall certify that such report is true and correct to the best of their knowledge. The commissioner shall prescribe the form of the report and may prescribe standards for its completion. The commissioner may accept, under such conditions as said commissioner may prescribe, a copy or duplicate original of financial statements, reports or returns filed by the charitable organization with the Internal Revenue Service or another state having requirements similar to the provisions of sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l, inclusive, or a statement attesting that said documents have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service or another state having requirements similar to the provisions of sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l, inclusive. The commissioner may require a charitable organization to submit to the department an updated financial report for the charitable organization's most recently completed fiscal year, which report shall include a financial statement.

(c) Every charitable organization required to file an annual report and every charitable organization subject to the provisions of subdivision (6) of section 21a-190d shall keep true fiscal records which shall be available to the department for inspection upon request. Such organization shall retain such records for no less than three years after the end of the fiscal year to which they relate.