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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Books and records. A charitable organization shall maintain accurate and complete books and records of all fund-raising campaigns and shall keep those books and records available for inspection by or production to the Attorney General or the director for 3 years after the conclusion of each fund-raising campaign.
2. Audited financial statement. A charitable organization shall produce upon request of the Attorney General or the director, in conjunction with an application for initial or renewal licensure or at any other time:
A. An audited financial statement of the charitable organization's most recent audited fiscal year if one has been prepared in order to comply with the requirements of another jurisdiction or otherwise exists; or
B. If an audited financial statement under paragraph A does not exist, a balance sheet identifying assets and liabilities and an income statement identifying revenues and expenditures.
3. Tax returns. A charitable organization shall produce upon request of the Attorney General or the director, in conjunction with an application for initial or renewal licensure or at any other time, its 3 most recent federal Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and Schedule A, federal Internal Revenue Service Form 990-EZ or federal Internal Revenue Service Form 990-N, as required by the federal Internal Revenue Service.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 9. Banks and Financial Institutions § 5005-A. Records - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-9-banks-and-financial-institutions/me-rev-st-tit-9-sect-5005-a/
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