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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 450.2901

  • annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
    (1) A domestic corporation at least once in each calendar year shall prepare or have prepared a report of the corporation for the preceding fiscal year and distribute that report to each shareholder or member or present the report at the annual meeting of shareholders or members or, if the corporation is organized on a directorship basis, at the annual meeting of the board. The report shall include all of the following for the corporation’s preceding fiscal year:
    (a) Its income statement.
    (b) Its year-end balance sheet, including trust funds and funds restricted by donors or the board.
    (c) Its statement of source and application of funds, if the corporation prepares that statement.
    (d) Any other information required under this act.
    (2) A corporation may distribute the financial report required under subsection (1) electronically, either by electronic transmission of the report or by making the report available for electronic transmission. If the report is distributed electronically under this subsection, the corporation shall provide the report in written form to a shareholder, member, or director on request.