Iowa Code
Chapter 501 - CLOSED COOPERATIVES
Section 501.307 - Financial information.

501.307 Financial information.
The cooperative shall make available financial information to its membership by doing either of the following:
1. Preparing and providing to its members a financial statement for the cooperative’s last fiscal year.
a. The financial statement must be based upon an unqualified opinion based upon an audit performed by a certified public accountant licensed in this state. However, a qualification in an opinion is valid, if it is unavoidable by any audit procedure that is permitted under generally accepted accounting principles. An opinion that is qualified because of a limited audit procedure or because the scope of an audit is limited is invalid for purposes of this section.
b. The financial statement must disclose the assets, liabilities, and net worth of the cooperative. The financial statement must be prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles. Assets must be shown at original cost less depreciation, or based upon a valuation in accordance with a competent appraisal. Unpriced contracts for agricultural commodities or products must be shown as a liability and valued at the applicable current market price of the agricultural commodities or products as of the date the financial statement is prepared.
2. Honoring a demand to provide access at all reasonable hours at its offices to the books, records, accounts, papers, documents, and computer programs or other recordings relating to the property, assets, business, and financial affairs of the cooperative. The demand shall be in writing and signed by at least fifty percent of all the members of the cooperative. The cooperative shall honor the demand within one day from its receipt. Upon receipt of the demand, the cooperative must provide access to one or more persons selected by the fifty percent of the members to conduct the examination.
96 Acts, ch 1010, §21

Structure Iowa Code

Iowa Code

Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES

Chapter 501 - CLOSED COOPERATIVES

Section 501.101 - Definitions.

Section 501.102 - Purposes and powers.

Section 501.103 - Permissible members — limited farming activities.

Section 501.104 - Name.

Section 501.105 - Execution and filing of documents.

Section 501.105A - Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge.

Section 501.106 - Registered office and registered agent.

Section 501.107

Section 501.108 - Quo warranto.

Section 501.201 - Cooperative formation.

Section 501.202 - Documents of organization.

Section 501.203 - Amended and restated documents of organization.

Section 501.204 - Bylaws.

Section 501.301 - Liability of members.

Section 501.302 - Calling and notice of meetings.

Section 501.303 - Conduct of meetings.

Section 501.303A - Remote participation in meetings of members.

Section 501.304 - Member information.

Section 501.305 - Multiple membership prohibited.

Section 501.306 - Number of votes.

Section 501.307 - Financial information.

Section 501.401 - Number and election.

Section 501.402 - Vacancies.

Section 501.403 - Board action.

Section 501.404 - Director conflict of interest.

Section 501.405 - Officers.

Section 501.406 - Standards of conduct.

Section 501.407 - Personal liability — indemnification.

Section 501.408

Section 501.411 - Definitions.

Section 501.412 - Permissible indemnification.

Section 501.413 - Mandatory indemnification.

Section 501.414 - Advance for expenses.

Section 501.415 - Court-ordered indemnification.

Section 501.416 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.

Section 501.417 - Indemnification of officers.

Section 501.418 - Insurance.

Section 501.419 - Variation by corporate action — application of this part.

Section 501.420 - Exclusivity.

Section 501.501 - Issuance and transfer of interests.

Section 501.502 - Termination of membership.

Section 501.503 - Distribution of net savings.

Section 501.601 - Existing associations.

Section 501.602

Section 501.603 - Sale of assets.

Section 501.604

Section 501.611 - Definitions.

Section 501.612 - Merger.

Section 501.613 - Consolidation.

Section 501.614 - Vote of members.

Section 501.615 - Objection of members — purchase of interests upon demand.

Section 501.616 - Value determined.

Section 501.617 - Articles of merger or consolidation.

Section 501.618 - Effective date — effect.

Section 501.619 - Abandonment before filing.

Section 501.701 - Records.

Section 501.702 - Inspection of records by interest holders.

Section 501.703 - Scope of inspection right.

Section 501.704 - Court-ordered inspection.

Section 501.711 - Financial statements for interest holders.

Section 501.712 - Other reports to interest holders.

Section 501.713 - Biennial report for secretary of state.

Section 501.801 - Dissolution by organizers or initial directors.

Section 501.802 - Dissolution by board of directors and members.

Section 501.803 - Articles of dissolution.

Section 501.804 - Revocation of dissolution.

Section 501.805 - Effect of dissolution.

Section 501.806 - Distribution of assets.

Section 501.807 - Known claims against dissolved cooperative.

Section 501.808 - Unknown claims against dissolved cooperative.

Section 501.811 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.

Section 501.812 - Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.

Section 501.813 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

Section 501.814 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

Section 501.821 - Grounds for judicial dissolution.

Section 501.822 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.

Section 501.823 - Receivership or custodianship.

Section 501.824 - Decree of dissolution.

Section 501.831 - Deposit with state treasurer.