(a) Procedure.--At the close of each fiscal year, a complete certified audit of the operations of the corporation shall be made by a qualified certified public accountant employed by the board of directors, a written report of which shall include the balance sheet, operating statement, commissions, salaries and other remunerations of directors, officers and employees and other proper information. The audit shall be submitted to the members at the next regular meeting. The annual audit of a corporation with annual gross sales of $100,000 or less may be performed by an audit committee of three or more members of the corporation appointed by the board of directors; however, one of the three members must be a member of the board of directors. The members of the committee need not be certified public accountants or public accountants.
(b) Withdrawal of audit and improper audits.--A certified audit may not be withdrawn without approval of the board of directors. The board of directors may seek legal recourse if the audit is conducted improperly.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 77 - Workers' Cooperative Corporations
Section 7701 - Short title of chapter
Section 7704 - Articles of incorporation
Section 7706 - Internal capital accounts and net worth
Section 7708 - Acceptance and termination of membership
Section 7709 - Power to buy, sell or trade
Section 7710 - Individual liability of members
Section 7711 - Corporate powers
Section 7712 - Investment of capital stock in other corporations
Section 7716 - Directors and officers
Section 7717 - Patronage distributions
Section 7719 - Unlawful dividends
Section 7720 - Amendments of articles
Section 7722 - Benefits bestowed on associations by compliance with this chapter
Section 7724 - Conversion to a corporation governed by the Business Corporation Law