1999 Minnesota Statutes

     303.14 Annual report. 

    Subdivision 1.    Filed with secretary of state; contents. 
  Between January 15 and May 15, in each calendar year, every 
 foreign corporation which holds a certificate of authority shall 
 make and file with the secretary of state a report for the 
 previous calendar year, setting forth: 

    (1) the name of the corporation and the state or country 
 under the laws of which it is organized; 

    (2) if the name of the corporation does not end with the 
 word "Corporation" or the word "Incorporated," or the 
 abbreviation "Inc.," or does not contain the word "Company" or 
 the abbreviation "Co." not immediately preceded by the word 
 "and" or the character "&>," then the name of the corporation 
 with the word or abbreviation which it has agreed to add thereto 
 for use in this state; 

    (3) the address of its registered office in this state and 
 the name of its registered agent at such address; 

    (4) additional information necessary or appropriate to 
 enable the secretary of state to determine the additional 
 license fee, if any, payable by the corporation; 

    (5) a statement of the corporate taxable net income as 
 stated in its appropriate Minnesota income tax return that was 
 due in the previous year; and 

    (6) the fee required by section 303.07, subdivision 2.  
 This fee shall be submitted with the annual report.  

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 75 

    Subd. 3.    Forms.  The annual report shall be made on 
 forms prescribed by the secretary of state, one part setting 
 forth the facts required by subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3), 
 and the other part the facts required by subdivision 1, clauses 
 (4), (5), and (6).  

    Subd. 4.    Conformance.  On finding that such annual 
 report conforms to the requirements of this chapter, the 
 secretary of state shall file the same.  On finding that it does 
 not so conform, the secretary of state shall return the same by 
 mail to the corporation, in which event the provisions of 
 section 303.17, relating to failure to file such report within 
 the period herein required, shall not apply if such report is 
 made to conform to the requirements of this chapter and is filed 
 with the secretary of state within 30 days from such return of 
 the report by the secretary of state to the corporation.  

    Subd. 5.    Divulgence of contents forbidden.  It shall 
 be unlawful for the secretary of state or any other public 
 official or employee to divulge or otherwise make known in any 
 manner any of the particulars with reference to the taxable net 
 income set forth or disclosed as a part of any annual report.  
 Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the inspection of 
 the full reports by officials and employees of this state in the 
 performance of their duties with respect to license fees due 
 from the corporation making the report.  Any person violating 
 any of the prohibitions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a 
 gross misdemeanor.  

    HIST: (7495-14) 1935 c 200 s 14; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 38-40; 
 1982 c 496 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 682 s 16,17; 1989 c 236 s 9; 
 1995 c 128 art 3 s 4; 1997 c 137 s 8