Avoid Amended Filings with this Form 10 K Pre Filing Checklist

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Don’t press that button to file your Form 10-K until you have completed this checklist. Missing signatures, typographical errors, incomplete exhibits, and incorrect dates are among the most common reasons for the filing of amendments to Form 10-K. Improve your review process and eliminate these common errors by utilizing this pre-filing checklist.

 

                                               Form 10-K Pre-Filing Checklist

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Cover Page

 

1...... References the correct fiscal year................................................................................

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2...... Correctly checks all required check boxes...................................................................

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3...... Correctly identifies the company’s filer status............................................................

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4...... Reports aggregate market value at end of second fiscal quarter..................................

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5...... Provides number of outstanding shares at most recent practicable date......................

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6...... Correctly identifies any annual report or definitive proxy statement that is to be incorporated by reference............................................................................................

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Financial Statements

 

7...... Contain an audit report with (1) a conformed (typed) signature of the audit firm and (2) the correct issuance date.................................................................................

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8...... Contain an auditor’s attestation report on internal controls, if required, with (1) a conformed (typed) signature of the audit firm and (2) the correct issuance date.......

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Signature Page

 

9...... Contains conformed (typed) signatures for all persons who have signed the Form 10-K.............................................................................................................................

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10.... Lists all current directors, whether or not they have signed the Form 10-K...............

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11.... Contains the correct date for all signatures..................................................................

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Exhibits

 

12.... All exhibits that are incorporated by reference are hyperlinked to the correct exhibit

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13.... All exhibits that are filed with the Form 10-K are complete: dates and signatures that were handwritten on the originals have been typed in the EDGAR version........

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14.... Exhibit 23 (consent of auditors) must be included if the registrant has any effective registration statements on Form S-3 or S-8. Confirm that Exhibit 23 contains (1) the correct signature date, (2) a conformed (typed) signature of the audit firm, and (3) a list of all effective registration statements that are to be updated through the filing of the Form 10-K.........................................................................................................

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15.... Exhibits 31 and 32 (certifications of principal executive and financial officers) are included and (1) reference the Form 10-K and the correct fiscal year covered by the report, (2) contain a conformed (typed) signature of the officer, and (3) contain the correct signature date...................................................................................................

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DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations. Attorney Advertising.

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