Professional Documents
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CIRCULARS
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Resolution to further facilitate the registration
and monitoring of corporations (7/15/09)
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E. Association and Organization – by entities primarily engaged in
non profit activities
F. Stock Exchange / Futures Exchange / Derivatives Exchange ,
Stock broker/ Securities broker, Derivatives Broker – entities
organized as an exchange, broker dealer, commodity futures
broker, clearing agency, or pre-need company under the
Securities Regulation Code.
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Amendment on the Guidelines and Procedures
the use of Corporate and Partnership Names
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D. The corporate name of all non-stock, non-profit corporations,
including non-governmental organizations and foundations,
engaging in microfinance activities shall use the word
“Microfinance or “Micro financing”; provided that said corporations
shall state in the purpose clause of their Articles of Incorporation
that they shall conduct microfinance operations pursuant.
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Guidelines on the Use of Corporate Names of
Corporations with Dissolved and Revoked
Certificates of Registration
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The following requirements are already
dispensed:
◦ Bank Certificate of Deposit – For the registration of Corporation
where the subscription to the Authorized Capital Stock (ACS) is
paid in cash;
◦ Special Audit Report – for application to the ACS of Corporations
where the subscription to the increase is paid in cash except (a)
listed companies; (b) public companies; (c) companies that offer
securities to the public; (d) payment to the subscription to the
increase is more than 10M.
◦ Primary Entry – For Deed of Assignment in the registration of new
corporations or increase in ACS where land or real estate property
is offered as consideration for subscription to shares of stocks
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Mandatory Incorporation of the Tax
Identification Number (TIN) of Foreign
Investors in All Forms, Papers, and
Documents filed with the SEC
◦ Initial application for registration;
◦ Application for amendment;
◦ General Information Sheet
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Guidelines on compliance with the Filipino-
Foreign Ownership requirements prescribed
in the constitution and/or existing laws by
corporations engaged in nationalized and
partly nationalized activities.
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Amendment of the Principal Office Address
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Principal Office Address of Corporations and
Partnerships
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Updated General Information Sheet (GI)
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Amended Guidelines Covering the Use of
Properties that Require Ownership
Registration as Paid-up Capital of
Corporation.
◦ Where the payment made is in the form of land –
applicant Corporation shall submit proof of transfer
of Ownership to the SEC within 120 days from the
date of approval of application
◦ Payment other than land - applicant Corporation
shall submit proof of transfer of Ownership to the
SEC within 90 days from the date of approval of
application
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Financial Statements to support an application
for a license to transact business in the
Philippines
◦ For those whose home country requires AFS, the
applicant shall submit the AFS as of date not
exceeding one (1) year immediately prior to the filing
of application;
◦ If the date of the AFS exceeds the one-year
requirement, the following shall be submitted:
AFS that are available as of date of filing of the
application
Unaudited FS as of date not exceeding 1 year
immediately prior to the filing of the application
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◦ For those whose country does not require AFS, the
applicant shall submit the Unaudited FS as of date
not exceeding 1 year immediately prior to the filing
of the application provided that the UFS shall be
accompanied by a certification signed under oath
by an officer of a responsible regulatory institution
or by the applicant’s legal counsel that the
applicant is not required to prepare and submit
AFS, with a citation of the law or regulation on
which is is based
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To facilitate requests for refund and re-application of
filing fees and excess penalties with the Company
Registration and Monitoring Department
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Excess assessment of filing fees on
applications, resulting from error in the
computation thereof, the total excess amount
paid may be refunded or re-applied to future
transaction
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Excess assessment of penalties, resulting
from the corporation’s late or non-submissions of
its prior compliance/s, the total excess penalty
paid shall be refunded or re-applied to the
corporation’s future transactions
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Guidelines governing the computation of corporate
term
Guidelines:
The first day of the corporate term is the date of incorporation
The last day of the corporate term is the day before corresponding
numbered day of the same month of incorporation in the last year of
the existence of a corporation in accordance with the pronouncement
of the Supreme Court in the case of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue
The Guidelines for the computation of the corporate term shall apply
prospectively
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Guidelines for the Use of Notification Update Form for
Foreign Corporations
1.The form is a report to be accomplished and signed under
oath by the president or resident agent of the concerned
foreign corporation containing all information subject of any
change and other notifications to the Commission.
5.This circular shall take effect fifteen days after its publication
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Final Extension for Amendment of the Principal
Office Address
The commission resolved to extend for the last time the period for
filing the applications for amendment of the articles of incorporation or
articles of partnership in relation to the principal office address until
31 December 2015.
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Reductions of copies of reports and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ( March 15, 2010)
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Reminders on the Preparation and Audit of
Annual Financial Statements
1.Preparation of FS
i. Management’s responsibility;
ii. Management should provide the ff to the auditors;
a. Complete set of financial statements;
b. All information that are relevant to the preparation and
presentation of financial statements;
c. All additional information that the auditor may request
from management;
d. Unrestricted access to records and personnel.
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iii. The Company should neither allow nor require its
external auditors to prepare its financial statements or
any of its supporting documents;
iv. Signatures of the required signatories to the SMR;
v. Third paragraph in the SMR may be deleted for branch
or representative office;
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v. Monitor whether the external auditor is personally
conducting the audit or directly supervising the
audit staff;
vi. Engagement contract should be in writing;
vii. Copies of the ff should be kept by the Company:
PRC License
BOA Accreditation Certificate
Commission’s certificate of accreditation
Engagement Contract
Minutes of conference with the auditors
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Amendment of Part I, Paragraphs 4(A) & (B) of
SRC Rule 68, as amended
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Schedule of Contributions and Donations
Name of Foundation/Organization SEC Registration No.
32 SEC Presentation
Name of Foundation/Organization SEC Registration No.
33 SEC Presentation
For purposes of the aforementioned
requirements, contributions or donations
reportable on the schedules mentioned shall
be grants, bequest, devices, and gifts of
money or property amounting to P100,000 or
more from each contributor or donor. A
contributor or donor includes individuals,
partnerships, corporations, associations,
trusts and organizations
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I. Filing dates of FS for FY ending 12/31/15
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II. All reports
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III. General Information Sheet
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Fiscal year ends other than 12/31/12 – within
120 days after the end of fiscal year;
Listed with the PSE – Due date as atached to
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Filling of sworn statement and certificate of
existence of project separate from the filing of
financial statements
The due date for the submission of SS and CEP is the same as the
due date for the submission of the Annual Financial Statements
(AFS);
The SS and CEP shall have a coversheet separate and distinct from
the coversheet of the AFS;
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Ordinary corporations with no secondary
license that propose to receive or transfer
property in exchange for shares of stocks
◦ Property valuer licensed by the DTI or the Philippine
Regulatory board of real estate service
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Adoption of the following standards and
interpretations:
◦ PFRS 9 – Financial Instruments, Classification and
Measurement (1/1/13)
◦ PAS 24 – Related Party Disclosure (1/1/11)
◦ IFRIC 19 – Extinguishing financial liabilities with
equity instruments (1/1/10)
◦ Amendments to PFRS 1 – Additional Exemption
from first-time adopters (1/1/10)
◦ Amendments to PAS 32 – classification of rights
issues (2/1/10)
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Mandatory adoption of PFRS 9 (From
01/01/13 to 01/01/15)
Conditions:
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Transition to new and amended Philippine
Financial Reporting Standards effective
starting 1 January 2013
◦ Covered corporations shall present the prescribed
information and to recognize the impact of the
following standards in their interim FS starting with
the period ended June 30, 2013:
PAS 27 (amended) – Separate Financial Statements;
PAS 28 (amended) – Investment in Associates and JV;
Amendments to PFRS 7
PFRS 10 – Consolidated Financial Statements
PFRS 11 – Joint Arrangements;
PFRS 12 – Disclosure of Interest in Other entities;
PFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement
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Interim FS as of March 30, 2013 shall contain
the following disclosures:
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FINALITY OF MASS REVOCATION ORDERS
Finality of mass revocation orders extended:
New Schedule:
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1. MC-22 (Finality of the Revocation Orders
covering 2001-2006 registered corporations
including those corporations covered by
Suspension Orders and Revocation Orders
published by SEC Extension Offices)
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FINALITY OF MASS REVOCATION ORDERS
Finality of mass revocation orders extended:
New Schedule:
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YEARS REGISTERED/ DATE OF ORDER DATE OF PUBLICATION DATE OF REVOCATION
COVERED
CORPORATION
2002-2003 November 4, 2011 December 7, 2011 January 6, 2012
(implemented by SEC
Cebu Extension Office)
2002-2003 November 4, 2011 December 6, 2011 January 5, 2012
(implemented by SEC
Cagayan de Oro Extension
Office)
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Guidelines on Applications for Re-registration
of Corporations with Dissolved or Revoked
Certificates of Registration.
◦ Name of Corporation or Partnership that has been
dissolved shall not be used within:
3 years from the date of approval of dissolution
6 years from the date of revocation
◦ Unless allowed by the majority outstanding capital
stock or membership at the time of
dissolution/revocation
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Board Resolution by the hold-over board of
trustees/directors attesting that:
◦ The applicant for re-registration is a new corporation
intending to use the name of the dissolved or revoked
corporation;
◦ The re-registration is approved by the majority vote of the
directors/trustees and vote of the stockholders representing
the majority of the outstanding capitals stock and
membership;
◦ They shall include in the statement in the articles of
incorporation of the new corporation that the same is using
the name of the dissolved or revoked corporation
◦ If applicable, they will no longer file a petition to set aside
the order of revocation;
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Latest GIS of the dissolved/revoked
corporation stamped “received” by the SEC;
Affidavit by the hold-over secretary attesting
that:
◦ The are no properties owned;
◦ In case there are properties owned, no property is
transferred to the new corporation or in the case of
stock corporation used for subscription payment
without undergoing corporate liquidation process;
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In order to enhance the reliability and Integrity of the
beginning balances of financial statements that are
being submitted in support of a Petition to Lift Order
of Revocation of Primary Registration
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Additional Requirement for Accreditation as
Auditing Firm/Sole Practitioner
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Single Borrower Limit (SBL) and Credit Limit on
Directors, Officers, Stockholders and Related
Interests (DOSRI)
◦ The total credit that a lending company may extend
to its directors, officers and stockholder shall not
exceed 15% of its networth;
◦ Loans and other credit extended to the following
related interest shall be deemed extended ot its
directors, officers and stockholders:
Spouse or relatives within the first degree of
consanguinity or affinity, or relatives by legal adoption,
of the officer, director or stockholder of the lending
company;
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Partnership in which a director or officer or
stockholder of the lending company, or their spouse or
relatives referred to in the preceding item is a general
partner;
Corporations where a director or officer or stockholder
of the lending company, or their spouse or relatives
referred to in the item I is also a director or officer of
the corporation;
Corporations where more than 20% of its subscribed
capital stock is owned by a director or officer or
stockholders of the lending company or their spouse
or relatives referred to in item i
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Amendments of rules pertaining to the date
of submission of the Interim Semi-annual
Financial Statements
◦ Financing and Lending Companies shall submit
ISAFS within 45 days from the end of the interim
semi-annual period covered by the report;
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Scale of Fines for Non-compliance with the
Financial Reporting Requirements of the
Commission (7/15/09)
Note:
1.Definition of retained earnings
2.Reckoning date of computation of penalty
From the date violation is discovered
Up to the time that a sufficient & meritorious
explanation, board resolution, and the corrective
measures to be taken are submitted
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ORDINARY CORPORATIONS WITH NO SECONDARY LICENSE ISSUED BY
THE COMMISSION
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Material deficiency in the financial statements or non-compliance with the
requirements of the Rules
P 500,001 to P 5,000,000 2,000 4,000 8,000
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Material misstatement in the financial statements
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BRANCHES AND REGIONAL OFFICES OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
LICENSED TO OPERATE IN THE PHILIPPINES BY THE COMMISSION
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LENDING COMPANIES; TRANSFER AGENTS - AFS
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LENDING COMPANIES; TRANSFER AGENTS - AFS
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LENDING COMPANIES; TRANSFER AGENTS – INTERIM-FS
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LENDING COMPANIES; TRANSFER AGENTS – INTERIM-FS
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FINANCING COMPANIES-AFS
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FINANCING COMPANIES-AFS
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FINANCING COMPANIES-INTERIM FS
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BROKERS AND DEALERS OF SECURITIES; - AFS
Government Securities Eligible Dealers (GSEDs)
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BROKERS AND DEALERS OF SECURITIES; - INTERIM FS
Government Securities Eligible Dealers (GSEDs)
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BROKERS AND DEALERS OF SECURITIES; - INTERIM FS
Government Securities Eligible Dealers (GSEDs)
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INVESTMENT HOUSES - AFS
Universal Banks Registered as Underwriters of Securities
Investment Company Advisers
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INVESTMENT HOUSES - AFS
Universal Banks Registered as Underwriters of Securities
Investment Company Advisers
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FINANCING COMPANIES-INTERIM FS
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INVESTMENT HOUSES – INTERIM FS
Universal Banks Registered as Underwriters of Securities
Investment Company Advisers
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INVESTMENT HOUSES – INTERIM FS
Universal Banks Registered as Underwriters of Securities
Investment Company Advisers
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CLEARING AGENCY AND CLEARING AGENCY AS DEPOSITORY - AFS
Stock and Securities Exchange/s
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CLEARING AGENCY AND CLEARING AGENCY AS DEPOSITORY - AFS
Stock and Securities Exchange/s
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CLEARING AGENCY AND CLEARING AGENCY AS DEPOSITORY - IFS
Stock and Securities Exchange/s
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CLEARING AGENCY AND CLEARING AGENCY AS DEPOSITORY - IFS
Stock and Securities Exchange/s
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PRENEED COMPANIES - AFS
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PRENEED COMPANIES - AFS
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PRENEED COMPANIES - IFS
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P 2,500 P 5,000 P 10,000
ISSUES OF SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER THE SRC AND PUBLIC
COMPANIES - AFS
2nd
Violation 1st Offense Offense 3rd Offense
Material deficiency in the P 50,000
financial statements or non- P 25,000 plus P500 P 100,000 plus
plus P1,000
compliance with the per day until P2,000 per day
per day until
requirements of the Rules until completed/
completed/ complied completed/
complied
complied
Material misstatement in the P 50,000 or 1/10 of P 100,000 P 200,000 or
financial statements 1% of the amount of or 1/10 of 1/10 of 4% of the
misstatement, 2% of the amount of
whichever is higher, amount of misstatement,
plus P 500 per day misstateme whichever is
until corrected nt, higher, plus P
whichever is 1,000 per day
higher, plus until corrected
P 1,000 per
day until
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ISSUES OF SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER THE SRC AND PUBLIC
COMPANIES - IFS
Material deficiency
in the financial P 20,000 plus P P 100,000 plus
P 10,000 plus P100 per
statements or non- 500 per day until P2,000 per day
day until completed/
compliance with completed/ until completed/
complied
the requirements complied complied
of the Rules
Material P 25,000 or 1/10 of 1% of P 50,000 or 1/10 P 100,000 or
misstatement in the amount of of 2% of the 1/10 of 4% of the
the financial misstatement, whichever amount of amount of
statements is higher, plus P 500 per misstatement, misstatement,
day until corrected whichever is whichever is
higher, plus P higher, plus P
1,000 per day until 1,000 per day
corrected until corrected
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Fourth Violation
◦ Corporations holding secondary license
Suspension of license for 60 days
200% of the fine for the 3rd offense
Failure to pay shall be a ground for revocation of the
Company’s license
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Fifth violation
◦ Corporations holding secondary license
Revocation of license
200% of the fine for the 4th offense
Note:
◦ Non payment shall constitute a derogatory record on the
part of the directors and officers
◦ Revocation/suspension shall not affect civil and criminal
liability
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Material deficiency
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◦ Auditors report is not compliant with the wording prescribed by
PSA 700, as revised, and other applicable auditing standards
◦ Qualified opinion for listed company, public company, mutual fund
or issuer of securities to public
◦ Statement of management’s responsibility is not signed by the
prescribed signatories or not notarized in the case of listed public
company
◦ Any of the required disclosures and presentation under the
applicable financial reporting framework and SRC Rule 68/68.1 for a
significant account is not provided in the financial statements. In
case however of disclosures on related party transactions as
required under PAS 24, any deficiency thereof shall be considered
material whether or not the amount involved in the said transaction
is significant
◦ There is no accounting policy for a significant account
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For purposes of these Guidelines, a significant account means a Balance
Sheet or Income Statement item, the amount of which is equivalent to:
1.5% or more of Total Current Asset, if it is one of the current asset items;
2.5% or more of Total Non-Current Asset, if it is one of the non-current
asset items;
3.5% or more of Total Current Liabilities, if it is one the current liabilities
items;
4.5% or more of Total Long-Term Liabilities, if it is one of the long-term
liabilities items;
5.5% or more of the Total Stockholders’ Equity, if it is one of the equity
items or the amount of Total Assets if there is capital deficiency;
6.5% or more of the Net Income, if it is one of the Income Statement items.
For all other corporations, the threshold would be 10% or more of the
items mentioned above.
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◦ Five (5) of more of the following minor disclosure deficiencies:
(a) The financial statements is not presented in the prescribed comparative format;
(b) There is no distinction between the current and non-current portion of assets or
liabilities;
(c) There are no cross-references to the notes to financial statements;
(d) One of the schedules required under SRC Rule 68.1 is not provided (applicable
for listed companies, public companies, mutual funds and other issuers of
securities to the public);
(e) One or two disclosure items are not provided for an insignificant account, the
non-disclosure of which do not affect the fair presentation of the financial
statements;
(f) The information not provided may be derived or computed based on other
financial items such as earnings per share, net asset value, that presented in the
same financial statements;
(g) There is no breakdown or explanatory note on accrued expenses, miscellaneous
or other accounts, the amount of which is not significant;
(h) The Statement of Management’s Responsibility is not signed by one of the
required signatories or is not notarized in case of a listed or public company;
(i) Other minor disclosure deficiencies or misstatements, as the Commission may
determine.
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Material Misstatement
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