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vendredi 13 juin 2014

The Importance Of Minute Books To An Organisation

By Ina Hunt


Corporate books are permanent officially bound pages that keep track of all important organizational documentation and meetings. They enable an organization to act as a registered and recognized institution, although it is not mandatory to have one it is recommended for various reasons. There are several versions of minute books this books but the two main ones are the premiums and deluxe versions.

The information available ranges from stock shares, all retirement and compensation payments, company regulations, dividends awarded to shareholders, organisation profile, details of shareholders, minutes of meetings among the directors and shareholders, time of service of directors and major business moves like joint ventures and key acquisitions.

It contains several categories. Minute of meetings, firms bylaws, company briefing, articles of incorporation, shareholders ledgers, shareholders agreements, directors register and original share owners certificate to mention a few.

This record keeping facility was originally handwritten and the pages numbered accordingly.The explanation behind this is that it became nearly impossible to temper with the written work or to fix false documents or remove any essential data from it.These records are followed up so ensure they are in for a minimum of seven years and the information contains is constantly updated and current.

Change in technology has had a great impact on other issues of a firm but hardly on the way they keep their documents and original certificates. Typing and printing of minutes to be attached to the corporate book has gained popularity but they must be certified before being stored.

To show the credibility of the company ensure that the leaves are not loose and they hold signatories that are credible. It is advisable to seek help from experts who assist major corporate with their record keeping.

The person in charge of the records is the firm secretary. They make changes and enter new data when necessary. The storage location of the document is normally central to the whole organisation, maybe its main offices. They are thus easily accessible to majority of people and traceable.

It is important to keep track of it for various reasons. They are the best backup information for financial audits. They are also used to verify the taxes that a firm pays the government. In case of any legal implications they provide vital documents to be used by the attorney. They also ensure that the day to day management of the firm is streamlined by use of the bylaws in them. A secure way of storing data and ensure easy access to all employees and stakeholders that may need the data. On other occasions they provide the needed records for corporate lawyers in case the company owners want to sell the business. Firms that keep the recordings improve their corporate image and increase their overall integrity to the general public as they seem to have no skeletons to hide in their transactions.

From time to time, managing directors, workers, company lawyers, government officers, financial accountants and interested investors may need to have a look at it to make key decisions.




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