lundi 23 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 content that is contained include shares of stocks of a company, compensation and retirement payments, dividends payments to the shareholders, corporate articles, bylaws made by the managers, shareholders names and important details, minutes of meetings proceedings, information about company directors and vital transactions.

The book is divided into several sections.It may contain sections on minutes of meetings, yearly profits of the organisations, a record of any dealings with the government, share owners agreements, transfer of shares register, corporate article and original shareholders agreement.

Since they were in use they have been handwritten and carefully numbered and dated.This ensures that the records are not changed in any manner once they are entered and they cannot be taken out once the documents are stored.The least time frame the records should be kept is roughly seven years but its important to maintain the corporate records for as long as the firm exists.Recordings should be up to date always.

As the world evolves, so does technology and this has slightly changed how these recordings are kept. With the introduction of computers the minutes are typed printed and certified to be bound to the minute book.

An admirable corporate image is everything, ensure to outsource assistance from experts on how to maintain the records. To avoid any loopholes it should be tightly tightened and each entry signed.

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.

Keeping the records ensures that managers have an easy time managing the operations and transactions of the firm as they follow the written rules.It keeps track of all taxes paid to the government and is proof of paid dues.They provide security of vital information. A backup system used by auditors.It is a proof of business dealings and can be used in a court of law by court attorney.Business lawyers find them an important tool when they are in need to represent the firm.Company image to the legal forum is improved and the general public interested in the operations have more faith in it.

The parties that maybe interested in them are shareholders, directors, government officials, employees, corporate lawyers, bankers in case the institution needs financing and finally accountants who create financial statements.




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