Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.052
§ 303.052. FORM AND CONTENT OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A registration statement under Section 303.051(2) must be submitted on a form the attorney general prescribes or approves and must contain:

(1) for each of the organization's offices, chapters, local units, branches, and affiliates:

(A) the legal name and each assumed name;

(B) the mailing address and street address; and

(C) each telephone number and facsimile number;

(2) the organization's employer identification number;

(3) the name, title, address, and telephone number of:

(A) the organization's executive director or other chief operating officer; and

(B) each of the organization's officers and directors;

(4) the name of each officer, director, or employee:

(A) whom the organization compensates or who has custody and control of the organization's money; and

(B) who has been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to:

(i) a felony; or

(ii) a misdemeanor involving fraud or the theft, misappropriation, misapplication, or misuse of another's property;

(5) for each person listed under Subdivision (4), a statement of:

(A) the offense; and

(B) the state, court, and date of each conviction or plea of nolo contendere;

(6) if the organization is a corporation, the date and state of incorporation;

(7) if the organization is not a corporation, the type of organization and date established;

(8) the date the organization began transacting business in this state;

(9) the name and address of the organization's registered agent in this state;

(10) a statement of the organization's charitable purposes;

(11) a list of the programs for which funds are solicited;

(12) the day and month on which the organization's fiscal year ends;

(13) a statement of whether the organization:

(A) is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions under Section 170, Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(B) has applied for or been granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service and, if so:

(i) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 section on which the application was based;

(ii) the application date;

(iii) the date the exemption was granted or denied; and

(iv) a statement of whether or when the tax exemption has ever been denied, revoked, or modified;

(14) a statement that includes:

(A) the method of accounting used and the name, address, and telephone number of each of the organization's accountants and auditors;

(B) for the preceding 12 months:

(i) the total contributions received;

(ii) the total fund-raising costs, computed according to generally accepted accounting principles;

(iii) if the organization retained a commercial telephone solicitor:

(a) the name and address of each commercial telephone solicitor; and

(b) a written confirmation from each commercial telephone solicitor that it has complied with all state and local registration laws; and

(iv) the amount paid to commercial telephone solicitors; and

(C) a statement that:

(i) the organization has attempted in good faith to comply with each ordinance of a municipality or each order of a county in this state regarding telephone solicitation that has been filed with the attorney general; or

(ii) no ordinance or order described by Subparagraph (i) applies;

(15) if the organization files a federal tax return, a copy of:

(A) the organization's most recently filed Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and other federal tax returns;

(B) each supplement, amendment, and attachment to those returns; and

(C) each request for an extension to file any of those returns;

(16) if the organization does not file a federal tax return:

(A) a statement of the reason a return is not filed; and

(B) the organization's most recent financial statements, including audited financial statements, if any have been prepared; and

(17) a sworn statement verifying that the information contained in the registration statement and each attachment to the registration statement is true, correct, and complete to the best of the affiant's knowledge.