CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XLII—RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 4274 to 4290) > PART 4290—RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY (“RBIC”) PROGRAM > SUBPART H—Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Examination Requirements for RBICs (§4290.600 to §4290.692) > 4290.630—Requirement for RBICs to file financial statements and supplementary information with the Secretary (SBA Form 468).

4290.630—Requirement for RBICs to file financial statements and supplementary information with the Secretary (SBA Form 468).

(a) Annual filing of SBA Form 468. For each fiscal year, you must submit financial statements and supplementary information prepared on SBA Form 468. You must file Form 468 on or before the last day of the third month following the end of your fiscal year, except for the information required under paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section, which must be filed on or before the last day of the fifth month following the end of your fiscal year.
(1) Audit of Form 468. An independent public accountant acceptable to the Secretary must audit the annual Form 468.
(2) Insurance requirement for public accountant. Unless the Secretary approves otherwise, your independent public accountant must carry at least $1,000,000 of Errors and Omissions insurance, or be self-insured and have a net worth of at least $1,000,000.
(b) Interim filings of Form 468. When requested by the Secretary, you must file interim reports on Form 468. The Secretary may require you to file the entire form or only certain statements and schedules. You must file such reports on or before the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period. When you submit a request for a draw under a Leverage commitment, you must also comply with any applicable filing requirements set forth in § 4290.1220.
(c) Standards for preparation of Form 468. You must prepare SBA Form 468 in accordance with SBA's Accounting Standards and Financial Reporting Requirements for SBICs, which you may obtain from SBA or at http://www.sba.gov/INV/standards.pdf.
(d) Where to file Form 468. Submit all filings of Form 468 to the Investment Division of SBA.
(e) Reporting of economic development impact information for each Financing on Form 468. Your annual filing of SBA Form 468 must include an assessment of the economic development impact of each Financing. This assessment must specify the fulltime equivalent jobs created, the impact of the Financing on the revenues and profits of the business and on taxes paid by the business and its employees, and a listing of the number and percentage of employees who reside in Rural Areas.
(f) Reporting of economic development information for certain Financings. For each Rural Business Concern Investment and each Smaller Enterprise Investment, your Form 468 must include an assessment of each such Financing with respect to:
(1) The economic development benefits achieved as a result of the Financing;
(2) How and to what extent such benefits fulfilled the goals of your comprehensive business plan and Participation Agreement; and
(3) Whether you consider the Financing or the results of the Financing to have fulfilled the objectives of the RBIC program.