- (1) Charitable or nonprofit licensees conducting enhanced raffles must have an independent audit conducted on each enhanced raffle and the associated smaller raffles.
- (2) Licensees must hire an independent, certified public accountant or firm licensed by the Washington state board of accountancy to conduct the audit.
- (3) The licensee must submit the auditor's report no later than sixty days following the date of the enhanced raffle grand prize drawing.
- (4) We may grant an organization additional time to submit the information required if a written request is received before the due date. The president of the organization must sign any request for additional time and include a statement explaining the hardship causing the delay, and the expected date the required report(s) will be submitted.
(5) The independent auditor's report must include:
(a) For the enhanced raffle grand prize drawing and each associated smaller raffles:
- (i) Date of the drawing;
- (ii) Location of the drawing;
- (iii) Gross receipts; and
- (iv) Prizes awarded;
- (b) List of all expenses used to calculate net proceeds;
- (c) Itemized list of all expenses and associated amounts for conducting the enhanced raffle;
- (d) Source of funds for purchasing prizes and conducting the enhanced raffle;
- (e) The amount of funds that the charitable or nonprofit licensee used or that will be used towards their stated purpose;
- (f) Report any state or federal regulatory actions taken in relation to enhanced raffles in Washington; and
- (g) Any other information we require to ensure completeness of the information reported.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070 and 9.46.0209. WSR 13-19-056 (Order 692), § 230-11-103, filed 9/16/13, effective 10/17/13.]