1. The taxes are to service the anticipated ordinary budget.
2. They are being levied according to the income of each convent or province with due equity and proportion.

1. A general or provincial chapter has the authority to levy taxes, in whatever manner it determines. The taxes are counted as part of the ordinary expenses of convents and provinces.
2. The Master of the Order with his council may levy taxes on the convents under his immediate jurisdiction.

A prior provincial and the Master of the Order must give an account of their personal administration to their respective chapters.

Superiors of convents under the immediate jurisdiction of the Master of the Order, and also moderators of institutes under his immediate jurisdiction, must send accurate reports approved by their respective councils to the Master of the Order as set out above in nn. 563 and 565.

The bursar of a province or of the Order must furnish to the respective chapter a report on his administration.

1. Delegated and appointed administrators must make their reports according to the rules established for bursars of a convent or of a province.
2. Furthermore, when a project has been completed, a delegated administrator must report to the delegating superior and his council.

1. Each year, the respective syndics of a province, a vice-province, and a general vicariate must present to their councils accurate and complete accounts of the revenues and expenses, debits and credits of their respective entities, the transactions they have made, and the economic condition of their respective entities; they must also propose budgets or estimates for the following year. Each of these accounts must be approved by the respective council. Furthermore, a syndic must submit his economic report to the superior of the entity each month.
2. Similarly, all regional priors and vicar provincials must send to their prior provincials an accurate report of their economic status, in the manner outlined in paragraph § I. These reports must be approved by their respective councils.

A province must have a standard form in conformity with which bursars of convents and permanent administrators must present their economic reports to their respective superiors and councils.

The annual accounts of every convent and institute must be submitted for examination by the provincial council.

1. Each month, the convent syndic must give an account to the council of all revenues and expenses, debits and credits.
2. Each year, the superior of a house, the conventual prior, the vicar provincial, and the regional prior must send to the prior provincial an accurate and complete account, prepared by the syndic. It must include a budget for the following year, prepared after consultation with the conventual chapter – if the provincial chapter shall have so determined – and approved by the council of the convent or the vicariate. Copies must be kept in the files of the respective syndic.