If you have a whole paragraph of text that you are paraphrasing from the annual report, a parenthetical citation at the end of each sentence would be awkward and difficult to read. You can remedy this by mentioning the report in your text using signal phrases, such as “According to XYZ Corp. ’s annual report. . . . "

For example: “(XYZ Corp. , 2001). " Your parenthetical citation goes inside the end punctuation of your sentence.

Use a parenthetical for any information that you didn’t include in the text, such as the year of publication. Place the year immediately after you mention the company or report. For example: “According to XYZ Corp. ’s annual report (2001), the company failed to meet profit expectations during the first quarter of the year 2000. "

For example: “The 2000 annual report noted that following the poor performance in the first quarter, profit expectations were ‘adjusted to better reflect the changing market conditions and other facts on the ground’ (Johnson, p. 32). " Or, “According to Johnson (2000), the poor performance in the first quarter, profit expectations were ‘adjusted to better reflect the changing market conditions and other facts on the ground’ (p. 32). " Or, “The annual report shows that profit expectations were ‘adjusted to better reflect the changing market conditions and other facts on the ground’ (Johnson, 2000, p. 32)”

For example: “XYZ Corp. " Add a period after the company’s name unless the company’s name already ends with a period. You can usually find the company or organization’s full legal name on its website, or on the title page of the report itself.

For example: “XYZ Corp. (2001). "

For example: “XYZ Corp. (2001). 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report. "

For annual reports, the publisher typically is the company itself. Since the publisher is the same as the author, follow the location with the word “Author. " For example: “XYZ Corp. (2001). 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report. Smith, WI: Author. "

For example: “XYZ Corp. (2001). 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report. Retrieved from http://www. xyzcorp. com/reports/annualreport2000. pdf” If you retrieved the report from a database, provide the name of the database in the same format. For example “XYZ Corp. (2001) 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report. Retrieved from Mergent Online database. “[11] X Research source