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what is an agent

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Someone who agrees to do the act for the principal

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what is a principal

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has the right to control the agents conducts in matters entrusted to the agent

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Someone who interacts with the agent on behalf of the principal

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Third party

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How is a agency relationship created

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by agreement of the parties, ratification, estoppel, operation of law

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what factors used to determine whether an agency relationship exists?

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-consent
-control: principal has the right to control
-fiduciary duties
-financial arrangements
-representation: the agent representing principal

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why do we want agents at all?

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-performance
-notification
-loyalty
-obedience
-accounting

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what are problems with having agents

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-agency costs with hiring them
-agency risks, leading to moral hazard

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Where do employees fit into agency

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normally, all employees who deal with third parties are deemed to be agents

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How do independent contractors relate to agency issues?

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IC have the flexibility and specialized skills to hiring parties, the nature of their realtionship raises unique agency issues related to liability, contractual obligations, and control.

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what type of things can an agent do and how is it determined?

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-scope of employment:
-agency relationship
-authority

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power or right to give orders, make decisions,or enforce rules

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authority

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authority declared in clear, direct, and definite terms. can be given orally or in writing

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express authority

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do what is reasonably to carry out his or her express authority and accomplish the objectives of the agency

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implied authority

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an agent’s ability to put costs on principals can be limited by

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the authority provided by principal, they’re limited by rules and only spend within their authority, acting in the principals best interest

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what are the duties for agents

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  1. performance
  2. notification
    3.loyalty
    4.obedience
    5.accounting
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An implied condition in every agency contract is the agent’s agreement to use reasonable diligence and skill in performing the working

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performance

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agent is required to notify the principal of all matters that come to her or his attention concerning the subject matter of the agency

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notification

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agent has the duty to act solely for the benefit of his or her principal and not in the interest of the agent or third party

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loyalty

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agent has a duty to follow all lawful and clearly stated instructions of the principal

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obedience

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agent’s duty to keep and make available to the principal an account of all property and funds received and paid out on behalf of the principal

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accounting

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what are the duties from principals to agents

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compensation, reimbursement and indemnification, cooperation, and safe working conditions

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Principal has a duty to pay the agent for services rendered

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compensation

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when an agent spends money for principals needs or as part of their job, principal must repay the agent for those expenses

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reimbursement

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if the agent does something the principal asked for and it leads to some kind of loss or trouble the principal has to pay or cover the costs

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indemnification

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principal must cooperate with the agent and assist the agent in performing her or his duties

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cooperation

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principal conducting an activity through an agent may be liable for harm resulting from the principal’s own negligence or recklessness.

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Principal’s tortious conduct

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principal who authorizes an agent to commit a tort may be liable to persons or property injured thereby b c the act is considered to be the principals

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principals authorization of agents tortious conduct

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what are the types of business enterprises

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sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation

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principal is always directly responsible for an agent’s misrepresentation made within the scope of the agent’s authority

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liability for agent’s misrepresentation

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what are the pros of a sole proprietorship

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the proprietor owns the entire business and has the right to receive all profits
- provides more flexibility than other business types
- and propreitor pays only personal income taxes on the business profits

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disadvantage of sole proprietorship

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-the proprietor alone bears the burden of any losses or liabilities incurred by the business enterprise
- Personal asses at risk
-lack of continuity when died

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pros of partnership

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  • share responsibility
    -shared capital and resources
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cons of partnerships

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-unlimited liability
-disagreements and conflicts
-shared profits

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what is the formality for sole proprietorship

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may need to register a name
- personal tax returns include business income and expenses

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formality for partnership

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  • partnership agreement for outlining rights and responsibilities
    -keep records of partnership transactions and decisions
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formalities for limited liability company

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articles of organization filed with the state
- operating agreement outlining management structure, member rights

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what is the default tax treament for sole proprietorship

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pass-through taxation
-taxes are reported on the owner’s personal tax return

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what is default tax treatment for partnership

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-pass-through taxation
-partnerships file an information tax return but the income and losses are passed through to the partners who report them on their personal tax returns

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default tax treatment for corporation

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coporation elects to pass income, losses, deductions and credits through to shareholders for federal tax purposes, similar to a partnership

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a partner owes this to the partnership and to other partners

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fiduciary duties

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what do fiduciary duties consist of

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duty of care
duty of loyalty

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refraining from grossly negligent or reckless conduct, intentional misconduct or a knowing vioaltion of law

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duty of care

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requires a partner to account to the partnership for any “property, profit, or benefit” derived by the partners from the partnership’s business or the use of its property

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duty of loyalty

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legal entity created and recognized by state law

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corporation

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what is different for corporations compared to other businesses

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corporations offer advantages such as limited liability, access to capital, separate legal status

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how is a corporation formed

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responsibility for the overall management of the firm is entrusted to a board of directors, whose members are elected by shareholders

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when a corporation is formed incorrectly or with defects, the law provides several ways to address these issues:

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-ratification
-articles of incporation
-de facto corporation
-estoppel
-piercing the corporate veil

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legal principal that provides protection to corporate directors and officers when making business decision

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business judgement rule

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what is the difference between fiduciary duties and business judgement rule

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FD provide a framework for ethical conduct and accountability in business entities, the BJR offers protection to directors and officers when exercising their business judgement

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who are the corporate personnel

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board of directors who are responsible for the overall managment of the firm

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51
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who elects the board of directors in a corporate personnel

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elected by shareholders

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whose shares are held by members of a closely held, family, or privately held corporations

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close corporation

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ownership is held closely by a small group of individuals or entities, focuses on the limited dispersal of shares and the lack of public trading in the corporation’s stock

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closely held corporation

54
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the action from court to disregard the corporate entity and hold the shareholders personally liable for corporate debts and obligations

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piercing the corporate veil

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when do courts pierce the veil?

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when the corporate privilege is abused for personal benefit or when the corporate priviledge is abused for personal benefit or when the corporate business is treated so carelessly that the corporation and the controlling shareholders are no longer separate entities

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how do you finance a corporation

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by the issuance and sale of corporate securities, which includes bonds and stocks

57
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funds borrowed by a business that must be repaid over time, usually with interest

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debt

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represents ownership in a business, typically in the form of common or preferred stock

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equity

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what rights can be attached to stock

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voting rights that may affect corporation
-dividend rights, shareholders may be entitled to recieve dividends

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major structural changes refer to significant alterations made to the organizational framework or operations of a business entity

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major structural changes

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why do major structural changes matter

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it can shape the future trajectory and success of a business

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involves the legal combination of two or more corporations in such a way that only one of the corporations continues to exist

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merger

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two or more corporations combine in such a way that each corporation ceases to exist and a new one emerges

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consolidation

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some or all of the shares of one corporation are exchanged for some or all of the shares of another corporation, but continue to exist

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share exchange

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a relationship between two parties in which one party, the agent, agrees to represent or act for the other, principal

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agency

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principal causes a third party to believe that the agent has authority, even though they do not

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apparent authority

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Principal whose identity is known to a third party at the time the agent makes a contract with the third party

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disclosed principal

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a rule requiring that an agents authority be in writing if the contract to be made on behalf of the principal must be in writing

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equal dignity rule

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person having a duty created by his or her undertaking to act primarily for another’s benefit in matters connected with undertaking

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fiduciary

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one who works for, and receives payment from, an employer but whose working conditions and methods are not controlled by the employer. Not an employee but may be an agent

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independent contractor

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A public official authorized to attest to the authenticity of signatures

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Notary public

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Principal whose identity is unknown by a third party, but the third party knows that the agent is or may be acting for a principal at the time the agent and the third party form a contract

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partially disclosed

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authorization for another to act as one’s agent or attorney in either specified circumstances (special) or in all situations (general)

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Power of attorney

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a doctrine under which a principal or an employer is held liable for the wrongful acts committed by agents or employees while acting within the course and scope of their agency or employment

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respondeat superior

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principal whose identity is unknown by a third party, and that person has no knowledge that the agent is acting for a principal at the time the agent and 3rd party form a contract

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undisclosed principal

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holding one person or entity responsible for the actions of another person who is under their supervision or control

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vicarious liability

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document filed with a designated state official by which a limited liability company is formed

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articles of organization

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written agreement that sets forth each partner’s rights and obligations with respect to the partnership

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articles of partnership

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the amount payable to a partner on his or her dissociation from a partnership, based on the amount distributable to that partner if the firm were wound up on that dare, and offset by any damages for wrongful dissociation

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buyout price

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the document that must be filed with a designated state official to form a limited partnership

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certificate of limited partnership

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in partnership law, an order granted by a court to a judgment creditor that entitles the creditor to attach a partner’s interest in the partnership

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charging order

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The severance of the relationship between a partner and a partnership when the partner ceases to be associated with the carrying on of the partnership business

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dissociation

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the formal disbanding of a partnership or a corporation. it can take place by acts of the partners or, in a corporation, acts of the shareholders and board of directors, the subsequent illegality of the firms business

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dissolution

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in limited partnership, a partner who assumes responsibility for the management of the partnership and has full liability for all partnership debts

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general partner

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a tax return submitted by a partnership that only reports the business’s income and losses

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information return

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doctrine under which a plaintiff may sue, and collect a judgment from, all of the partners together (jointly) or one or more of the partners separately (severally, or individual)

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joint and several liability

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the partners shared liability for partnership obligations and debts. a third party must sue all of the partners as a group, but each partner can be held liable for the full amount

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joint liability

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a hybrid form of business enterprise that offers the limited liability of a corporation and the tax advantages of a partnership

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limited liability company

89
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used mainly by professionals who normally do business in a partnership. An LLP is a pass-through entity for tax purposes, but a partner’s personal liability for the malpractice of other partners is limited

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limited liability partnership

90
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partnershp consisting of one or more general partners (who manage the business and are personally liable for debts of the partnership) and one or more limited partners (who contribute only assets and are liable only up to the extent of their contributions)

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limited partnership

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person who has an ownership interest in a limited liability company

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member

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an agreement in which the members of a limited liability company set forth the details of how the business will be managed and operated

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operating agreement

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partnership liability imposed by a court on persons who have held themselves out to be partners, even though they were not, and others have detrimentally relied on the their representations

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partnership by estoppel

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a business entity that has no tax liability. the entity’s income is passed through to the owners, and they pay taxes on the income

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pass-through entity

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the second of the two stages in the termination of a partnership or corporation, in which the firms assets are collected, liquidated, and distributed, and liabilities are discharged

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winding up

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a corporation formed in another country but doing business in the uS

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alien corporation

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the right of a dissenting shareholder, who objects to a merger or consolidation of the corporation, to have his or her shares appraised and to be paid the fair value of those shares by the corporation

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appraisal right

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The document containing basic information about the corporation that is filed with the appropriate state official, usually the secretary of state, when a business in incorporated

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articles of corporation

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security that evidences a corporate debt

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bond

100
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the internal rules of management adopted by a corporation at its first organizational meeting

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bylaws

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a corporation whose shareholders are limited to a small group of persons, often only family members

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close corporation

102
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to put funds or goods together into one mass so that they are mixed to a degree that they no longer have separate identities, as when personal and corporate interests are mized together to the extent that the corporation has no separate identity

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commingle

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shares of a ownership in a corporation that give the owner of the stock a proportionate interest in the corporation with regard to control, earnings, and net assets

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common stock

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the legal combination of two or more corpoations in such a way that the original corporations ceases to exist, and a new corporation emerges with all their assets and liabilites

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consolidation

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a distribution of corporate profits to the corporations shareholders in proportion to the number of shares held

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dividend

106
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the legal combination of two or more corporations in such a way that only one corporation continues to exist, having acquires all of the assets and liabilites of the other corporation

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merger

107
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the action of a court to disregard the corporate entity and hold the shareholders personally liable for corporate debts and obligations

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piercing the corporate veil

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stock that has priority over common stock as to payment of dividends and distribution of assets on the corporation’s dissolution

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preferred stock

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funds invested by a private equity firm in an existing corporation, usually to purchase and reorganize it

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private equity capital

110
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in a corporate dissolution, a court-appointed person who winds up corporate affairs and liquidates corporate assets

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reciever

111
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The portion of a corporations profits has not been paid out as dividends to shareholders

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retained earnings

112
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a close business corporate attributes, including limited liability, but qualifies under the internal revenue code to be taxed as a partnership

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S corporation

113
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generally, stocks, bonds, or other items that represent an ownership interest in a corporation or a promise of repayment of debt by a corporation

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securities

114
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a transaction in which some or all of the shares of one corporation are exchanged for some or all of the shares of another corporation, but both corporations continue to exist

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share exchange

115
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merger that can be accomplished without the approval of the shareholders of either corporation because one company (the parent corporation) owns at least 90% of the outstanding shares of each class of stock of the other corporation

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short-form merger

116
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the acquisition of control over a corporation through the purchase of substantial number of the voting shares of the corporation

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takeover

117
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special invitation from one company to the shareholders of another company, asking if the sharesholders want to sell their shares of stock

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tender offer

118
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activites of a corporations manager that are outside the scope of power granted them by the corporations charter of the laws of the state of incorporation

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ultra vires

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financing provided by professional outside investors to a new business venures

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venture capital

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