Law 2 Flashcards
In most cases, what do limited partners contributed in return for a share of the profits?
Money, services, and property
A limited partner’s liability is limited to what?
Actual contribuations to the limited partnership
Order of dissolving a LP’s assets under RULPA?
Creditors, partner’s accrued profits, partner’s contribution, any profits left
A franshisee may be either an ______________ or a ________________________?
Agent or independent contractor
Product distributorships, business format systems, and manufacturing are involved in what type of business organization?
Franchise
What does the RULPA stand for?
Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
For legal purposes a corporation is a
Person
A corporation is created by _______________ and is granted a charter, usually by the _______________
Statutes, states
A corporation is liable for its
Debts
A corporation is usually granted _____________ existence
Perpetual
Where limited liability of shareholders is lost is rare, occurs in instances where corporate structure is ignored by shareholders
Piercing the corporate veil
A corporation is grante dthrough the grant of a
Charter
A charter is prepared by the ______________; it is approved and certified by the _____________
Corporation, state
Imperfectly created corporation
a de facto corporation
A corporation formed in accordance with all the requirements of the law
De Jure Corporation
Most corporations are created under ______________ law
State
A corporation is ____________________ in the state of incorporation and ________________ in all other states, even if it is doing business in that state
Domestic, foreign
Professional corporations are created strictly for ______________ and do not have the general attributes of a corporation
Tax sheltering
Corporation income is
Double taxed on income and again as shareholder dividends
S Corps are not
Double taxed
Grant of corporate existence
Charter
A charter usually contains
Incorporators, name of corp, corp address, duration, purpose, capital structure, internal organization
What detailed rules adopted by the BOD of a corporation do not have to be approved by the state?
Elections, dividends, operation of the BOD, quorum and voting requirements, places of meetings
What is Ultra Vires Doctrine?
Beyond the powers-share holders could bring suit against management/BOD for acting beyond the scope of the charter
A corporation must register to do business in
Any other state other than its incorporation
Shareholders are
The ownwers of the corporation
Who elects the directors of a corporation?
Shareholders
What do the directors of a corporation do?
Oversees management (officers)
What do the officers of a corporation do?
Manage the day to day business and operations of a corporation
Shareholder owners have the right to vote on
Election of directors
Shareholder owners have the right to
Control major charter amendements, approve mergers and consolidations, and sell assets
The BOD has a
Fudiciary duty to the corporation
What is the Business Judgement Rule (BJR)?
Attend meetings, remains appraised of corporate business, and not engage in self-dealing or conflict of interest
Officers of a corporation are named and hired by who?
Board of directors
Termination of a corporation is achieve by what?
Dissolution
What are the three sources of corporate funds?
Debt, equity, and retained earnings
Notes, bonds, debentures issued with covenants
Debt
Commons shares or perferred shares
Equity
Has preference to dividends and liquidation assets
Preferred shares
Cash retained in the business for investment
Retained earnings
What is the decision of the BOD and not subject to stock holder question?
Dividend
Payments of dividends may be
Cash or other property or assets
Payments of dividends cannot be paid if
Corporation is insolvent
Most states require a dividend to be paid from
Earned surplus
What sets the minimum sales price of a share
Par value
Share transferred without designating the trasnferee by name
Street certificate
What act requires registration of securities and full disclosure to the public concerning the securities being offered for sale?
The Securities Act of 1933
Allows simpliefied registration of securities but is not available to companies issueing oil, gas, and mineral rights
Regulation A (Small Public Offerings)
What regulation covers all oil and gas securities?
Regulation B
What does the 1933 act not cover?
Securities except by statute (ex. Trading transactions, private offerings), securities in issues of limited dollar amounts defined byt the SEC
What act was concerned with the existing securities in the marketplace?
The Securities Act of 1934
What act established the SEC to administer the 1933 act
The securities act of 1934
The Securities Act of 1934 regulates
Stock exchanges, brokers, dealers and the registration of traded securities
State statutes are similar to SEC act of 1933 and requires full disclosure registration and statutory prospectus
Blue Sky Laws
Private offerings (generally less than 25 people) are not
Subject to registration requirements under state law
The burden of proof is on the accountant to prove non-negligence is called
Civil Liability
Criminal liablity of an accountant could result in
$10K fine and 5 years in prison
Malpractice based on GAAP or GAAS, professional accountant failed to comply with standars, direct and proximate result, plaintiff suffered compensable damages
Common Law Tort Liability
Land, whatever is growing or built on the land. Rights associated with ownership and use therof
Real Property
All property, tangible and intangible, except real property. Property without a permenent location.
Personal property
Delivery of personal property into the care, control and possession of another, without passing title
Bailment
Protected expressions of scientific, artistic, or other creative and/or commercial endeavors (trademarks, copyrights, patents)
Intellectual property
Subject to physical posession (Car, lamp, book)
Tangible
Cannot be physically possesed
Intangible
Fixtures that can be removed therefore they do not become a part of real property
Trade fixtures
How can title be acquired?
Sales contract, gift, accession, confusion, possession, creation, operation of law.
Donative intent and delivery (acceptance assumed)
Gift
Addition to the value of the property, increase in value of a car after painting it
Accession
Personal property of different owners commingled, fungible goods - oil and grain
Confusion
Difference between lost or mislaid and abandonded
Possession
Create a painting, write a book
Creation
Intestate succession (dying without a ill) or escaheatment - state takes unclaimed property.
Operation of Law
Three main types of bailments
Gratuitous bailment, “loan”, and bailment of mutual benefit
Bailment solely for the benefit of the Bailor, leaving your cat with a friend whilte you vacation. Bailee owes slight degree of care.
Gratuitous bailment
Bailment solely for the benefit of the Bailee, loaning your car to a friend. Bailee owes a great degree of care
Loan
Valet parking, bailee owes duty of ordinary care. If you keep your keys and park your own car, no bailment exists.
Bailment of mutual benefit
Bailments are expressed or implied but can be imposted by law
Constructive bailment
Bailments are terminted by
Performance, time, destruction of property, acts of parties, operations of law
In the absense of justifiable excuse, the bailee is liable for
Failure to return bailer’s property