Tag: Business Organizations
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Corporation
Corporation in United States Corporation Definition (Lat. corpus, a body). A franchise possessed by one or more individuals, who subsist as a body politic under a special denomination, and are vested, by the policy of the law, with the capacity of perpetual succession, and of acting in […]
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Shareholders
Shareholders in the United States Shareholders and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Shareholders: Shareholders in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Shareholders in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Shareholders in the Subject […]
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Fiduciary Duty
Fiduciary Duty in the United States Fiduciary Duty: Main Elements The coverage of Fiduciary Duty includes the following element(s): Fiduciary Duty Find out an overview of this topic, in relation to Fiduciary Duty, in the legal Ecyclopedia. References See Also Business Law Business […]
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Fiduciary Duty
Fiduciary Duty in the United States Fiduciary Duty: Main Elements The coverage of Fiduciary Duty includes the following element(s): Fiduciary Duty Find out an overview of this topic, in relation to Fiduciary Duty, in the legal Ecyclopedia. References See Also Business Law Business […]
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Sole Proprietorship
Sole Proprietorship in United States Plain-English Law Sole Proprietorship as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):A business owned and managed by one person. Business profits are reported and taxed on the owner’s personal tax return, and the owner is personally liable […]
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Trust
Trust in United States Trust Definition A right of property, real or personal, held by one party for the benefit of another. The party holding is called the trustee, and the party for whose benefit the right is held is called the cestui que trust, or, using a better term, the beneficiary. […]
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Trust
Trust in United States Trust Definition A right of property, real or personal, held by one party for the benefit of another. The party holding is called the trustee, and the party for whose benefit the right is held is called the cestui que trust, or, using a better term, the beneficiary. […]
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Limited Liability Company
Limited Liability Company in United States Plain-English Law Limited Liability Company as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455): A business ownership structure that offers limited personal liability for business obligations and a choice of how the business will be taxed: […]
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Limited Liability Company
Limited Liability Company in United States Plain-English Law Limited Liability Company as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455): A business ownership structure that offers limited personal liability for business obligations and a choice of how the business will be taxed: […]
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Business Judgment Rule
Business Judgment Rule in the United States The Business Judgment Rule Leading Case Law Among the main judicial decisions on this topic: Moran v. Household International, Inc. Information about this important court opinion is available in this American legal Encyclopedia. References See Also […]
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Business Judgment Rule
Business Judgment Rule in the United States The Business Judgment Rule Leading Case Law Among the main judicial decisions on this topic: Moran v. Household International, Inc. Information about this important court opinion is available in this American legal Encyclopedia. References See Also […]
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Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers
Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers in the United States Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers: Main Elements The coverage of Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers includes the following element(s): Majority Shareholders Find out an […]
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Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers
Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers in the United States Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers: Main Elements The coverage of Duties of Majority Shareholders, Directors and Officers includes the following element(s): Majority Shareholders Find out an […]
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Forms of Business Organization
Forms of Business Organization in the United States Forms of Business Organization: Summary In this entry, Forms of Business Organization covers: Sole Proprietorship Fiduciary Duty General Partnership and Limited Partnership Trust Limited Liability Company Corporation Majority […]
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General Partnership and Limited Partnership
General Partnership and Limited Partnership in the United States General Partnership and Limited Partnership: Main Elements The coverage of General Partnership and Limited Partnership includes the following element(s): General Partnership and Limited Partnership Find out an overview of this […]