The primary advantage of a corporate form of business is that a corporation is a stand-alone entity‚ which means you are not personally liable for the assets and debts of the business. Incorporating protects your personal assets from lawsuits‚ debt collection and other business issues that can arise. The stand-alone entity also separates tax liabilities‚ which is another advantage. This means that the corporation’s taxes are separate from your personal tax liabilities. As a business
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to the conclusion the best option for Oliveology is to be an S Corporation. There are many benefits of this entity status. One of the largest benefits is no double taxation. The shareholders are only taxed at the shareholder level. Also‚ unlike a partnership‚ where all the partners are subject to self-employment tax on income from the firm‚ only wages earned are subject to a self-employment tax in an S corporation. In an S corporation shareholders may be employees‚ and the wages paid are deductible
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You are required to prepare an investigative report on a recent corporate scandal that involved improper accounting practices or any form of financial scandal. Your report must include the following: an overview of the corporation a description of the scandal methodology - explaining the specific accounting impropriety that the company used. an explanation of how the firm managed to hide their accounting improprieties a discussion of who the scandal effected - both inside‚ and outside
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Reaction Essay: The Corporation The documentary The Corporation‚ directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar and produced in 2004‚ although bias‚ opens many doors for discussion in regard to capitalism and the role of corporations in our lives. I found the documentary to be presented professionally‚ and filled with legitimate facts more so than extreme opinion. The documentary truly outlines the "all-pervasive" role the corporation has taken as the "world’s dominant institution". The film opens
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Business Ethics The Corporation ‘The Corporation’ had a specific aim to portray the problems of not just one corporation‚ but corporations as a whole‚ as is evident from the beginning of the film as a multitude of big business logos flashed across the screen. The film proceeded to highlight the issues surrounding: globalization and consumerism‚ environmental pollution and disregard for the planet‚ unethical marketing‚ and dishonest media. Personally‚ I feel that I’m quite open-minded when it comes
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Principles of Finance HW# 1 Question# 1-1: If you bought a share of stock‚ what would you expect to receive‚ when would you expect to receive it‚ and would you be certain that your expectations would be met? Answer: If I bought a share of stock‚ I would expect to receive a share of the company. Meaning either to vote in the company or receive paid dividends‚ depending on if I purchased common or preferred stock. I would expect to receive my share instantly. I would not be certain that my expectations
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CHAPTER 19 CORPORATIONS 1. – THE NATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF CORPORATIONS A corporation is a legal entity created and recognized by state law. It can consist of one or two persons identified under a common name. CORPORATE PERSONNEL When an individual purchases a share of stock in a corporation‚ that person becomes a shareholder and owner of the corporation. Shareholder and corporations are liable. THE LIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDER One of the key advantages of the corporate forms
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corporations outline Georgetown University Law Center Prof. James V. Feinerman Fall 2012 I. Agency‚ Partnership and Limited Liability Companies 1 AGENCY Agency is a fiduciary partnership that results from the manifestation of consent by one person to another that the latter shall act on the former behalf & subject to his control‚ & consent by the latter so to act. E.g. Shareholders (principals) – officers (agencies). Principal: Has power to dictate how the agent will
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thinking of starting her own company. Betty expressed that she would like to open a Christian Coffee House in her present town of Belmont‚ NC. Although her husband‚ John is opened to making a contribution of capital to her business‚ he is not at all interested in taking part in the company’s operation or management. Betty is unsure at this point as to whether or not she would like to take on perspective partners in her company of if she would rather take on this company as being its sole owner. She
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