FINAL EXAMINATION SPRING SESSION 2008 SCHOOL OF LAW Student Family Name: Student Given Names: Student Number: Course: Unit Name (In Full): LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS Unit Number: 200183 Time Allowed: 3 (THREE) HOURS plus 10 (TEN) minutes reading time. Number of Questions: 3 (THREE) Total Number of Pages: 4 (FOUR) Lecturer’s Name: DR MASUDUL HAQUE‚ MARGARET HYLAND INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING 1 Write your name and student number on the top of this
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Business entity concept This concept assumes that‚ for accounting purposes‚ the business enterprise and its owners are two separate independent entities. Thus‚ the business and personal transactions of its owner are separate. For example‚ when the owner invests money in the business‚ it is recorded as liability of the business to the owner. Similarly‚ when the owner takes away from the business cash/goods for his/her personal use‚ it is not treated as business expense. Thus‚ the accounting records
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International Business Movie “The Corporation” “The US is the best country to invest”. They call the bas apples to those companies that work in a corruption base. What is a corporation? What corporations has done with us is act like a monster‚ it attacks with out caring about other corporations Birth It comes back from the industrial revolution‚ and the obsessions of grow the profits. The first corporations started from the need of production for civil wars‚ the industrial revolution
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Difference between private and public company structure under the Corporations Act Governance Foundations (1) Types of companies Public vs private Type of company Differences in regulation Regulated by Percentage of registrations - Limited by shares Sub-classified as small or large ASIC - Unlimited with share capital Small = Can be any size; some are very large - consolidated gross operating revenue < $25m - consolidated gross asset value < $12.5m The majority of registered companies
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Products‚ Inc.: Corporate Legality versus Corporate Responsibility • The company is involved in the production of electronic components that are used in personal computers. But their products are frequently found in computers used for sophisticated business and engineering
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those granted or incident to its existence ; Partnership may exercise any power authorized by the partners (provided it is not contrary to law‚ morals‚ good customs‚ public order‚ public policy) 5. Management CORPORATION The power to do the business and manage its affairs is vested in the board of directors and trustees ;PARTNERSHIP When management is not agreed upon‚ every partner is an agent of the partnership 6. Effect of mismanagement CORPORATION The suit against a member of the board
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How should a company account for the legal costs of formation? Should the accounting treatment be the same as that for underwritten and other share issue costs? Generally it is recorded as the asset but as it does not have any economic future benefits to the company and it occurs only once so it should be treated as intangible assets. Under paragraph 69 of AASB 138‚ intangible assets does not allow the initial cost to be treated as an asset which needs to be treated as an expense and should be
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Co-ownership is where there are multiple individuals with an ownership interest in property. Many people chose to own real estate in some form of co-ownership in other words concurrent. There are three main ways to own real property jointly; first (1) Tenancy in Common‚ if you own property as joint tenants‚ then your ownership rights includes the right of survivorship. This means that when one joint tenant dies‚ their interest in the property automatically goes to the other joint tenant. Second (2)
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BUSINESS ENTITIES OUTLINE FIDUCIARY DUTIES: 2 different analyses • DELAWARE ▪ 1) Nature of Breach • A) Duty of loyalty: The duty of loyalty mandates that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders takes precedence over any interest possessed by a director‚ officer‚ or controlling shareholder o i) Self-Dealing: Any time a corporation is in a transaction where a director‚ officer‚ or majority shareholder is on the other side‚ and the corporation
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uNIVERSITY OF dELAWARE ACCT 207 PRACTICE EXAM III MICHAEL VAN LEER 1. The incorporation of companies in the U.S. is controlled by: A) state governments. B) local governments. C) the Federal government. D) the courts. 2. Stockholders’ equity frequently includes which of the following: A) the present value of future dividends to be paid. B) the total par value of common stock. C) retained earnings. D) B and C‚ but not A. 3. A corporate charter specifies that the company may sell up
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