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A corporation is defined as a legal entity, usually for the purpose of conducting business. The corporate law refers to all of the legalities that can arise from conducting business. Corporations are vulnerable to a plethora of regulations. They are required to follow these rules to benefit from the tax and other advantages corporations receive. Most states mandate corporations to hold annual meetings with shareholders, and typically require frequent meetings with the board of directors and chief level staff. Many corporations keep attorneys on retainer and always have attorneys present for their meetings to make sure the corporation is compliant with all state and federal laws.
Corporations are different from other businesses like partnerships and LLCs in the sense that corporate laws will specifically apply to them. Some issues that arise in corporate law include labor and wage law issues, contract disputes, product liability lawsuits, intellectual property and tax laws. As a business grows, it will grow in complexities and liabilities. As the company started out, a single attorney may have sufficed to cover their legal issues. However, at the level of a corporation, it may be necessary to get a team of expert attorneys on retainer to routinely handle legal matters.
A C-Corporation is the most popular type of corporation. This is a business formation where the business profits are taxed separately from the owners. One of the advantages of C-Corporation is that if the business incurs financial trouble, the owners are not required to use personal finances to offset the loss. The C-Corporation is permitted an unlimited number of shareholders and can set the qualifications of who can become a shareholder for rights of ownership. One of the disadvantages of C-Corporation is that taxes on this type of business carries more complexities than other business formations.
S-Corporation is another type of business and is usually referenced as an "S-Corp." The main difference for an S-Corp is how they file with the IRS; they request to become a special type of corporation. Most businesses who opt for S-Corp do so in order to avoid being taxed twice. Therefore, S-Corporations do not pay an income tax, rather the income passes through to the shareholders, whom then have to pay the taxes on their personal returns. The tax structure is similar to that of a partnership, but this type of entity still provides most of the legal protections afforded to C-Corps.
This is an act to impose accountability on members of a corporation. Responsibility can include personal liability on the company owners, shareholders, or chief level officers of a corporation.
The chief decision maker of a company, appointed by the board of directors of the company.
A panel of individuals selected by the shareholders of a company to advise on the corporation's matters and appoint officers
This means that one or more individuals, partners, or members, may form a corporation. Under California corporate laws, shareholders and directors must sign off on articles such as:
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