Vocabulary
Agency
Partnership
LLC/Corporations
Bonus
100

Revenue

income generated from normal business operations

100

define agency:

an agency relationship exists between employer and employee, corporation and officer, client and lawyer, and partnership, and general partner

100

define partnership

a partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit

100

formation of LLC:

filing articles of organization with the designated state office, usually the Secretary of State

100

who directed Zodiac?

David Fincher

200

Expenses

costs incurred in the process of earning revenue

200

the agency relationship is created between_____parties and includes three elements which are:

-two

-mutual assent, control, acting on behalf of a principal

200

formation:

requires no written agreement or governmental action; the association must be voluntary but subjective intent is not required

200

pass-through taxing

the entity itself pays no tax; instead, the individual partners pay the tax

200

who directed Little Women (2019)

Greta Gerwig

300

Management Strategy

planning and decision-making to achieve business goals

300

principal duties to agent

(1) reimbursement/ indemnity to the agent for any promised payments and payments the agent makes within the scope of actual authority and when the agent suffers a loss that fairly should be borne by the principal in light of the relationship

(2) deal with agent fairly and in good faith

(3) the principal should also generally cooperate with the agent and unreasonably interfere with the agent's performance of his duties and her duties 

300

liability:

joint and several

300

true or false: an LLC may be formed by one person only

true

300

who directed the shape of water?

Guillermo del Toro

400

shareholders:

board of directors:

officers:

shareholders: ownership

board of directors: selected by shareholders, compensated through shares of stock, boss of officers

officers: day-to-day management

400

agent's duties to principal

agents owe a fiduciary duty to the principal, which includes duties of care and loyalty which involve the agent not competing, acting adversely, take a biz opportunity that belongs to principal or abuse position to earn unauthorized side profits

400

finances:

equal profit sharing and loss allocation

400

what is the main advantage of a corporation

the limited liability given to shareholders

400

who directed Jaws

Steven Spielberg

500

Corporate Purpose Debate

  • The corporation exists primarily to generate shareholder value or wealth, and other corporate constituencies are protected by other areas of law
  • The corporation exists not only for shareholders but also stockholders (employees, society, etc.)
500

what are the five bases by which a principal can incur contract liability

(1) actual authority

(2) apparent authority

(3) undisclosed principal liability

(4) ratification

(5) estoppel

500

limited partnership

a partnership with one or more general partners and one or more limited partners

500

derivative lawsuits

shareholder brings suit on behalf of corporation against the corporation and its managers

500

who directed Home alone?

Chris Columbus

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