Public limited company

In 2002 the introduction of the concept of single member company is to facilitate sole proprietorship to get corporate status, giving them certain privileges. Single Member Company: It is a company which is formed by a single individual, limited by shares with one member. It is a subclass of a private company. In SMC there is one owner and also a single director which is owner. They required auditor under role of 1984. The secretary can be a member other than the secretary. They have various…

be quantified, it is very difficult to measure and quantify for the benefits that come along with SOX (Jahmani & Dowling, 2008). According to Suraj Srinivasan from Harvard Business School, “Markets have been able to use the information to assess companies more effectively, managers have improved internal processes, and the internal control testing has become more cost-effective over time.” (Hanna, 2014). Steve Schwarzman, CEO of private-equity juggernaut Blackstone, recently said that…

contracts, loan and borrow money, sue and be sued, hire employees, own assets and pay taxes. Advantages of a corporation is it is a limited liability that protects owners from losing more than they invest. The business can achieve large sizes due to marketability of stocks. It receives certain tax advantages. Has greater access to financial resources allows growth within the company. Attracts employees with specialized skills which can help the business. Disadvantages of a corporation is double…

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) Advantages of LLCs A limited liability company (LLC) is seen as “combining the most advantageous features of partnerships and corporations” (Kubasek, Browne, Herron, Dhooge, Barkacs, 2015b, p. 266). Perhaps the most significant aspect is the variety of choices the LLC has upon its inception which are included in the operating agreement. “[T]he enormous flexibility and contractual nature of the LLC may provide advantages such as clearly negotiated and defined…

Penalties for Rules Violations The commissioner may impose penalties for violation of the insurance laws (these include the unfair claims settlement practices rules). Penalties may be imposed against both insurers and agents. Insurer (Insurance Company) Penalties In addition to license revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew a license, the state insurance commissioner/director/administrator may fine an insurer violation of insurance rules and regulations. Producer Penalties The…

Because of Pete’s fear of “going it alone,” we can take sole proprietorship out of the equation. I would advise Pete to choose the limited liability partnership. Primarily because it is pretty much just a partnership expect that an LLP partner has no liability for most LLP obligations, however, an LLP partner retains unlimited liability for his own wrongful acts. In addition, it is the preferred form of business for professionals (pg. 956). As an LLP, Pete gets exactly what he wants. Pete and…

The form of business that Shania should engage in to open up her coffeehouse should be a limited partnership. If she were to open as a sole proprietor, although inexpensive, she is liable for everything that happens to her business, and she is the only one dependent upon supplying the necessities for the business to operate. These necessities include: the capital to start the business, property, and all other factors that are required to get a business started. By reaching out to her husband,…

Organization The Corporation Ferguson Enterprises Incorporated is a publicly traded company, which means that ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock. The ticker symbol is WOS because Wolseley, a Switzerland-based industrial distributor, acquired the company in 1982 but retained the name Ferguson. Since then, Ferguson Enterprises has grown from a local distributor to an $11 billion company. A wide assortment of marketing techniques helped in the substantial…

private company for the majority of its existence, but began public trading in 2010. The 2015 Form 10-K revealed that the company is financially stable, despite challenges due to the high risk dependence on Congressional budget constraints that includes Department of Defense sequestration. The company uses General Acceptable Accounting Principles (GAAP) along with some…

In the modern world, there are many different countries with different systems of government. In Aldous Huxley’s utopian world, there is only one country, the “World State,” and one government, led by Mustapha Mond and the world controllers. This government system works and runs as a well-oiled machine with very little disruptions, which contributes to its success as a government. For the people of this “World State,” their government and habitations are a utopia, as is evident through the…