Business Organization
The Business Organization section of FindLaw’s Corporate Counsel Center provides information on matters such as Joint Ventures, Liability for Acts of Dissolved Corporations, and more. Click on the articles below to learn about limited liability companies that give you the tax advantages of a partnership with the liability protection of a corporation. Or browse the section on how S corporations can provide significant tax advantages over C corporations in the right circumstances. Find more about these and other subjects under Corporate Governance.
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Business Organization Articles
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SEC Adopts Rules Regarding Proxy Voting By Investment Advisers
On January 31, 2003 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that require each adviser registered under the Advisers Act that exercises ...
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SEC Approves NYSE and Nasdaq Rule Changes Relating to Shareholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans
On June 30, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved changes to listing standards for companies selling stock on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market. The NYSE's new listing standards and the Nasdaq's rule amendments ...
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SEC Approves NYSE And NASDAQ Rules RequiringShareholder Approval Of Equity Compensation Plans
On June 30, 2003, the SEC approved newly adopted NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards that expand shareholder approval requirements for equity compensation plans, including stock option plans. Under the new rules, plans adopted by NYSE- and NASDAQ ...
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SEC Issues Proposed Rules Mandating Shareholder Access to Proxies
On October 8, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) proposed new rules requir-ing, in certain circumstances, a company to include in its proxy statement nominees for election to the board of directors submitted by shareholders.1 ...
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SEC Proposes Expanding Shareholder Ability to Nominate Directors
On October 8, 2003, the SEC announced rule proposals that would require companies to include in their proxy materials the names of shareholder nominees to the board of directors, as well as disclosures concerning those nominees including ...
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SEC Proposes New Disclosure Rules Regarding Nomination of Directors and Shareholder Communications With Directors
On August 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose changes to its proxy rules that, if enacted, will require companies to disclose additional information in their proxy statements regarding the nomination of directors ...
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SEC Proposes New Rules Relating to Director Nomination Process and Shareholder Communications with Directors
On August 6, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) proposed new rules requiring expanded disclosure of companies'1director nomination processes and specific disclosure of procedures by which shareholders may communicate with ...
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SEC Proposes Rules Affecting Corporate Audit Committees And Financial Statements
On October 8, 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release Number 34-41987 (the "SEC Release"), proposed certain new rules and amendments to existing rules relating to corporate audit ...
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SEC Proposes Rules For Comment Regarding Security Holder Director Nominations
On October 14, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules for comment that, if adopted, will require companies to include in their proxy materials security holder nominees for election as director. These proposed rules would ...
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SEC Proposes Rules on Audit Committee Disclosure
On October 6, 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed new rules and amendments to existing rules "to improve disclosure related to the functioning of corporate audit committees and to enhance the reliability and credibility ...
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