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A Reconsideration Of The Stock Market Exception To The Dissenting Shareholder's Right Of Appraisal, Robert H. Jerry Ii
A Reconsideration Of The Stock Market Exception To The Dissenting Shareholder's Right Of Appraisal, Robert H. Jerry Ii
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Legislation has attempted to balance fairly the interests of the dissenting shareholder against the corporation's need to reorganize in response to changing economic conditions. The bull market that lasted through 1972 persuaded many drafters of corporate statutes that a dissenting shareholder's interests were adequately protected if he could sell his shares on the market. Accordingly, they promulgated the stock market exception to limit the situations in which the appraisal remedy might inhibit needed corporate flexibility. Low stock prices during 1973 and 19741 have generated a need to reassess this balancing of interests and to reconsider the desirability of the stock …
Section 335 Active Business Management: What Advice To Give Clients Today, John W. Lee
Section 335 Active Business Management: What Advice To Give Clients Today, John W. Lee
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The IRS in three Rulings has taken the position that services for the distributing corporation performed through independent contractor could not satisfy the active business requirement test of Section 355. Mr. Lee analyzes the Rulings in light of case law and legislative history that have interpreted the Code's active business test. He concludes that further court tests will be necessary before there can be complete reliance upon active conduct by an independent contractor.
How To Salvage Tax Benefits When A Professional Corporation Disbands, John W. Lee
How To Salvage Tax Benefits When A Professional Corporation Disbands, John W. Lee
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One of the main concerns of a shareholder in a professional corporation that is dissolving is to protect his interest in the corporation's qualified deferred compensation plan. By use of a case study, Mr. Lee analyzes several methods available for a shareholder to preserve his interest. He also presents a possible solution to other problems arising in connection with the professional corporation's dissolution, such as splitting up the practice (and its accounts receivable) and the status of liquidating distributions if the professionals reincorporate separately.
The Future Of Corporate Democracy, Harvey Frank
The Future Of Corporate Democracy, Harvey Frank
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