Which of the following statements is incorrect? O New term for the corporation in the revised corporation code will now be considered perpetual O The corporation cannot issue shares more than its authorized number of shares The trust fund doctrine provides that subscriptions to the capital stock of a corporation constitute a fund to which creditors have a right to look for the satisfaction of their claims The holders of ordinary and preference shares elect the corporation's board of directors

Which of the following statements is incorrect? O New term for the corporation in the revised corporation code will now be considered perpetual O The corporation cannot issue shares more than its authorized number of shares The trust fund doctrine provides that subscriptions to the capital stock of a corporation constitute a fund to which creditors have a right to look for the satisfaction of their claims The holders of ordinary and preference shares elect the corporation's board of directors

Income Tax Fundamentals 2020

38th Edition

ISBN:9780357391129

Author:WHITTENBURG

Publisher:WHITTENBURG

Chapter11: The Corporate Income Tax

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Whereas, a decrease of the authorized capital stock will not be approved by the SEC if the effect is to prejudice the rights of the creditors, and yet no such qualification is provided for under the Corporation Code when it comes to the increase in authorized capital stock, because – It is an application of the coverage of the trust fund that always makes an increase of authorized capital stock favorable or non-prejudicial to the creditors of the corporation. It is presumed that creditors of the corporation will always be happy with the increased of its authorized capital stock. No appraisal right is triggered by an increase in the authorized capital stock of the corporation. Creditors of the corporation, not being within the intra-corporate relationship, have no standing on matters that pertain to the capital structure of the corporation.
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