Owners of stock in corporations (both publicly and privately held) have what is called "Limited Liability," which means that the owner is only liable up to the amount that he has invested into the business. In the event of litigation or liquidation, the corporation itself is considered the liable entity, not the owners. The exception is that in certain circumstances when an owner or manager has deliberately acted in a deceptive manner, the "corporate veil" can be pierced and the individual can be held liable.
No, Newsmax Media, Inc. is a privately-held corporation.
No difference. The terms are synonymous. It implies the opposite of a "private," "not traded," or "family owned," type corporation. @Bob811 - That is incorrect! A public corporation is government owned whereas a publicly held corporation has shareholders.
Yes BB&T is a public corporation.
the shareholders
A s-corp is a designation assigned by filing special forms with the IRS. Its a corporation, taxed like a partnership. Thus no liability for officers.
A s-corp is a designation assigned by filing special forms with the IRS. Its a corporation, taxed like a partnership. Thus no liability for officers.
Yes at&t is publically held. Stock symbol is t
A corporation can be held criminally liable for the acts of its employees when those employees are acting within the scope of their employment, and their actions are intended to benefit the corporation. Additionally, if the corporation had knowledge of, or was willfully blind to, the illegal actions being taken by its employees, it could also be held criminally liable.
A closely held corporation does not have its stock available for the public to buy and be a part of. Stocks in these kind of companies are kept in small circles of people related to the company's owners.A publicly held corporation trades its stock over a stock market and anyone (with sufficient funds) is able to buy, trade, and sell that company's stocks.
Yes, I may be held liable for my actions
you can be held liable if you do not report it before the crime takes place however a investigation will take place before you are charged and if you are innocent you wont be held liable.
Who else do you think should be held liable?