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2. Corporate law - Wikipedia

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   Corporate law (also known as company law or enterprise law) is the body of law governing the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corporations, or to the theory of corporations.

3. United States corporate law - Wikipedia

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   A combination of a state's corporation law, case law developed by the courts, and a corporation's own articles of incorporation and bylaws determine how power is shared. In general, the rules of a corporation's constitution can be written in whatever way its incorporators choose, or however it is subsequently amended, so long as they comply ...

4. C corporation - Wikipedia

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   A C corporation, under United States federal income tax law, is any corporation that is taxed separately from its owners. A C corporation is distinguished from an S corporation, which generally is not taxed separately. Many companies, including most major corporations, are treated as C corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

5. Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Historically, corporations were created by a charter granted by the government. As explained above, such charters were often enacted as private bills. Today, a corporation is formed, or incorporated, by registering with the state, province, or national government and regulated by the laws enacted by that government. Registration is the main ...

6. By-law - Wikipedia

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   By-laws may be established by entities such as a business corporation, a neighbourhood association, or depending on the jurisdiction, a municipality. In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries, the local laws established by municipalities are referred to as by ( e ) -laws because their scope is regulated by the central governments of ...

7. Corporate governance - Wikipedia

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   Individual rules for corporations are based upon the corporate charter and, less authoritatively, the corporate bylaws. [45] Shareholders cannot initiate changes in the corporate charter although they can initiate changes to the corporate bylaws. [45] It is sometimes colloquially stated that in the US and the UK that "the shareholders own the ...