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An ordinary corporation may change to a benefit corporation merely by stating in its approved corporate bylaws that it is a benefit corporation. [ 2 ] A company chooses to become a benefit corporation in order to operate as a traditional for-profit business while simultaneously addressing social, economic, and/or environmental needs. [ 3 ]
Mutual benefit corporations are formed for common gain purposes such as providing insurance for members (many insurance companies still have "mutual" in their names, though many have since adopted other corporate forms), establishing a community financial institution, managing common property, or promoting the social or economic welfare of ...
Public benefit corporations, also known as benefit corporations, are for-profit businesses whose charters commit them to social or environmental missions, not just maximizing shareholder value.
Public benefit corporations (2 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Benefit corporations" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
Benefit corporation or public-benefit corporation, for profit but with positive impact; Public-benefit nonprofit corporation, chartered by a state government; New York state public-benefit corporations, quasi-governmental authorities
The New York State Constitution, Art.X, sec. 5, provides that public benefit corporations may only be created by special act of the legislature. In City of Rye v. MTA, 24 N.Y.2d 627 (1969), the court of appeals explained that "The debates of the 1938 Convention indicate that the proliferation of public authorities after 1927 was the reason for the enactment of section 5 of article X....
“For example, in a sole proprietorship, you will pay self-employment taxes (Social Security and Medicare) on the entire net income, which can be high if the business is profitable,” said John ...