International Distributing Export Company (I.D.E.) was organized as a corporation on September 7, 2004, under the laws

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International Distributing Export Company (I.D.E.) was organized as a corporation on September 7, 2004, under the laws of New York and commenced business on November 1, 2004. I.D.E. formerly had been in existence as a sole proprietorship. On October 31, 2004, the newly organized corporation had liabilities of $64,084. Its only assets, in the sum of $33,042, were those of the former sole proprietorship. The corporation, however, set up an asset on its balance sheet in the amount of $32,000 for goodwill. As a result of this entry, I.D.E. had a surplus at the end of each of its fiscal years from 2005 until 2010. Cano, a shareholder, received $7,144 in dividends from I.D.E. during the period from 2006 to 2011. May Fried, the trustee in bankruptcy of I.D.E., recover the amount of these dividends from Cano on the basis that they had been paid when I.D.E. was insolvent or when its capital was impaired?

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Smith and Roberson Business Law

ISBN: 978-0538473637

15th Edition

Authors: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts

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