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| An organization with the legal rights of a person and that may be owned by many persons |
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| A group of persons elected by the stockholders to manage a corporation |
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| Articles of Incorporation |
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| A written application requesting permission to form a corporation |
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| Written evidence of the number of shares that each stockholder owns in a corporation |
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| No par value stock that is assigned a value by a corporation |
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| A share of stock that has no authorized value printed on the stock certificate |
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| Depreciation for intangible assets |
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| Assets of a nonphysical nature that have value for a business |
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| Action by a board of directors to distribute corporate earnings to stockholders |
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| Owners of preferred stock |
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| Earnings distributed to stockholders |
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| Dividends that a company's board of directors has declared to be payable to its shareholders |
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| Account used to record when common stock is fully paid for |
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| Subscribing for Capital Stock |
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| Entering into an agreement with a corporation to buy capital stock and pay at a later date |
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| Stock that doesn't give stockholders any special preferences |
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| Stock that gives stockholders preference in earnings and other rights |
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| The date on which a board of directors votes to distribute a dividend |
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| The date that determines which stockholders are to receive dividends |
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| The date on which dividends are actually to be paid to stockholders |
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| Account showing the unpaid amount of all subscriptions |
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| Account used to record when preferred stock is fully paid for |
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| A dividend payment made in the form of additional shares |
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| Fees and other expenses of organizing a corporation |
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| A value assigned to a share of stock and printed on the stock certificate |
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| Account that shows the total amount of common stock subscribed but not issued |
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| A group of 100 shares, or any group of shares that can be evenly divided by 100 |
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| The approved articles of incorporation |
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| An amount earned by a corporation and not yet distributed to stockholders |
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| Splitting stockholders' stock and its value |
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| A number of shares other than 100 and not evenly divisible by 100 |
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