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Question 1
Dianne has been using a corporation that she has established to hide her money from her personal creditors. She has been secretly intermingling her and the company's finances and transferring assets out of her home and into the company's business and under its name. If she is sued by one of her creditors, the courts may:
Correct In situations such as this, where the corporation has become a vehicle for a director committing fraud or acting as its director's 'alter ego' a court will likely 'pierce the corporate veil' in order to stop the fraud. In so doing, the court will ignore the liability protections afforded under the corporate law and hold the directors / shareholders liable for their acts.
Incorrect! In situations such as this, where the corporation has become a vehicle for a director committing fraud or acting as its director's 'alter ego' a court will likely 'pierce the corporate veil' in order to stop the fraud. In so doing, the court will ignore the liability protections afforded under the corporate law and hold the directors / shareholders liable for their acts.
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Question 2
Jim has been sued for fraudulently transferring a series of valuable paintings he had to his corporation in order to avoid his creditors taking the assets as part of his repaying debts he owes them. The court, in response to the suit, has determined it is appropriate for them to pierce the corporate veil. What does this mean for Jim?
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Correct Piercing the corporate veil leads to a situation where the liability protections that are created by the formation of a corporation are no longer afforded to its directors and shareholders. While answer A ' jail ' is a likely scenario in this particular case, piercing the veil does not mean automatic liability for the director or shareholder.
Incorrect! Piercing the corporate veil leads to a situation where the liability protections that are created by the formation of a corporation are no longer afforded to its directors and shareholders. While answer A ' jail ' is a likely scenario in this particular case, piercing the veil does not mean automatic liability for the director or shareholder.