Chapter 1: Company Formation

Syllabus​​ 

1.1.1 Company Formation​​ 

> Concept of corporation,​​ 

> Meaning of the company,​​ 

> Private and public company:​​ concept and features,​​ 

> Differences between private and public company,​​ 

> Main documents of a company: Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association and Prospectus.​​ 

 

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Very Short Answer Question

 

 

1.1 Company​​ or Corporation​​ 

2079, GIE Set B, Q1 | 2081, Set D, Q1

Q:​​ Define company.

Answer: Definition of​​ a​​ company​​ 

According to the Oxford Dictionary, "Company is a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services."

 

Q: Define a corporation.

Answer: Definition of a corporation ​​ 

According to the Oxford Dictionary, "Corporation is a large business company."

 

Q: Write the meaning of a company.

Answer:​​ Meaning of a company​​ 

Company is a legal entity established under the company law.

It​​ operates​​ specific business activities​​ to earn profits.

 

 

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1.2 Types of Companies​​  ​​​​ 

Q: Write​​ four types of​​ companies.

Answer:​​ Types of companies​​ 

>​​ Public​​ Company​​ Limited​​ ​​ 

>​​ Private​​ Company​​ Limited​​ 

>​​ Statutory​​ Company

>​​ Government Company​​ 

 

Q: Write​​ the types of​​ companies​​ based on​​ number of members. ​​ 

Answer: Number of members based companies​​ 

>​​ Public Company​​ Limited​​ ​​ 

>​​ Private Company​​ Limited​​ 

 

Q: Write​​ the types of​​ companies​​ based on​​ incorporation.

Answer: Incorporation companies​​ 

>​​ Statutory​​ Company

>​​ Registered​​ Company

>​​ Chartered Company

 

Q: Write​​ the types of​​ companies​​ based on​​ liabilities.

Answer: Liabilities based companies​​ 

>​​ Unlimited​​ Company

>​​ Company​​ Limited​​ by​​ Shares​​ 

>​​ Company​​ Limited​​ by​​ Guarantee

 

Q: Write​​ the types of​​ companies​​ based on​​ ownership.

Answer: Ownership based companies​​ 

>​​ Government Company​​ 

>​​ Private​​ Company​​ 

 

Q: Write​​ the types of​​ companies​​ based on​​ domicile.

Answer: Domicile based companies​​ 

>​​ Domestic​​ Company​​ 

>​​ Foreign​​ Company​​ 

>​​ Multinational​​ Company

 

Q: Write​​ the types of​​ companies​​ based on​​ control.

Answer: Control based companies​​ 

>​​ Holding​​ Company​​ 

>​​ Subsidiary​​ Company​​ 

 

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2080, GIE, Set B, Q1

Q: Define Public Limited Company.​​ 

Answer: Definition of a public limited company

According to the Oxford Dictionary, "Public limited company is a company that sells shares in itself to the public."

 

Q: Write​​ the meaning of​​ a​​ Public Limited Company.

Answer: Meaning of​​ a​​ Public Limited Company

Public Limited Company is a legal entity established under the​​ company​​ law.

This company​​ must write​​ suffix​​ â€˜Limited’​​ or 'Inc.'​​ with​​ its​​ name.

Examples:​​ 

Nepal:​​ Nepal Telecom Limited​​ 

India:​​ Reliance Industries Limited

US:​​ Apple Inc.,​​ Meta Platforms Inc.

 

2080, Set R, Q1 | 2082, Q1 |​​ 

Q: Mention any two features of Public Limited Company.

Answer: Features of​​ Public Limited Company

Legal entity: A company has a distinct legal identity under the law.

Artificial person: A company is an artificial person created by law.

 

Q: Mention any two characteristics of public limited company.​​ 

Answer:​​ Characteristics​​ of​​ Public Limited Company

Profit seeking: A company operates to generate profit for shareholders.

Legal operation: A company must operate within the national legal framework.

 

2079, GIE Set A, Q1:​​ 

Q: Mention any two advantages of public limited company.​​ 

Answer: Advantages of​​ Public Limited Company

Limited liability: Shareholders are liable only for their invested capital.

Share trading: Shares can be bought or sold on stock exchanges.

 

Q: Mention any two​​ disadvantages of public limited company.​​ 

Answer: Disadvantages of​​ Public Limited Company

Regulatory scrutiny: PLCs must follow strict rules from regulatory authorities.

High investment: PLCs require significant capital to start​​ business.

 

Q:​​ Write​​ two​​ rights and​​ privileges​​ of public limited company.​​ 

Answer:​​ Rights and privileges​​ of​​ Public Limited Company

Legal status: A Public Limited Company is a distinct legal entity.

Limited shield: Shareholders’ liability is limited to the amount they invest.

 

Q:​​ Write​​ two​​ rights and privileges​​ of​​ common stockholders.​​ 

Answer:​​ Rights and privileges​​ of​​ common stockholders

Voting rights: Stockholders can vote on company decisions and policies.

Dividend entitlement: Stockholders are entitled to receive dividends from profits.

 

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Q:​​ Define Private Limited Company.

Answer: Definition of​​ a​​ private limited company

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, "Private limited company​​ is​​ a type of company whose shares are not traded on a stock market."

 

Q: Write​​ the meaning of​​ a​​ Private Limited Company.

Answer: Meaning of​​ a​​ Private Limited Company

Private​​ Limited Company is a legal entity established under the​​ company​​ law.

This​​ company must​​ write​​ suffix​​ 'Private Limited'​​ with its name.​​ ​​ 

Examples:​​ 

Nepal:​​ Agni Air Pvt. Ltd.​​ 

India: Flipkart Pvt Ltd

USA:​​ Chobani LLC

 

 

Keep in mind​​ 

Private Limited = (P) Ltd, Pvt. Ltd., or Pte Ltd, Pty Ltd​​ 

Private Limited in the USA = LLC, Private C-corp

 

 

Q: Mention two features of​​ Private​​ Limited Company.

Answer: Features of​​ Private Limited Company

Shareholder limits: Private limited companies can have a limited number of shareholders.​​ 

Legal entity: Private Limited Company has separate legal entity from its shareholders.​​ 

 

 

Q:​​ Write​​ two differences between​​ Private and Public Limited​​ Companies​​ 

Answer:​​ Two differences between​​ Private and Public Limited Companies​​ 

Basis​​ 

Private Limited Company

Public Limited Company

Shareholders​​ 

Minimum 1 to maximum 100 members.

Minimum 7 members, no maximum limit.

Share​​ 

Transfer

Shares cannot be freely transferred to the public.

Shares can be freely traded on a stock exchange.

Financial Disclosure

Not required to disclose financial reports publicly.

Must disclose financial reports to the public.

 

 

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