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DEBT CAPITAL RATIO [2 records]

Record 1 1988-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Taxation
CONT

In Bauer, the Ninth Circuit held that retained earnings are part of equity for computation of a corporations’ debt-equity ratio. This decision will make it easier to establish that stockholder advances to a closely held corporation were debt, not contributions to capital.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Fiscalité

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

Company C-The directors decide the company has enough short and long term debt outstanding, i. e., its debt/equity ratio is high. Preferred shares are issued to add balance to the capital structure and to increase the equity base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
CONT

La Compagnie C - son conseil d'administration estime que la compagnie a une dette à court et à long terme suffisante, c.-à-d. que son ratio d'endettement est élevé. La compagnie émet alors des actions privilégiées afin de mieux équilibrer la structure de son capital et d'augmenter l'avoir des actionnaires.

Spanish

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