Tennessee Code 48-101-116 – Earned surplus
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-101-116
- Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the charter) adopted pursuant to chapters 51-68 of this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a development credit corporation created under this part. See Tennessee Code 48-101-102
- United States: includes district, authority, bureau, commission, department, and any other agency of the United States. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The corporation shall set apart as an earned surplus all of its net earnings in each and every year until such earned surplus shall equal the total of the paid-in capital and paid-in surplus then outstanding. The earned surplus shall be held in a depository, invested in United States government bonds, or as provided in such corporation‘s bylaws, and shall be kept and used to meet losses and contingencies of such corporation and, whenever the amount of earned surplus shall become impaired, it shall be built up again to the required amount in the manner provided for its original accumulation.