Texas Business Organizations Code 21.107 – Liability of Shareholder
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Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 21.107
- 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 an entity governed as a corporation under Title 2 or 7. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Partnership: means an entity governed as a partnership under Title 4. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
The existence of or a performance under a shareholders’ agreement authorized by this subchapter is not a ground for imposing personal liability on a shareholder for an act or obligation of the corporation by disregarding the separate existence of the corporation or otherwise, even if the agreement or a performance under the agreement:
(1) treats the corporation as if the corporation were a partnership or in a manner that otherwise is appropriate only among partners;
(2) results in the corporation being considered a partnership for purposes of taxation; or
(3) results in failure to observe the corporate formalities otherwise applicable to the matters governed by the agreement.