Texas Business Organizations Code 21.315 – Date of Determination of Solvency, Net Assets, Stated Capital, and Surplus
(a) For purposes of this subchapter, a determination of whether a corporation is or would be insolvent after a distribution or share dividend or a determination of the value of a corporation‘s net assets, stated capital, or surplus, or each component of net assets, stated capital, or surplus, shall be made:
(1) on the date the distribution or share dividend is authorized by the corporation’s board of directors if the distribution or share dividend is made not later than the 120th day after the date of authorization; or
(2) if the distribution or share dividend is made more than 120 days after the date of authorization:
(A) on the date designated by the corporation’s board of directors if the date so designated is not earlier than 120 days before the date the distribution or share dividend is made; or
(B) on the date the distribution or share dividend is made if the corporation’s board of directors does not designate a date as described in Paragraph (A).
(b) For purposes of this section, a distribution that involves:
(1) the incurrence by a corporation of indebtedness or a deferred payment obligation is considered to have been made on the date the indebtedness or obligation is incurred; or
(2) a requirement in the corporation’s certificate of formation or other contract of the corporation to redeem, exchange, or otherwise acquire any of its own shares is considered to have been made either on the date when the provision or other contract is made or takes effect or on the date when the shares to be redeemed, exchanged, or acquired are redeemed, exchanged, or acquired, at the option of the corporation.
Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 21.315
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Certificate of formation: means :
(A) the document required to be filed with the filing officer under Chapter 3 to form a filing entity; and
(B) if appropriate, a restated certificate of formation and all amendments of an original or restated certificate of formation. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002 - Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- Insolvent: means a person who is unable to pay the person's debts as they become due in the usual course of business or affairs. 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.
- Share: means a unit into which the ownership interest in a for-profit corporation, professional corporation, real estate investment trust, or professional association is divided, regardless of whether the share is certificated or uncertificated. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002