oh 22 learning objectives 1.analysing the rules pertaining to a company by: comprehending the legal...
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Learning Objectives
1. Analysing the Rules Pertaining to a Company by:• Comprehending the legal nature of a Company• Interpreting the formation of a Company• Comprehending the types of Companies• Comprehending Company communication,
officers and capital• Interpreting the advantages and disadvantages
of a Company• Examining accounting and taxation
requirements of a Company• Examining the limitations of the Act and the
Banking requirements of a Company
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Criteria
1. Analyse the Rules Pertaining to a Company
• Define a Company• Describe a Company as a legal entity• Describe the formation of a Company• Define the Memorandum of Association• List the contents of the Memorandum of
Association• Define the Articles of Association• List the contents of the Articles of Association• Define share capital
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Criteria (Continued)
1. Analyse the Rules Pertaining to a Company
• Differentiate between a Public Company with share capital and a Private Company with share capital
• List the criteria for a Company Limited by Guarantee
• List the criteria for a Section 21 Company
• List the responsibilities of a Company Secretary
• Define the role of a Director of a Company
• List the obligations of a Director of a Company
• List the individuals who may not be appointed as a Director of a Company
• Describe the capital of a Private Company
• Describe the capital of a Public Company
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Criteria (Continued)
1. Analyse the Rules Pertaining to a Company• List the advantages of a Company• List the disadvantages of a Company• List the contents of the annual financial statements of a
Company• Describe the taxation of a Company• Describe the liability of the Members of a Company • Describe the powers of a Company if they have accepted
Section 34 and Schedule 2 of the Act without amendments
• Describe the relationship between:• A Holding Company• A Subsidiary Company• A Co-subsidiary• A Sub-subsidiary
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Criteria (Continued)
1. Analyse the Rules Pertaining to a Company
• Describe Section 37 of the Act
• Describe the prohibition of Section 38 of the Act
• List the implications of Section 38 for the Bank
• Describe the purpose of Section 226 of the Act
• List the transactions which are in terms of Section 226 of the Act:
• Absolutely prohibited
• Conditionally permissible
• Unconditionally permissible
• Judge the contractual capacity of a Company
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Company as a Legal Entity
• A registered Company is a separate legal entity
• A Company can enter into contracts in its own name
• A Company can acquire rights and duties in its own name, for example acquire assets, conclude contracts, sue and be sued
• The Company Estate is assessed separately from the estates of the individual Members
• Changes in the Membership of a Company does not affect its continued existence
• Shares in a Company is transferable
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Formation of a Company
• Seven or more persons may form a Public Company
• One person may form a Private Company or a Company limited by guarantee
• A Company may only commence business when the Registrar has issued a Certificate to Commence Business
• The Constitution of a Company has to be registered, comprises of:• The Memorandum of Association• The Articles of Association
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Types of Companies
There are 2 types of Companies, namely:• Companies with a share capital• Companies without share capital
Companies with a share capital could either be a:• A Public Company, or• A Private Company
Companies without share capital could either be a:• Company Limited by Guarantee• Section 21 Company
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Accounting records
The Companies Act requires a Company to prepare Annual Financial Statements. These must include:
• A Balance Sheet• An Income Statement• A Director’s Report• An Auditor’s Report• A Cash Flow Statement• A Change in Equity Statement• Relevant Notes
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Public Company
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Private Company
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Limitations of the Companies Act
Transactions have to be allowable in terms of the Act
Important Sections of the Act are:• Section 37• Section 38• Section 226
The above Sections deal with Holding and Subsidiary Companies