Able owns 100% of ABC Corporation, which operates a restaurant. Able founds the corporation with $1,000 in capital. ABC has its own bank account, and Able does not commingle the corporation's funds with his own. ABC has never had a directors' meeting or a shareholders' meeting. ABC does not employ a bookkeeper, and its financial records are incoherent. ABC operates for six months and does not generate a profit. Shortly thereafter, a customer dies of food poisoning due to contaminated ham served by ABC. Can the customer's estate hold Able personally liable for any judgment rendered against ABC?

Able owns 100% of ABC Corporation, which operates a restaurant. Able founds the corporation with $1,000 in capital. ABC has its own bank account, and Able does not commingle the corporation's funds with his own. ABC has never had a directors' meeting or a shareholders' meeting. ABC does not employ a bookkeeper, and its financial records are incoherent. ABC operates for six months and does not generate a profit. Shortly thereafter, a customer dies of food poisoning due to contaminated ham served by ABC. Can the customer's estate hold Able personally liable for any judgment rendered against ABC?

Individual Income Taxes

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ISBN:9780357109731

Author:Hoffman

Publisher:Hoffman

Chapter7: Deductions And Losses: Certain Business Expenses And Losses

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