"It's often difficult...for the government to make its case as firms are not required to divulge environmental performance information, and many green terms - such as 'biodegradable' and 'all-natural' - remain only vaguely defined". Corporations can act free of U.S. supervision when operating in other countries, as there are some countries that do not have strict regulation of environmental claims.
In 1886 the U.S. Supreme Court defined corporations as "persons" giving them the same legal rights as people.
The Hobby Lobby decision not only defined corporations as persons with respect to basic freedoms, it also elevated religious liberty beyond the longstanding interpretation of the First Amendment.
"Based on the language of the various statutes that define education corporations, it's pretty clear to us that it does not include school districts," said Subhash Viswanathan, the district's attorney.
Define the corporation's business model and its vision, taking into account key drivers of strategy, risks and business outcomes.
"So many artists are defined by corporations, or public perceptions, or finances," West said.
Tax treaties between countries define when multinational corporations can, and can't, be taxed.
The Commissioner would find the 80-percent requirement met as well, and would therefore define all five corporations as part of a controlled group, because various subgroups of the five or fewer shareholders can account for 80percentt of each corporation.
In "The Devil's Dictionary," Ambrose Bierce famously defined a corporation as "an ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility".
Wikipedia defines a corporation as "a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law".
