Fredericksburg Startup Attorneys & Lawyers

Updated June 24, 2020:

How Many Shares Does a Company Have?

Typically a startup company has 10,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, but as the company grows, it may increase the total number of shares as it issues shares to investors and employees. The number also changes often, which makes it hard to get an exact count.

Shares, stocks, and equity are all the same thing. A share is one piece of ownership in a company. When you own shares, you are a shareholder. Owning shares in a company gives you the right to your part of the company's earnings and everything it owns. The more shares you own, the bigger the part of profits you're entitled to.

When a company starts up, owners must choose an amount of stocks to authorize. This is the total amount of stocks the company will i

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What is Capital Stock?

Capital stock is the common stock and preferred stock that a company is allowed to issue according to its corporate charter. Common and Preferred stock can be separated into different classes of stock with their own features. In accounting, capital stock is one part of the equity section on a balance sheet.' Only corporations can sell capital stock to investors.

Capital stock is not necessarily equal to the number of shares that are currently outstanding. It is the maximum number of shares that can ever be outstanding. If a company wants to change this number, they have to change it on their charter. This is

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Updated July 14, 2020:

What is a Stock Ledger?

The stock ledger is a record that keeps track of the stock transactions for your corporation. This is only one part of the total amount of corporate records you must keep, and should be maintained in the corporate records book. All transactions regarding the shares of your business must be recorded in the stock ledger, including when shares were initially issued and any stock transfers that occur. The stock ledger should also include any shares which are surrendered or lost.

What is Written in a Stock Ledger?

For every stock transaction, the information necessary to complete the stock ledger correctly will include:

• Name of the shareholder;

• Complet

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What Is Paid-In Capital?

Paid-in capital (PIC) is the amount of capital investors have "paid in" to a corporation by purchasing shares in exchange for equity.

A paid-in capital account does not show the individual contributions of each investor, just the total amount provided by all investors.

Primary Market

The primary market is the part of the capital market that issues new securities. It is through the primary market that people invest in a corporation by purchasing stock, raising the corporation's PIC figure.

Stock purchased in the open market from other stockholders (secondary market) does not affect paid-in capital.

Additional Paid-In Capital

Paid-in capital can also refer to a balance sheet entry, often listed under stockholder's eq

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Updated July 13, 2020:

Private Placement Memorandum: What is it?

A private placement memorandum (PPM), also commonly known as an offering memorandum or offering document, is a vitally important legal document that discloses the objectives, risks and terms of a proposed investment in your company. Your PPM will be distributed to potential investors whenever your company sells stock or another type of security in a private placement.

Your PPM will provide important facts and figures about your company and its business that are useful to potential investors, including:

• Your company’s industry;

• Descriptions of the products you sell and/or services you provide;

• Product and economic projections;

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