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2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Subsidiary? Wrong! If the Subsidiary is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Subsidiary then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Subsidiary wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Subsidiary then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Subsidiary site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Subsidiary, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Subsidiary, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
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subsidiary, in
business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. The controlled entity is called a
company (law), corporation, or
limited liability company, and the controlling entity is called its parent (or the parent company). The reason for this distinction is that an individual cannot be a subsidiary of any organization; only an entity representing a legal fiction as a separate entity can be a subsidiary. While individuals have the capacity to act on their own initiative, a business entity can only act through its directors, officers and employees.
The most common way that control of a subsidiary is achieved is through the ownership of
share (finance) in the subsidiary by the parent. These shares give the parent the necessary votes to determine the composition of the board of the subsidiary and so exercise control. This gives rise to the common presumption that 50% plus one share is enough to create a subsidiary. There are, however, other ways that control can come about and the exact rules both as to what control is needed and how it is achieved can be complex (see below). A subsidiary may itself have subsidiaries, and these, in turn, may have subsidiaries of their own. A parent and all its subsidiaries together are called a group, although this term can also apply to cooperating companies and their subsidiaries with varying degrees of shared ownership. When ownership is not shared, so that a subsidiary is wikt:wholly owned, it is called a branch. A subsidiary is different from a branch in that the former is jointly owned by the parent company and others while the latter is completely owned by the parent company.
Subsidiaries are separate, distinct
commercial law entities for the purposes of
taxation and regulation. For this reason, they differ from Division (organisation), which are businesses fully integrated within the main company, and not legally or otherwise distinct from it.
Subsidiaries are a common feature of business life and few if any major businesses do not organise their operations in this way. Examples include
holding company such as Berkshire Hathaway, Time Warner, or Citigroup as well as more focused companies such as
IBM, or Xerox Corporation. These, and others, organize their businesses into national or functional subsidiaries, sometimes with multiple levels of subsidiaries.
An
operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States
railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity, locomotives and rolling stock.
In contrast, a
non-operating subsidiary would exist on paper only (i.e. stocks, bonds, articles of incorporation) and would use the identity and rolling stock of the
parent company.
Control
The word "control" used in the definition of "subsidiary" is generally taken to include both practical and theoretical control. Thus, reference to a body which "controls the composition" of another body's board is a reference to control in principle, while reference to being are able to cast more than half of the votes at a general meeting, whether legally enforceable or not, refers to theoretical power. The fact that a company has a holding of less than 51% which, because the holdings of others are widely dispersed, gives effective control is not enough to give that company 'control' for the purpose of determining whether it is a subsidiary.
In Australia, for instance, the accounting standards defined the circumstances in which one entity controls another. In doing so, they largely abandoned the legal control concepts in favour of a definition that provides that 'control' is "the capacity of an entity to dominate decision-making, directly or indirectly, in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so as to enable that other entity to operate with it in pursuing the objectives of the controlling entity." This definition was adapted in the Australian
Corporations Act 2001: s 50AA. Corporations Act 2001 - Sect 50AA from Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
The subsidiary can also be made with the intent to defraud the investor, and therefore a court should keep in mind as to for what reasons the subsidiary has been made.
See also
Business models which feature elements similar to subsidiaries
- Conglomerate (company)
- Zaibatsu
- Keiretsu
- Chaebol
Footnotes
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A
subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. The controlled entity is called a
company (law),
corporation, or
limited liability company, and the controlling entity is called its parent (or the parent company). The reason for this distinction is that an individual cannot be a subsidiary of any organization; only an entity representing a legal fiction as a separate entity can be a subsidiary. While individuals have the capacity to act on their own initiative, a business entity can only act through its directors, officers and employees.
The most common way that control of a subsidiary is achieved is through the ownership of
share (finance) in the subsidiary by the parent. These shares give the parent the necessary votes to determine the composition of the board of the subsidiary and so exercise control. This gives rise to the common presumption that 50% plus one share is enough to create a subsidiary. There are, however, other ways that control can come about and the exact rules both as to what control is needed and how it is achieved can be complex (see below). A subsidiary may itself have subsidiaries, and these, in turn, may have subsidiaries of their own. A parent and all its subsidiaries together are called a group, although this term can also apply to cooperating companies and their subsidiaries with varying degrees of shared ownership. When ownership is not shared, so that a subsidiary is wikt:wholly owned, it is called a branch. A subsidiary is different from a branch in that the former is jointly owned by the parent company and others while the latter is completely owned by the parent company.
Subsidiaries are separate, distinct
commercial law entities for the purposes of
taxation and regulation. For this reason, they differ from
Division (organisation), which are businesses fully integrated within the main company, and not legally or otherwise distinct from it.
Subsidiaries are a common feature of business life and few if any major businesses do not organise their operations in this way. Examples include
holding company such as
Berkshire Hathaway, Time Warner, or
Citigroup as well as more focused companies such as IBM, or Xerox Corporation. These, and others, organize their businesses into national or functional subsidiaries, sometimes with multiple levels of subsidiaries.
An
operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States
railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity, locomotives and
rolling stock.
In contrast, a
non-operating subsidiary would exist on paper only (i.e. stocks, bonds, articles of incorporation) and would use the identity and rolling stock of the
parent company.
Control
The word "control" used in the definition of "subsidiary" is generally taken to include both practical and theoretical control. Thus, reference to a body which "controls the composition" of another body's board is a reference to control in principle, while reference to being are able to cast more than half of the votes at a general meeting, whether legally enforceable or not, refers to theoretical power. The fact that a company has a holding of less than 51% which, because the holdings of others are widely dispersed, gives effective control is not enough to give that company 'control' for the purpose of determining whether it is a subsidiary.
In
Australia, for instance, the accounting standards defined the circumstances in which one entity controls another. In doing so, they largely abandoned the legal control concepts in favour of a definition that provides that 'control' is "the capacity of an entity to dominate decision-making, directly or indirectly, in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so as to enable that other entity to operate with it in pursuing the objectives of the controlling entity." This definition was adapted in the Australian Corporations Act 2001: s 50AA. Corporations Act 2001 - Sect 50AA from Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
The subsidiary can also be made with the intent to defraud the investor, and therefore a court should keep in mind as to for what reasons the subsidiary has been made.
See also
Business models which feature elements similar to subsidiaries
- Conglomerate (company)
- Zaibatsu
- Keiretsu
- Chaebol
Footnotes
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Subsidiary
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