Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
Put simply, LLCs do not have shares. The only businesses with shares are those structured as a corporation. With an LLC, ownership looks different. Instead, it's determined by ownership percentage.
The number and types of shares authorized in a start-up corporation's initial Certificate of Incorporation is somewhat arbitrary. We generally suggest that a start-up initially authorize 10,000-10,000,000 shares of Common Stock (sometimes referred to in other countries as “ordinary shares” or “voting stock”).
The number of authorized shares is specified in the company's articles of incorporation. You can also see the number in the capital accounts section on the balance sheet.
Authorized stock refers to the maximum number of shares a publicly-traded company can issue, as specified in its articles of incorporation or charter. Those shares which have already been issued to the public, known as outstanding shares, make up some portion of a company's authorized stock.