Most management actions are protected from judicial scrutiny by the business judgement rule: absent bad faith, fraud, or breach of a fiduciary duty, the judgement of the managers of a corporation is conclusive.
Anyone who sells or offers to sell business opportunities must comply with the Business Opportunity Disclosure Act, Title 13, Chapter 15 of the Utah Code, before commencing business in Utah. Sellers of business opportunities are required to file with the division the information that is required under Utah Code Ann.
In an opinion recently published by California's Second Appellate District — Tuli v. Specialty Surgical Center of Thousand Oaks, LLC — the Court confirmed that the business judgment rule (as described above) applies in LLCs too.
The Business Judgment Rule The decisions must be the products of appropriate care and thought. The rule protects officers and directors from liability where they have made decisions in good faith and using appropriate procedures, even if those decisions turn out to be poor or unwise.
(The business judgment rule, as a refresher, is the well-accepted legal presumption that the directors of a corporation, when making business decisions that do not involve self-dealing or self-interest, act in good faith, are informed about those decisions, and believe that their actions are in the best interests of ...
“Utah is the best state for starting a business because businesses have greater access to loans than in any other state, and Utah has the largest annual employment growth in the country, at nearly 2.5%, “said Cassandra Happe, an analyst at WalletHub.
Corp Election teps for Corporations tep 1 Name your Utah corporation. tep 2 Appoint directors. tep 3 Choose a Utah registered agent. tep 4 File the Utah Articles of Incorporation. tep 5 Create corporate bylaws. tep 6 Draft a shareholder agreement. tep 7 Issue shares of stock.
Utah LLCs are formed by filing the Utah certificate of organization, usually known as articles of organization in other states, with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. You can mail, fax, or file the form in person, but it's quickest to do it online via their Business Registration portal.
Corp Election teps for Corporations tep 1 Name your Utah corporation. tep 2 Appoint directors. tep 3 Choose a Utah registered agent. tep 4 File the Utah Articles of Incorporation. tep 5 Create corporate bylaws. tep 6 Draft a shareholder agreement. tep 7 Issue shares of stock.