Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The United States is somewhat of an exception, in that it focuses solely on maximizing shareholder welfare.
• B) A controlling family has many opportunities to expropriate minority shareholders in a pyramid structure.
• C) One way for families to gain control over firms even when they do not own more than half the shares is to issue dual class shares-a scenario in which companies have more than one class of shares and one class has superior voting rights over the other class.
• D) Researchers have claimed that the degree of investor protection was largely determined by the legal origin of the country-specifically, whether its legal system was based on British common law (less protection) or French, German, and Scandinavian civil law (more protection).

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Definitions:

Actively Participated

Actively Participated refers to a taxpayer's involvement in the operations and decision-making of an investment or business activity, which may affect tax treatment.

Class Asset

Categories of assets grouped together based on having similar financial characteristics, often used in finance for valuation and risk assessment.

Like-kind Treatment

A tax deferral for exchanges of business or investment properties of similar nature, per Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.

Involuntary Conversion

A loss or destruction of property that is unexpected and not initiated by the property owner, which can have tax implications for gains received from insurance or other compensation.