Question

Loraine is a shareholder of Taley Corp. She would like to inspect and copy the company's minute book, accounting records, and shareholder lists. Under what circumstances is Loraine allowed to inspect or copy corporate records?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lets asume Taley Corp. is in Georgia

shareholders are typically not afforded the same rights as members of the board. Yet, shareholder rights allow for the inspection of business records as long as they follow the rules for inspecting documents under Georgia law

Explanation:

In Georgia, the statute provides shareholders have the right to copy the following records during normal business hours at the corporation’s principal office upon request

In order to access these particular records, shareholders have to make a good faith demand to inspect and the purpose for inspecting must be proper and reasonably relevant to the legitimate interest of the shareholder.

Shareholders also have to provide a description that reasonably indicates the purpose of the inspection and the requested records have to be directly connected to the shareholder’s purpose. Additionally, the records may only be used for the stated purpose.

Answer 2

Answer and explanation:

Taley Corp. can provide or not Loraine with a copy of the corporate records depending on the case. If Loraine has doubts about whether the company is being mismanaged and her assets are at risk, then Taley Corp. must provide Loraine a copy of the company's Financial Statements. In front of a lawsuit against the firm, Loraine could use the shareholder list to find out who can be involved in the legal case. However, if Loraine wants those documents just so she knows what information is included there Taley Corp. can deny them to her.