Course Objectives: CO10 Define ethical environment that is applicable to the business world CO11 Identify means to avoid alter ego liability Prompt:Using findlaw.com, (http://caselaw.findlaw.com/)...

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Definition of alter ego and the elements considered by the court to pierce corporate shield    3
Determining whether moving company headquarters to other countries is ethical for firms to avoid payment of income tax    3
References    4
Definition of alter ego and the elements considered by the court to pierce corporate shield
    An alter ego is defined as the company or entity that safeguards the other company from legal liabilities by managing their functionality. As mentioned by Baraibar‐Diez, Odriozola and Fernandez Sanchez (2017), when the court of justice is able to determine that a company is using an alter ego, it is easily able to break this protective shield down and take necessary actions.
As seen in the case of Wells Fargo Bank National Association V. Weinberg, the US court considered the elements of fraudulence and ruling out res judicata for identifying that Steven J. Weinberg, the Professional Law...