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Q: When corporation buys its own stock called?
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Can a corporation buy all of its stock?

Sometimes a single stock-holder buys all the stock of a particular corporation, but the corporation itself would not buy all of its own stock and become self-owned, because, after all, a corporation is just a legal structure, there is no actual self. A corporation owned by itself is owned by nobody, and that would be pointless.


What is it called when a company buys back its own stock?

It is called a stock repurchase and is posted to an account called Treasury Stock, a contra-account in the Equity section.


What does a person who buys a stock own?

They own a share of a company.


Is stock repurchased by the issuing company called treasury stock?

1. Treasury stock is a corporation's own stock that has been issued, fully paid for, and reacquired by the corporation and is being held in it's treasury for future use.


Can corporation be a stockholder in a corporation?

Yes, a corporation can be a stockholder in a regular C corporation. A common form of this is called a "holding company" but other types of companies regularly buy stock in other companies too. However, a corporation cannot own stock of an "S" type corporation. Only actual people can own shares of an S corporation.


What does is say about a company that buys its own stock back?

Sales Returns


Why would a corporation repurchase its own stock?

A corporation might repurchase its own stock in order to invest in itself. This allows the company to retain ownership of itself.


When an owner buys stock what is the journal entry?

debit own stock / treasury stockcredit cash / bank


Can a ceo buy stock from his own corporation?

Yes.


Who are the shareholders of a corporation?

The people who buy stock and own the company.


What were shareholders of a corporation?

People who buy stock and own the company.


Who are shareholders of a corporation?

The people who buy stock and own the company.