LIT1: Task 310.1.2-01-06 Task A Sole proprietorship 1. Liability * An owner has unlimited liability both personally and as the company owner. Liability is a disadvantage in a sole proprietorship. 2. Income taxes * The owner is responsible for filing taxes and is allowed to file taxes as part of their personal income taxes. 3. Longevity * This depends completely on the owner and there continued ability to operate the business. The operation of the business can be significantly
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Memorandum To: Owner From: RE: Business Type Date: October 8th‚ 2012 Changing the type of business structure is not a small consideration. You have operated for years as a Sole Proprietorship‚ but it appears that you have outgrown that particular business type and may benefit from changing to a different type of business. Based upon our previous conversation‚ I will summarize my interpretation of your business concerns in the bullets below: • Liability. You are concerned
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TASK A Sole Proprietorship A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned by one person. It is the simplest and most common type of business. It is attractive to a business owner because it is simple and offers the owner the freedom to make the business decisions and keep all of the profits. That may also serve as a draw back because the owner has to rely on themself for capital‚ knowledge and liability. A sole proprietorship does not need to meet any requirements to start.
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business that is carried on by a sole proprietorship is owned by one person‚ who also usually runs and manages the business. There may or may not be people working in the business these are referred to as employees of the business and the owner is the employer. The sole proprietorship receives all profits and is legally required to bear and satisfy all losses personally. The sole proprietorship is personally liable for debts of the business. So that‚ the sole proprietorship has unlimited liability to
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organizations: the sole proprietorship‚ the partnership‚ and the corporation. Each form of legal organizations has unique characteristics that are important to consider when starting a business. The legal form chosen will make significant differences for things such as ownership‚ sources of financing‚ personal and financial risk‚ taxes‚ workload‚ buying or selling a business‚ and liability issues. A sole proprietorship is a business owned by a single individual. Sole proprietorships are the most common
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as follows: Sole Proprietorship Joint Hindu Family Business Partnership Joint Stock Company Private Limited Public Limited Co-operative Society Forms of Business Organisation Sole Proprietorship : Sole Proprietorship When the ownership and management of business are in control of one individual‚ it is known as sole proprietorship or sole tradership. It is seen everywhere‚ in every country‚ every state‚ every locality. Sole Proprietorship: Characteristics : Sole Proprietorship: Characteristics
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below‚ which basically is you’ll describe each characteristic in usually about 1-2 sentences then move on. Example of how to apply this format: SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP: • LIABILITY – (1-2 Sentence Description) • INCOME TAXES – (1-2 Sentence Description) ------------------------------------------------- • LONGEVITY/CONTINUITY – (1-2 Sentence Description) ------------------------------------------------- • CONTROL – (1-2
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The 4 forms of organization are Sole Proprietorship‚ Partnerships‚ Corporations and Limited Liability Company. Each of these organizations operate differently with advantages and disadvantages to it. Sole Proprietorship: A sole proprietorship is a small business that is own by one individual who is responsible for running the business. The owner owned all profits and assets but is also responsible for all liabilities and debts. The advantage of a sole proprietorship is you are at complete control
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Andrew Desjardins American Intercontinental University LEGAL‚ SOCIAL‚ AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS OF BUSINESS 2 Abstract There are three types of businesses: Sole Proprietorship‚ Partnership‚ and Corporation. Bases on the scenario represented in this paper‚ a sole proprietorship is the smartest decision when starting this business. The inventor has a product that he thinks will succeed‚ but does not have the funding to really back his product. The economy also does
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Unit 5.5: The Separate Entity Doctrine “It is a basic doctrine of company law: that for certain purposes a company is a legal entity separate from the legal persons who became associated for its formation or who are now its members and directors. For certain purposes‚ there is a corporate screen around the members and directors. This is often referred as to the ‘Veil of Incorporation.’ The authority for that proposition is the leading case of Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22. The
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