Business Structures Paper Finance/571 August 5, 2013 Business Structures Entrepreneurship is an excellent opportunity for individuals seeking the independence of running their own business. Starting a business can be a quite daunting task for anyone who is looking to do so. Potential business owners must be ready to invest much of their time and energy to the planning and startup phases of their business. Those activities include conducting research, creating a business plan
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Business Form Comparisons Western Governors University The different forms of business are sole proprietorship, which is already in use by the client; general partnership; limited partnership; c-corporation; s-corporation; and Limited Liability Company. The client is currently unsatisfied with the sole proprietorship, which is the easiest type of business to begin and to run, but which doesn’t fit the client’s needs any longer, since the business has expanded
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are equal partners in the business. Akiva and Tara are both have the same education and experiential requirements to start the birth clinic. Akiva’s and Tara’s name will be on the loan. Both are brining the same things to the table like education, experience, money and desire to own their own business. Akiva and Tara are entering into a general partnership with each other. They will have equal control and voting right with the business. The money earned from the business will be represented on their
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1. What are the differences between these three business entities? Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or a Corporation. A sole proprietorship is when one individual owns a business and is the person responsible for it. This person holds all the responsibility in liabilities and liability claims, but will also be the sole person to collect profit, if there is any. Sole proprietorships are subject to few government regulations and are easy to start, however, there is unlimited liability and capital
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must accept the lowest qualified bid - can use privilege clause (the owner has privilege to not accept the lowest bid) Various forms in procurement: (request for expression of interest (RFEOI) Request for proposal - now frequently for construction law (RFP) - owner choose to cancel RFP anytime (e.g. too expensive etc). RFP less risk, but less certainty, b/e it’s not bound by a contract. Tenders/Request for quotation (RFQ) - process set out to be TRANSPARENT - be in trouble if say we wanted to choose
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Legal Forms of Business Michelle Impellizzeri LAW/531 January 21, 2012 J. Thomas Witek, JD Legal Forms of Business To start a business, choosing the best form of operation will depend upon the type of business the owner wants to undertake. When selecting a form of business the owner should ensure that the form best meets their needs. “The selection depends on many factors, including the ease and cost of formation, the capital requirements of the business, the flexibility of management decisions
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Describe the characteristics of the four basic forms of business ownership. A sole proprietorship is a business that is owned, and usually managed, by a single person. A partnership is a voluntary arrangement under which two or more people act as co-owners of a business for profit. A corporation is a legal entity created by filing a document with a state agency also known as the articles of incorporation. A corporation is considered to be a separate and distinct from its owners, who have a limited
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invested in the business but also personal assets. * Income Taxes – Due to you being the sole owner there is no separate business income tax filing for a business under Sole Proprietorship. Business income or loss is reported on the sole proprietor’s personal tax return, and any tax is paid at the individual level. * Longevity / Continuity - The Sole Proprietor is the sole owner, with no partners in the business, if the Sole Proprietor becomes disabled, retires or dies the business is dissolved
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and purpose (commercial/trading or professional). The fifth part shall define the different kinds of partners, according to nature of contribution (capitalist, industrialist or both), liability (general or limited), and interest/obligation to business (managing, secret, silent, dormant, ostensible). The fourth part shall provide the reader with the basic procedures of forming and operating of a partnership. This last part aims to give the reader a clearer look on the inner workings of a partnership
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association of two or more persons to carry on, as co-owners, a business for profit (Uniform Partnership Act, section 6). Partnerships resemble sole proprietorships, except that there are two or more owners of the business. Each owner is called a partner. Partnerships are often formed to bring together various talents and knowledge or to bring needed capital into a business. Partnerships are generally associated with the practice of law, public accounting, medicine and other professions. Partnerships
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