one person PARTNERSHIP Owned by two or more individuals Types of partnership: a. General partnership b. Limited partnership Advantages 1. Easy to form 2. No corporate income taxes 3. Management control resides with the owner of general partners Disadvantages 1. 2. 3. 4. Unlimited liability Life of the business is limited Difficulty of transferring ownership Difficulty in raising large amount of cash Corporation Liquidity Shares can be easily exchanged Partnership Subject to substantial
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options, in this regard, have been explored by me. This exploration has made it possible for me to ultimately choose the right kind of legal structure befitting the bookstore business. I have explored the different forms like sole proprietorship and partnership, and not the forms like a limited liability (LLC) and a corporation. I have not thought it right to go deep into the structural details of such legal forms of business because I have never thought of investing that much in my business. In the course
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Queensland Partnership Act 1891 Current as at 28 May 2012 Information about this reprint This Act is reprinted as at 28 May 2012. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Also see list of legislation for any uncommenced amendments. Minor editorial changes allowed under
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INTRODUCTION Partnerships are defined by the Audit Commission (1998) as “joint working arrangements where parties are otherwise independent bodies who agree to co-operate to achieve common goals, create a new organisational structure or process to achieve these goals, plan and implement a joint programme and share relevant information, tasks and rewards”. Stern and Green (2005) clarify the definition of partnerships further as programmes that have “a high level of commitment, mutual trust, equal
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Annabel from the partnership? Introduction to law The area of law addressed in this issue is Partnerships: Partnership agreement, Fidicuary Duties of partners and expulsion from the partnership. Explaination of law Section 7(1) of the Partnership act states that a partnership can be defined as the contractual relationship between two or more persons with a common view for profit. Partnerships don’t always have to be written contracts. They can be deemed as functional partnerships by other means
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06 Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon 00 CONTENT 01 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN 02 JOINT LIABILITY COMPANY 03 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 04 UNDECLARED PARTNERSHIP 05 JOINT STOCK COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) 07 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED BY SHARES 08 HOLDING COMPANIES 09 OFFSHORE COMPANIES 10 THIRD-FOREIGN COMPANIES Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon
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(Douglas Yee) Page 314 2. FACTS OF THE CASE The salient facts of the plaintiffs claim, as set out in her written submission is as follows: (a) The plaintiff went into a partnership named Eres Tu No. 2 Stable CET2") with two other partners namely a horse trainer named Malcolm and the defendant, who was Malcolm's nominee. This partnership was registered with the Malayan Racing Association ("MRA") which is the controlling body of Horse Racing in the Turf Clubs in Malaysia and Singapore; (b) The defendant
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Part A (The Report) Sole Proprietorship A sole proprietorship is the most common form of forming a business in the United States. The individual that forms the sole proprietorship and the business is one in the same. For example, if the business owes creditors money, the individual who created the sole proprietorship business has to pay the bill. When entering into contracts the individual is actually agreeing to the contract since the person and business is one in the same. The biggest advantage
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Business Associations Outline 1. Agency a. Creating the Agency Relationship i. agent and principal enter into an agreement (not required to be in writing....no K required) in which the agent acts on the principal’s behalf in entering K’s etc…. 1. if done within the scope of the agency (enter into K, etc…) anything done by the agent is binding on the principal 1. principal may be liable in K, tort, property, etc…. (Vicarious liability) ii. question of agency is a factual matter to be determined
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Scenarios Abstract Either when starting a business, or even when the venture parameters have changed, owners must decide in regard to the most suitable business structure for their needs. Whether the business will be a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company (LLC) or corporation, it depends on the type of business, how many owners it has, and its financial situation. There is no one choice that suits every business situation. This paper analyses several of the most important
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