18. Sole Proprietorship
Requirements for Organization
Legal Status
Liability
Management
Dissolution
Ease of formation
Duration
None
Owner is the business
Unlimited Liability
Owner decides
Owner decides/death
Just do it
Death or disinterest
19. Requirements for Organization
Legal Status
Liability
Management
Dissolution
Ease of formation
Duration
Agreement of Parties
Owners not a separate
entity
Unlimited Liability
Owner have equal say
Owners decides/death/
withdrawal/Bankruptcy
Moderately Hard
Withdrawal/Bankruptcy
Partnership
20. Requirements for Organization
Legal Status
Liability
Management
Dissolution
Ease of formation
Duration
State Charter/Org. Fees
Separate entity from
Owners
Limited liability of
Shareholders
Directors set policy and
Appoint officers
Does necessarily end
Difficult
Can be perpetual
Corporations