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Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
 Sole Proprietorship
The default option is to be a sole proprietor. With this
option there are fewer forms to file than with other
business organizations. The business is structured in such
a manner that legal documents are not required to
determine how profit-sharing from business operations
will be allocated.
This structure is acceptable if you are the business's sole
owner and you do not need to distinguish the business
from yourself. Being a sole proprietor does not preclude
you from using a business name that is different from your
own name, however. In a sole proprietorship all profits,
losses, assets and liabilities are the direct and sole
responsibility of the owner. Also, the sole proprietor will
pay self- employment tax on his or her income.
 A partnership is a business owned by two or
more persons who contribute resources into
the entity. The partners divide the profits of
the business among themselves.
 In general partnerships, all partners have
unlimited liability. In limited partnerships,
creditors cannot go after the personal assets
of the limited partners.
 A corporation is a business organization that
has a separate legal personality from its
owners. Ownership in a stock corporation is
represented by shares of stock.
 The owners (stockholders) enjoy limited
liability but have limited involvement in the
company's operations. The board of
directors, an elected group from the
stockholders, controls the activities of the
corporation.

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Forms of Business

  • 1.
  • 3.  Sole Proprietorship The default option is to be a sole proprietor. With this option there are fewer forms to file than with other business organizations. The business is structured in such a manner that legal documents are not required to determine how profit-sharing from business operations will be allocated. This structure is acceptable if you are the business's sole owner and you do not need to distinguish the business from yourself. Being a sole proprietor does not preclude you from using a business name that is different from your own name, however. In a sole proprietorship all profits, losses, assets and liabilities are the direct and sole responsibility of the owner. Also, the sole proprietor will pay self- employment tax on his or her income.
  • 4.  A partnership is a business owned by two or more persons who contribute resources into the entity. The partners divide the profits of the business among themselves.  In general partnerships, all partners have unlimited liability. In limited partnerships, creditors cannot go after the personal assets of the limited partners.
  • 5.  A corporation is a business organization that has a separate legal personality from its owners. Ownership in a stock corporation is represented by shares of stock.  The owners (stockholders) enjoy limited liability but have limited involvement in the company's operations. The board of directors, an elected group from the stockholders, controls the activities of the corporation.