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Differentiating The Forms of Business Organization and Giving Examples of Forms of Business Organizations

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Differentiating the Forms of Business

Organization
Are you all by yourself?
Sole Proprietorship
• Owned by only one person
• Owner keeps all the profit
• Relatively unlimited control
• Very easy to form
Advantages
• Easy to start
• No registration
• No profit sharing
• Easy decision-making
• Keep Secrets (business techniques)
• Complete Control
Disadvantages
• Unlimited liability
• Employee benefits such as owner’s medical insurance premiums are not
directly deductible from business income (taxes)
• Raising funds
• Limited Life
• Loss in absence
Do you have a friend and a good Idea?
Partnership
• Owned by 2 or more people
• Shared profits are equal
• Contractual Relationship
• Has 3 types:
• General Partnership
• Limited Partnership
• Limited Liability Partnership
Advantages
• Relatively easy to start.
• The ability to raise funds.
• More skilled persons.
• Loss sharing.
• No loss in absence.
Disadvantages
• Unlimited liability.
• Profit sharing.
• Conflicts
• Limited life.
• Transferability is difficult.
Corporations
• Legal Entity
• Separate to the owner
• Owners do not lose asset
• Limited liability
• Hard to form
• Huge risk to be taken
Advantages
• Limited Liability.
• Transfer of ownership by sale of stock.
• Easier to raise capital through shares & bonds.
• Continuity of existence.
• Benefits of large scale operation.
• Professional Management.
• Social Benefit.
Disadvantages
• Formation is not easy.
• Control by a Group.
• Many Legal Formalities.
• Excessive government control.
• Delay in Policy Decisions.
Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
• Hybrid Entities
• Has the traits of both Partnership and Corporation or even
Sole Proprietorship
• Separates the business asset and personal asset of the business
Advantages
•  Limited Liability.
• Tax Flexibility.
• Less Paperwork.
• Investment allocation flexibility.
• Freedom in management.
• Limitless ownership.
Disadvantages
• Higher registration fees.
• Government regulation.
• Lack of case law.
• Limit on Building capital.
• Self-Employment Taxes
Giving Examples of the Forms of
Business Organization
Examples of Sole Proprietorship businesses
• Computer Repair Services
• Catering Company
• Housecleaning Service
• Tutoring
• Freelance Writer
• Traditional Convenience Stores
Examples of Partnership Businesses
Examples of Corporations
References
• https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-examples-of-a-limited-liability-
company
• https://www.slideshare.net/Giratorio/forms-of-business-organizations
• https://www.slideshare.net/JaswinderSingh116/different-forms-of-business-
organisations
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/llc.asp
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/soleproprietorship.asp
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/partnership.asp
• https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/corporation.asp
• https://smallbusiness.chron.com/10-examples-sole-proprietors-32858.html

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