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Assignment 2: Types of Legal Ownership
There are four main types of legal ownership for businesses in the United States. These are sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited liability company (LLC), and corporation. These differ from one another on a few major characteristics such as number of owners, operational requirements, and federal taxation.
Using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research these and other major characteristics of the four types of business ownership.
Download and complete the following table on the types of business ownership structures:
Write a 1–2-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Submit both your completed table and your paper for grading. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.
By Wednesday, September 9, 2015, submit your table and supporting paper to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points |
Completed table in all respects demonstrating in-depth research on types of business ownership. |
40 |
Explained in detail characteristics of types of business ownership structures giving at least one illustrative example for each. |
40 |
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. |
20 |
Total: |
100
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Types of Legal Ownership
Ownership Structures |
Sole Proprietor |
General Partnership |
Limited Liability Company (LLC) |
Corporation |
Number of Owners |
One or more |
Multiple |
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Formation Difficulty |
Low |
Medium |
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Liability |
Sole proprietor has unlimited liability. |
Officers/shareholders are not typically responsible for the debts of the corporation. |
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Operational Requirements |
There are relatively few legal requirements. |
Formal board of directors, annual meetings, and annual reporting required. |
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Management |
Sole proprietor has full control of management and operations. |
Members have an operating agreement that outlines management. |
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Federal Taxation |
It is not a taxable entity. Each partner pays tax on his/her share of income and can deduct losses against other sources of income. |
It is taxed at the entity level. If dividends are distributed to shareholders, they are also taxed at the individual level. |
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