Forms Of Business Ownership By : Alisha Jones/Mario Jenkins 2 / 1 / 2011 1st Period
Sole Proprietorship A Business Owned & Managed By One Person . Little Government Regulation Great Risk For The Owner Examples : Kroger
Partnership A Business Owned By Two Or More Persons . The Partnership Is Owned & Controlled By Two Or More People Partners Share An Idea For Business Examples : - Lawyer Partnerships - UNICEF
Corporation A Business Owned By A Group Of People & Authorized By The State In Which It Is Located To Act As Though It Were A Single Person . More Difficult To Form Subject To More Regulations Limited Liability For Investors Examples: - McDonald’s - Starbucks
Limited Liability Partnership & Company A Special Type Of Corporation That Is Taxed As If It Were A Sole Proprietorship Or Partnership . Examples Stocks
Joint Venture Two Or More Businesses That Agree To Sharing The Cost Of Doing Business & Also The Profits . - Fredrick , From Houston , Texas Teamed Up With John From Holland Over The Internet & Together , They Worked Out a Plan To Help A New Yorker Get More Business .
S – Corporation A Corporation That Makes A Valid Election To Be Taxed Under Subchapter S Of Chapter 1 Of The Internal Revenue Code . Examples Tax Return