Limited Liability Company and Partnership Jasamine L. Stephens Finance for Decision Making FIN/419 October 10‚ 2011 Maria Johnson Limited Liability Company and Partnership Every business venture begins with a dream and a basic idea. Beginning a business is a decision that must be made by first deciding what type of entity to establish. There are several factors that need to be decided such as will the new business have one or multiple owners. The most common forms of a business
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THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY A popular form of business‚ especially with small businesses‚ is the hybrid form of business‚ the limited liability company (LLC) or a limited liability partnership (LLP)‚ which combine the best features of a partnership and a corporation. In 1988‚ the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that the LLC may be treated as a partnership for tax purposes‚ while retaining its limited liability for its owners. Since this ruling‚ every state has passed legislation permitting
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Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership FIN419 - Finance for Decision Making Date Instructor’s name Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership Paper Limited Liability Corporation and limited liability partnership are two of several types of structures that individuals can give thought to forming when starting a business. To form a corporation each member has limited liability‚ but the corporation has full liability. Forming a partnership requires at least two people‚ which
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FEATURES OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Limited Liability Company‚ along with other types of business entities‚ as well as business partnerships‚ cooperatives‚ state and municipal unitary enterprise is a commercial organization‚ namely organizations that pursue profit as the main goal of their activities and distributing the profits among the participants. This limited liability is characterized by the fact that the current (operational) management in the company (as opposed to partnerships) is transferred
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iA Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a business structure allowed by state statute. LLCs are popular because‚ similar to a corporation‚ owners have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the LLC. Other features of LLCs are more like a partnership‚ providing management flexibility and the benefit of pass-through taxation. Owners of an LLC are called members. Since most states do not restrict ownership‚ members may include individuals‚ corporations‚ other LLCs and foreign entities
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Brief Overview of Limited Liability Companies Introduction Limited Liability Company (LLC) is often considered as the hybrids of general partnership and corporation. It often referred as a general partnership where the partners have no personal liability and a limited partnership where there is no general partner or a partnership surrounded by a corporate shell (Seipel‚ Tunnell & Zimmermann‚ 1995). The LLC is first adopted in Wyoming in 1977 and then in Florida in 1982. However‚ LLCs
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Chapter # 03 Partnership Q-1 Define Partnership and explain the features of Partnership? Ans. A partnership is the relationship existing between two or more persons who join to carry on a trade or business. Each person contributes money‚ property‚ labor or skill‚ and expects to share in the profits and losses of the business. A partnership must file an annual information return to report the income‚ deductions‚ gains‚ losses‚ etc.‚ from its operations‚ but it does not pay income tax. Instead
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Nature of Partnerships Nature of Partnerships When starting a business‚ it can be with a sole proprietorship‚ a partnership‚ or as a company. A partnership is the most popular and the easiest to form. Partnerships combine individual talents and skills together for a hopefully successful business enterprise venture. Man has realized that it is easier to do something with the help of others than singly. Partners‚ also‚ provide a greater chance of obtaining equity capital for their business venture
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general partnership which created when two or more persons or corporations decide to associate for the purpose of carrying on business under one business name. Liability for debts and responsibilities of the Partnership can be apportioned evenly between all partners (a ’general’ partnership) or unevenly between a main partner and a number of limited or junior partners (a ’limited’ partnership). There is no requirement for a written or formal partnership agreement‚ but many partnerships are created
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Business Partnership Disadvantages • Business partners are jointly and individually liable for the actions of the other partners. • Profits must be shared with others. You have to decide on how you value each other’s time and skills. What happens if one partner can put in less time due to personal circumstances? • Since decisions are shared‚ disagreements can occur. A partnership is for the long term‚ and expectations and situations can change‚ which can lead to dramatic and traumatic split ups
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