Finance

1-2. What are the three principal forms of business orgnanization? What are the advantages of each?  Answer: The three main forms of business organization are:       Proprietorship    Which is an unincorporated business owned by one individul.  Advantages:    It is easily and inexpensively formed       It is subject to view government regulations       It is income is not subject to corporate taxation but is taxed    only as a part of th eproprietor’s personal income.      Disadvantages:    It is difficult for proprietorship to obtain the capital    need for growth       The proprietor has unlimitide personal liability for the    business debts       The life of proprietorship is limited to the life of its founder           Partnership    Exist whenever two or more persons or entities associate to conduct a noncorporate business for profit.  A partnership advantages and disanvantages are similiar to those of a proprietorship. Regarding liablity, the partners can potentially lose of all their personal assets, even assets not invested in the business, because under partnership law , each partner is liable for the business debts. In both regular and limited partnerships at least one partner is liable for the debts of the partnership.       Corporation    Is a legal entity created by state laws, and it is separate and distinc from its owners and managers.  Advantages:    ...
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