A C Corporation is considered an entirely separate entity and those that make up the company such as officers, directors, managers, and shareholders are not personally liable for the acts of the company. This is the main advantage of a C Corporation. A disadvantage is that profits of the corporation are taxed at two different levels. One at the corporate level and then another on the dividends of the shareholders. · Liability-A C Corporation has limited liability in that it is seen as a separate entity from the owners, which in turn protects their personal assets from being taken to pay for the company’s debt or liability losses.
The partners should be of like mind and have a contract that states the percentage of profits, losses, debts and day to day duties that each partner is responsible for. The contract should also state what happens if one of the partners dies or retires. In a partnership you are legally responsible for your partner's actions and can be held labile for these actions. Partnerships report their earnings, losses and deduction for the business operations, but the business itself doesn't pay taxes. The business "passes through" it's earnings or losses to its partners.
The business is not required to file taxes, as the business and owner are considered one. Longevity or continuity: In a sole proprietorship should the owner die the business will typically lose their value. The owner can leave their business to an heir in their will, however there are many tax problems that can arise if the estate is not planned correctly. Control: In a sole proprietorship the owner is the person who has registered the business. This individual is in charge of managing the business, and has all control and makes all decision concerning the business.
LIT1 Task 1 SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP: As the first word in the name suggests there is no distinction between the owner and the business, legally they are viewed as one entity. When it comes to starting a business this option is a perfect one because there is little to no start-up cost and autonomy since it is now your sole responsibility. The main disadvantage to this type of business is that financially the owner may find it hard to start up because any money that I loaned is a personal loan. • LIABILITY – The owner (proprietor) is liable for all debts and profits the business is and vice versa. The business and the owner are one entity so when the business owes on a debt the owner’s personal assets are liable to be taken as payment
If the IRR is less than the WACC, the project should be rejected, as it impoverishes the firm’s owners. If the IRR equals the WACC, it earns only normal profits (i.e., the owners’ opportunity costs) and accepting it is a matter of indifference. In this care the project’s IRR is 18.031 > 11.88%, therefore the IRR rule tells us the same as the NPV rule: this project will enrich the firm’s owners. We note in passing that in more advanced courses in finance you would learn about projects for which this rule cannot be used. Broadly speaking, they are projects whose cash flows changes sign more than once—e.g., from negative to positive to negative again.
Introduction Subsidiary Corporations have the opportunity of special tax treatment that if allowed may offer various benefits to the parent corporation or their shareholders. Respecting the subsidiary status of these corporations may hold large tax consequences or benefits. The tax statuses of these subsidiaries do not represent a black and white issue. Taxpayers and the authority of the IRS hold different interests regarding paying taxes. Taxpayers have the incentive to try to pay as little tax as possible in order to maximize their wealth.
The owner is held personally liable for any debts or obligations of the business and liabilities of any of its employees. Stock cannot be sold in the business and banks are hesitant to lend because of lack of credibility when it comes to repaying if the business fails, so raising money can be tough. * Income Taxes: The owner and the business are one in the same so the business is taxed collectively with the owner’s income. It is the responsibility of the owner to report income, losses and expenses in their personal tax form. * Longevity or continuity of the organization: The life of the business is limited to the life of the owner.
On the other side, for the entity, hiring the same firm as both consultant and auditor can save it audit expense, since the CPA or CPA firm has already known a lot about it when performing consulting, thus decreasing its audit hours. For example, in the case, after receiving the copy of SAS No.50 report, E&Y did not perform any meaningful separate analysis in deciding
Venture Capital is the money provided to new starting businesses that have a great chance of getting a return to the investor for their money. The investor usually gets a say in how the company is run. This capital is for companies that have just started and don’t have enough time or income to show a bank or traditional lenders the history needed to secure a loan or to offer stock in the company.
Business owners can choose from one of several business options that the Internal Revenue Service’s offer in regards to tax (nbea.org, 2007). Antitrust law is to encourage corporate competition by restricting anti-competitive behavior. An example is a monopolization and, agreeing with a competitor on product price fixing. The antitrust laws require that each company establish prices and other terms on its own, without agreeing with a competitor. The government can stop businesses from merging or force businesses to divide into different companies to encourage competition (nbea.org,