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Milestone 3 Case 6-1 By Susan Westerh

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6-1 Milestone 3: Week 6 Discussion
By Johanna Westerh

Jeb and Josh are best friends who decide to open a sporting goods store that also provides day trips for whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and camping trips. Jeb will provide the money to finance the store and Josh will run the store and split the profits in half. Unfortunately, a customer fell from a raft during a trip and ends up suffering from a head concussion and injuries her spine. And Jeb becomes bankrupt because his other business ventures fail. In conclusion, the business failed. There are three types of business entities: sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations. Sole proprietorships are businesses owned by an individual person. They are easy to form, but are not taxed. Instead the individual business owner is taxed on any monies acquired on behalf of the business (Kubasek, 2012. Partnerships are businesses that are owned by more than one individual owners. The big thing about partnerships is that each partner is personally responsible for the acts of the other partners in the business . (Kubasek, 2012 Corporations are businesses owned by multiple people to include shareholders (Kubasek, 2012). They can sue and be sued and are subject to a host of rules and regulations set forth by the government. …show more content…

Proprietorships
Advantages
a) It is easy to create.
b) The individual owner has full control.
c) The individual owner keeps all the money.
Disadvantages
a) The individual owner is responsible for all losses.
b) The individual owner is limited to personal money and loans when it comes to funding the business.
Partnerships
Advantages
a) It is easy to create.
b) The business income is considered personal income
c) Financial losses can be written off during tax time.
Disadvantages
a) Partners are held personally responsible for the actions of the other partners in the

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