McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 2019 Edition
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ISBN: 9781259918391
Author: Professor, Brian C. Spilker
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 1DQ
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List the most common legal entities that are used for operating a business. Discuss how these entities are similar and different for state law purposes.
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The following are the most common legal entities that are used for operating a business:
- Corporations.
- Limited liability Companies (LLCs).
Partnerships .- Sole Proprietorships.
The following are the similarity of the above entities for state law purposes:
- The state laws protect all the members or owners of Corporations and LLCs from personal legal entities.
- Corporations, Limited liability Companies (LLCs), and Partnerships are identified as business entities for state law purposes.
The following are the differences among the above entities for state law purposes:
- The legal rights and responsibilities, and number of owners of each entity are different from other.
- The tax rule to determine tax on the entities and their owners are different from each other.
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