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BUSINESS OWNERSHIP :SOLE PROPRIETOR, PARTNERSHIPS AND
CORPORATIONS
Smaka Mathibela, University of Johannesbug, BEd,Mba
International Business(Bradford)
Visiting Fellow, Birmingham City UniversityVisiting Professor, Shenzhen University
MBA1034 GOVERNANCE, LAW & ETHICS
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Acknowledgements
• This power point slide have been reproduced by SL Mathibela with several sources of this presentation which is available on the last slide of this presentation.
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1. Open Discussion
• Rocco R. Vanasco, (1996),"Auditor independence: an international perspective", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 11 No.: 9 pp. 4- 48
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Entrepreneurship: Ideas in Action© Cengage Learning/South-Western
Chapter Chapter
Section 2: Forms of Business Ownership
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Evaluation Criteria
• Tax consideration• Liability exposure• Start-up and future
capital requirement• Control• Managerial ability• Business goals• Management succession
plans• Cost of formation
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Measures taken by Govt.1. Protective Measures
• Products reserved for exclusive production• Concessions in excise, sales tax• Govt. gives preference to products by SSI
2. Promotional Measures• Imported raw materials are provided at reasonable rates• Development of industrial estates to provide sheds to SSI• Extension of price preference to products by SSI• Preference given to SSI in land allocation• Technical assistance by Central Small Industries Orgn• Financial assistance by banks and public financial
institutes.
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Chapter 7 Slide 7
Lesson 7.2
Choose a Legal Form of Business
Objective:
Students will be able to:• Discuss advantages and disadvantages of a sole
proprietorship, partnership, and corporationS.
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Overview• Introduction to business ownership• Sole proprietorship• Partnership• Corporations• Corporations and the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act• Other Forms of ownership
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Factors to Choice of Ownership
1. Nature of Business
2. Size and Area of Operations
3. Degree of Control Desired
4. Amount of Capital Required
5. Degree of Risk Involves
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• Choice of Suitable form of ownership – A Crucial Decision
• The form of ownership determines the -• Division of Profits• Extent of liability• Extent of Risk• Division of Power• Control of Owner• Long term commitment, cannot be altered easiliy
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Ideal Form of Ownership
1. Ease of Formation
2. Sufficient Finances
3. Limited Liability
4. Transferability of Interest
5. Efficient Management
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Ideal Form of Ownership – Contd.
6. Continuity and Stability
7. Flexibility of Operations
8. Minimum Govt. Control
9. Retention of Business Secrets
10. Low Tax Burden
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Choosing a Form of Ownership• There is no one “best” form of
ownership.• The best form of ownership depends on
an entrepreneur’s particular situation.• Key: Understanding the characteristics
of each form of ownership and how well they match an entrepreneur’s business and personal circumstances.
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Factors Affecting the Choice• Tax considerations• Liability exposure• Start-up and future capital
requirements• Control• Managerial ability• Business goals• Management succession plans• Cost of formation
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Major Forms of Ownership
• Sole Proprietorship• Partnership• Corporation• S Corporation• Limited Liability Company• Joint Venture
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2.1 SOLE
PROPRIETORSHIP
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Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneur: A person who forms and operates a new business either by himself or herself or with others
• Sole proprietorship: A form of business in which the owner is actually the business– The business is not a separate legal entity– Sole proprietor: The owner of a sole
proprietorship
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Creation of a Sole Proprietorship
• No federal or state government approval is required
• D.b.a. (doing business as): A designation for a business that is operating under a trade name
• Fictitious business name statement (certificate of trade name)– A document that is filed with the state that
designates:• A trade name of a business• The name and address of the applicant• The address of the business
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Advantages of the Sole Proprietorship• Simple to create• Least costly form to begin• Profit incentive• Total decision making authority• No special legal restrictions• Easy to discontinue
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Disadvantages of the Sole Proprietorship
• Unlimited personal liability• Limited skills and capabilities• Feelings of isolation• Limited access to capital• Lack of continuity of the
business
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Personal Liability of a Sole Proprietor• Unlimited personal liability: The
personal liability of a sole proprietor for the debts and obligations of a sole proprietorship
• Taxation of a sole proprietorship– A sole proprietorship does not pay taxes at
the business level– A sole proprietor has to file tax returns and
pay taxes to state and federal governments
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Exhibit 1 - Sole Proprietorship
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2.2 PARTNERSHIP
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Partnership
• An association of two or more people who co-own a business for the purpose of making a profit.
• Always wise to create a partnership agreement.
• The best partnerships are built on trust and respect.
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Types of Partners• General partners
– Take an active role in managing a business.– Have unlimited liability for the partnership’s
debts.– Every partnership must have at least one
general partner.• Limited partners
– Cannot participate in the day-to-day management of a company.
– Have limited liability for the partnership’s debts.
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Advantages of the Partnership• Easy to establish• Complementary skills of partners• Division of profits• Larger pool of capital• Ability to attract limited partners• Minimal government regulation• Flexibility• Taxation
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Disadvantages of the Partnership• Unlimited liability of at least one partner• Capital accumulation• Difficulty in disposing of partnership
interest without dissolving the partnership
• Lack of continuity• Potential for personality and authority
conflicts• Partners bound by law of agency
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Limited Partnership
• A partnership composed of at least one general partner and one or more limited partners.
• A general partner in this partnership is treated exactly as in a general partnership.
• A limited partner has limited liability and is treated as an investor in the business.
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General Partnership• An association of two or more persons to
carry on as co-owners of a business for profit [UPA Section 6(1)]– General partners (partners): Persons liable
for the debts and obligations of a general partnership
• Uniform Partnership Act (UPA): A model act that codifies partnership law– Most states have adopted the UPA in whole
or in part
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Formation of a General Partnership• To qualify as a general partnership
under the UPA a business must be–An association of two or more
persons–Carrying on a business–As co-owners–For profit
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Name of a General Partnership
• A general partnership must file a fictitious business name statement with the appropriate government agency to operate under a trade name
• General partnership agreement–A written agreement that partners
sign to form a general partnership
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Taxation of General Partnerships• Flow-through taxation
– The income and losses of partnership flow onto and have to be reported on the individual partners’ personal income tax returns
• Right to participate in management– Each partner has a right to participate in the
management of a partnership and has an equal vote on partnership matters• Unless otherwise agreed
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Right to Share in Profits The right to share in the earnings from the
investment of capital Unless otherwise agreed
Right to an accounting Action for an accounting: A formal judicial
proceeding in which the court is authorised to Review the partnership and the partners’
transactions Award each partner his or her share of the
partnership assets
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Contract Liability of General Partners
• General partners have unlimited personal liability for contracts of the partnership
• Under the UPA– General partners have joint liability for the
contracts and debts of the partnership– Joint liability: Liability of partners for contracts
and debts of the partnership• A plaintiff must name the partnership and all of the
partners as defendants in a lawsuit
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Uniform Limited Partnership Act• Contains a uniform set of provisions
for the formation, operation, and dissolution of limited partnerships
• Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (RULPA)–Provides a more modern,
comprehensive law for the formation, operation, and dissolution of limited partnerships
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Formation of a Limited Partnership
• Certificate of limited partnership: A document that two or more persons must execute and sign that makes a limited partnership legal and binding– Under RULPA, two or more persons must execute
and sign the certificate– The certificate of limited partnership must be filed
with• The secretary of state of the appropriate state• The county recorder in the county or counties in which
the limited partnership carries on business, if required by state law
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Limited Partnership Agreement
• A document that sets forth:–The rights and duties of
general and limited partners–The terms and conditions
regarding the operation, termination, and dissolution of a partnership, and so on
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Liability of General and Limited Partners
• Unlimited liability of general partners– The unlimited personal liability of general partners
of a limited partnership for the debts and obligations of the general partnership
• Limited liability of limited partners– The limited liability of limited partners of a limited
partnership only up to their capital contributions to the limited partnership
– Limited partners are not personally liable for the debts and obligations of the limited partnership
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2.3CORPORATION
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Corporation• A separate legal entity from its owners.• Types of corporations:
– Domestic – a corporation doing business in the state in which it is incorporated.
– Foreign – a corporation doing business in a state other than the state in which it is incorporated.
– Alien – a corporation formed in another country but doing business in the United States.
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CorporationsCertificate of IncorporationNameStatement of purposeTime horizonNames and addresses of incorporatorsPlace of businessCapital stock authorization’Capital required at time of incorporationProvisions for preemptive rightsRestrictions on transfering sharesNames and addresses of officersBy-laws
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An S Corporation
A corporation that retains the legal characteristics of a regular C corporation but has the advantage of being taxed as a partnership if it meets certain criteria:
Domestic US corporation No nonresident alien stockholder One class of common stock Limit shareholders No more than 100 shareholders Less than 25% of gross revenues passive
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S Corporation• Highly profitable service companies with large
number of shareholders for whom profits are compensation or retirement benefits
• Fast-growing companies that must retain earnings to finance growth
• Corporations in which the loss of benefits exceed tax savings
• Corporations with sizable net operating losses
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S Corporation
AdvantagesAll of advantages of a regular C corporationSingle taxationAvoids tax on appreciation of asset soldPay SSS for employeesDifferent lines of businesses as subsidiaries,
simpler tax filing
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Corporation CONT…Types of corporations:• Publicly held – a corporation that has a
large number of shareholders and whose stock usually is traded on one of the large stock exchanges.
• Closely held – a corporation in which shares are controlled by a relatively small number of people, often family members, relatives, or friends.
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Advantages of the Corporation
• Limited liability of stockholders• Ability to attract capital• Ability to continue indefinitely• Transferable ownership
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Disadvantages of the Corporation
• Cost and time of incorporation process• Double taxation• Potential for diminished managerial
incentives• Legal requirements and regulatory “red
tape”• Potential loss of control by founder(s)
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S Corporation
LiquidatingPay all taxes and debtsObtain written approval of shareholders to
dissolve companyFile statement of intent to dissolve with secretary
of stateDistribute all remaining assets
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Shareholders OF Corp…• Straight voting: A system in which each
shareholder votes the number of shares he or she owns on candidates for each of the positions open
• Cumulative voting: A system in which a shareholder can accumulate all of his or her votes and vote them all for one candidate or split them among several candidates
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Shareholders Dividends
• Dividend: A distribution of profits of the corporation to shareholders
• Piercing the corporate veil: A doctrine that says if a shareholder dominates a corporation and uses it for improper purposes, a court of equity can disregard the corporate entity and hold the shareholder personally liable for the corporation’s debts and obligations
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Franchise Agreement in corporation
• An agreement that a franchisor and franchisee enter into that sets forth the terms and conditions of a franchise
• Liability of franchisors and franchisees– The franchisor deals with the franchisee as an
independent contractor• Franchisees are liable on their own contracts and
are liable for their own torts• Franchisors are liable for their own contracts and
torts
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Chapter 7 Slide 52
Advantages of Incorporation
• Personal liability is limited to the amount of money each shareholder invested in the company.
• Personal assets of shareholders are protected.
• Corporations can raise money by selling stock.
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Exhibit 7 - License
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Core Readings of licensing• Baron, David P.(2013) Business and its environment, 7th
Edition, Pearson, Ch.14• Cheeseman, Henry R.(2013) Business law, 8th Edition,
Prentice Hall. Ch.14-16• Barringer, Bruce R. & Ireland, R. Duane, 2011
Entrepreneurship – Successfully launching new ventures 4th edition, Pearson.
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QUESTIONS?
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ADDITIONAL REFERENCE
Rocco R. Vanasco, (1996),"Auditor independence: an international perspective", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 11 No.: 9 pp. 4- 48