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Forms of Business
Organization
Proprietorship
Partnership
General Partnership
Limited Partnership
LLCs
Corporations
Subchapter S Corporations
Subchapter C Corporations
differently
In some business forms, the owners are liable
to pay taxes on the business income, even if
they did not personally receive any of it
Limited
LLCsPartnerships
Corporations
Sole Proprietorship
Most
Owner
General Partnerships
Similar
Limited Partnerships
Limited
General
Limited
Corporations
Subchapter
S Corporations
tax purposes
Limited to 100 shareholders
No more than 25% of the income can be
passive
A completely separate legal entity from the
shareholders
Liability is limited to investment
Corporations
Subchapter
C Corporations
Corporations
Subchapter
C Corporations
dividend tax)
Shareholders (owners) liability is limited to
investment
Shareholders elect Board of Directors
Easy to transfer interest (ownership) in company
Limited liability, ease of transfer and lack of
personal tax liability for the income of the
company make this the most popular form with
investors