Small Business Encyclopedia
Category: Business-structureCorporation
A form of business operation that declares the business as a separate, legal entity guided by a group of officers known as the board of directors
Incorporation
To legally form a corporation
Partnership
A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. The federal government recognizes several types of partnerships. The two most common are general and limited partnerships.
Limited Liability Company
A form of business organization with the liability-shield advantages of a corporation and the flexibility and tax pass-through advantages of a partnership
Limited Liability Partnership
A business organization that allows limited partners to enjoy limited personal liability while general partners have unlimited personal liability
Nonprofit Corporation
A business organization that serves some public purpose and therefore enjoys special treatment under the law. Nonprofit corporations, contrary to their name, can make a profit but can't be designed primarily for profit-making.
Sole Proprietorship
A business that legally has no separate existence from its owner. Income and losses are taxed on the individual's personal income tax return.
Subchapter S Corporation
A special form of corporation that allows the protection of limited liability but direct flow-through of profits and losses
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