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The Limited Liability Partnership ( Llp )

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The limited liability partnership (LLP) is another type of partnership. LLP is “a partnership consisting of one or more general partners and one or more limited partners” (p. 554). “It was created to limit the personal liability of the partners of "losing their personal assets to only their own acts and omissions and to the acts and omissions of people under their supervision” (Nickels, McHugh, & McHugh, 2013, p. 119). This business form also “allows a partnership to continue as a pass-through entity for tax purposes” (Miller, 2014, p. 554). However, limited liability partnership is not recognized as a legal business structure in every state, unlike the general partnership, In addition, taxing authorities in some states recognize the …show more content…

A large corporation with numerous resources can take benefit of opportunities anywhere in the world. We also find the ability to raise capital through the sale of their stocks and bonds, and they have continuous life, unlike sole proprietorships or partnerships. Another advantage of corporations is the ease of attracting talented employees and the separation of ownership and management. There is also the ease of ownership change, which means that change does not affect management along with a great fringe benefit with fewer taxes.
The disadvantages of corporations include the initial cost of establishing a corporation is expensive, and the process requires more time and money compared to other types. There is also the challenge of the extensive paperwork and more state and federal rules and regulations. They have to comply with many more requirements and administrative documents to demonstrate compliance. We also find double taxation; tax on the income before it can distribute any to stockholders and then stockholders pay income tax on the dividends they receive. Also, the owners need to file both a corporate tax return and an individual tax return. The large corporations sometimes become too inflexible to respond quickly to market changes because of their size and the possible conflict with stockholders and board of directors. Moreover, we find a great difficulty to terminate the business

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