Forms of Business Ownership: Critical Business Skills

Click on a tab below to access specific links related to various types of legal forms, along with issues for consideration:
Sole Proprietorship: Many sources with information regarding sole proprietorships
LLC: Many sources with information regarding limited liability companies (LLC)
Liabilities: Provides information regarding legal forms and liability concerns
Pass-Through Taxation: Take a look at resources to learn more about pass-through taxation, common in sole proprietorships and partnerships
Partnership: Many sources with information regarding general partnerships
Comparisons: Provides compairon information across various business legal forms
Raising Capital: Take a look at how legal form choice impacts the ability to raise capital and the forms of financing
Limited Partnerships: Many sources with information regarding limited partnerships
C Corporation: Many sources with information regarding "C" corporations
California Requirements: Sources to learn about California requirements (regulations, fees, etc.)
Joint & Several Liability: Many articles about the special type of liability exposure when choosing to form a partnership
Income Shifting: Provides links to sources to learn about how income shifting in a corporation can help to reduce tax liabilities
Sub S Corporation: Many sources with information regarding Subchapter "S" corporations
Self Employment Tax: Provides information on self employment tax
Double Taxation: Lists details about pros and cons of double taxation in corporations

Here are resources

Many sources with information regarding sole proprietorships

Many sources with information regarding limited liability companies (LLC)

Provides information regarding legal forms and liability concerns

Take a look at resources to learn more about pass-through taxation, common in sole proprietorships and partnerships

Many sources with information regarding general partnerships

Provides compairon information across various business legal forms

Take a look at how legal form choice impacts the ability to raise capital and the forms of financing

Many sources with information regarding limited partnerships

Many sources with information regarding "C" corporations

Sources to learn about California requirements (regulations, fees, etc.)

Many articles about the special type of liability exposure when choosing to form a partnership

Provides links to sources to learn about how income shifting in a corporation can help to reduce tax liabilities

Many sources with information regarding Subchapter "S" corporations

Provides information on self employment tax

Lists details about pros and cons of double taxation in corporations