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partnership

Published on Dec 30, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

partnership

Mr. Melkonian

sole proprietorship

one person owns the business
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partnership

legal arrangement where 2 or more people join together for business

partnership

  • share profit/losses
  • provinces have partnership act, specific to them

partnership accounts

pretty much the same - except for...?

drawings and capital

divided up depending on prior agreement
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advantages of a partnership

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more financial resources

to get the business started

various skill sets

marketing, finance, etc.

decisions without a big group

corporations have a huge chain of command
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doesn't pay its own income tax

avoids double taxation that corporations deal with
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disadvantages

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limited life

death, bankrupt, mentally ill - dissolved
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unlimited liability

unpaid creditor can go after either partner

mutual agency

decisions bound together - one of them can't say the other guy screwed up 
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limited partnerships

mutual agency and unlimited liability make things complicated
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liability becomes restricted to amount he/she invests

creates general/limited partners

general partners

unlimited liability - manage the business
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limited partners

limited liability and a limited role in operations
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partnership agreement

legal contract (pg 582)

partnership agreement

legal contract (pg 582)
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partnership acts

aims to protect people getting to partnerships (provincial)
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if there's no partnership agreement...

profit/losses divided equally - so make sure it's in place!
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apportionment of net income/loss

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salaries

generally people doing more things get more
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interest

depends how much they have put in - agreed upon early
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income/loss sharing ratio

partners may want more if they contribute x or y thing - connections, skills, etc.