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A1 Types of Business Entity
A1 Types of Business Entity
A1 Types of Business Entity
BUSINESS
ENTITY
SOLE TRADER
PARTNERSHIP
LIMITED COMPANY
Learning outcomes
of sole
trader The financial results of the business do not
need to be shared publicly.
P •
•
- the duties of individual partners
- the amount of capital to be subscribed by each of the partners.
• - the ways that profit are to be shared
• - the financial arrangements if there are any changes to the
structure of the partnership.
PARTNERSHIP ACT 1890 (UK)
S of partnership
Profits will be shared between partners
company
Potential loss of control to other shareholders