The founders of a business have several business entity types from which to choose. In the Types of Business Entities course, we describe the essential elements of the sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, C corporation, limited liability company, and S corporation, and note the circumstances under which they will be most suitable. This course is designed for the person who needs to quickly gain an understanding of each business type, and which one works best for a given situation.
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business entity
- Identify the formulation of tax basis for the partners in a partnership
- Describe the tax treatment when a partner sells his or her interest in a partnership
- List what types of businesses would qualify to be a personal services corporation
- Recognize which expenses are considered to be start-up expenses
- Recall why certain business entities are allowed dividends received deduction
- Determine how a business entity can lose its S corporation status
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Steven Bragg, CPA, is the founder of AccountingTools, Inc. He is the author of more than 300 business books and courses, including the best sellers Cost Accounting Fundamentals, The CFO Guidebook, Closing the Books, Payroll Management, and The GAAP Guidebook. He has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance degree from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Away from work, Steve has been a two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club and has climbed five of the seven continental high points, the 100 highest peaks in Colorado, the 100 highest peaks in New England, and all 50 of the state high points of the United States. He has also solo mountain biked the 483-mile Colorado Trail - both ways. He is an expert alpine skier, trail running author of Run the Rockies, and a PADI-certified Master Diver.
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