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Ch 2: Forms of ownership

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Which form of ownership does not have a legal personality?

Sole Proprietorship

Which form of ownership requires a minimum of three directors?

Public Company

Which form of ownership is solely managed by the owner?

Sole Proprietorship

Which form of ownership requires a trading license and a partnership agreement?

Partnership

Which form of ownership involves reserving a business name and registering the founding statement?

Close Corporation

Which form of ownership does not exist beyond the owner’s participation?

Sole Proprietorship

Which form of ownership requires issuing a prospectus and registering with regulatory bodies?

Public Company

Which form of ownership is managed by directors, requiring at least one?

Private Company

Which form of ownership is governed by a board of directors elected by members?

Co-operative

What does the term 'Capital' refer to in the context of business ownership?

Financial assets or resources provided by owners to establish and operate their business

Which type of business structure has the legal personality separate from its owners?

Corporations

What does 'Continuity' refer to in the business context?

The capacity of a business to continue operations despite owner changes

In terms of liability, what does 'Limited Liability' mean?

Owners are only responsible for the amount they have invested in the business

How are sole proprietors and partnerships taxed?

Based on personal income rates

'Formation Procedure' refers to:

Legal steps required to form a business

'Unlimited Liability' means that:

Owners are personally responsible for all debts

'Legal Personality' refers to which characteristic of a company?

Capacity to have legal identity separate from owners

'Tax' in the context of business ownership depends on:

's legal structure

What does 'Liability' refer to in the context of business ownership?

Owner's responsibility for business debts

What does 'Liability' refer to in the context of business ownership?

The responsibility for business debts based on the legal structure of ownership

What does 'Formation Procedure' refer to?

The legal steps required for a business to be officially formed and begin operations

In terms of taxation, what distinguishes how sole proprietors and partnerships are taxed from corporations?

Corporations pay a flat corporate tax rate while sole proprietors are taxed based on personal income rates

What characteristic allows companies and close corporations (CCs) to enter contracts independently of their owners?

Legal Personality

Which form of ownership offers owners protection by limiting their responsibility for business debts?

Corporation

'Capital' in business ownership refers to:

The financial assets or resources that owners provide to establish and operate their business

'Continuity' in the context of business ownership refers to:

The capacity of a business to continue operations despite changes in ownership

'Tax' in business ownership depends on:

The legal structure of the business

Which form of ownership allows for the existence of a business independently of the owners' status?

Close Corporation (CC)

Which form of ownership requires at least one director for its management?

Private Company (Pty Ltd)

Which form of ownership must have a minimum number of members depending on the type of cooperative?

Co-operative

Which form of ownership involves the issuance of a prospectus and registration with regulatory bodies?

Public Company (Ltd)

Which form of ownership does not depend on the involvement of any particular shareholder for its continuity?

Public Company (Ltd)

Which form of ownership is managed by a board of directors elected by members?

Co-operative

Which form of ownership has limited liability for members and a separate legal personality?

Close Corporation (CC)

Which form of ownership does not exist beyond the owner’s participation?

Sole Proprietorship

Which form of ownership requires a partnership agreement and a trading license for its formation?

Partnership

Which form of ownership is managed solely by the owner?

Sole Proprietorship

Which form of ownership offers limited liability to shareholders and can have an unlimited number of shareholders?

Public Company (Ltd)

In which form of ownership are partners individually and collectively responsible for the entire debt and actions of co-owners?

Partnership

Which form of ownership is the most regulated and requires a minimum of three directors for management?

Public Company (Ltd)

Which form of ownership is more structured than sole proprietorships and partnerships and involves reserving a business name?

Private Company (Pty Ltd)

Which form of ownership has continuity that is independent of the members’ status and is managed by appointed managers?

Close Corporation (CC)

In which form of ownership does the continuity not depend on any particular shareholder but requires a minimum number of members?

Co-operative

Which form of ownership involves issuing a prospectus and registering with regulatory bodies for its formation?

Public Company (Ltd)

What form of ownership has unlimited joint and several liabilities among partners?

Partnership

Which form of ownership is mainly recognized by a trading license as its establishment requirement?

Sole Proprietorship

In which form of ownership are members governed by a board of directors elected by the members themselves?

Co-operative

Which form of ownership has legal personality, limited liability for members, and a taxation rate that is not based on personal income rates?

Corporation

Which form of ownership has legal personality, limited liability for members, and requires a trading license and a partnership agreement for its formation?

Partnership

Which form of ownership has legal personality, continuity, and limited liability for members, but is taxed based on personal income rates?

Close corporation

Which form of ownership has unlimited liability for members, continuity, and requires reserving a business name and registering the founding statement for its formation?

Cooperative

Which form of ownership lacks legal personality, has unlimited liability for members, and requires issuing a prospectus and registration with regulatory bodies for its formation?

Partnership

Which form of ownership lacks legal personality, has unlimited liability for members, and is solely managed by the owner?

Sole proprietorship

Which form of ownership has legal personality, limited liability for members, and must have a minimum number of members depending on the type of cooperative?

Cooperative

Which form of ownership lacks legal personality, has unlimited liability for members, and is managed by a board of directors elected by members?

Cooperative

Which form of ownership has legal personality, limited liability for members, and requires a minimum of three directors?

Close corporation

Which form of ownership lacks legal personality, has continuity, and involves the issuance of a prospectus and registration with regulatory bodies?

Corporation

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