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| − | [[Sole proprietorship]] (or, simply, [[proprietorship]]) is a type of business organization that has one owner who assumes [[unlimited liability]]. That means that this owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt. | + | [[File:Org-forms.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Legal entity]]]][[Sole proprietorship]] (or, simply, [[proprietorship]]) is a type of business organization that has one owner who assumes [[unlimited liability]]. That means that this owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt. |
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | ||
:[[Sole proprietorship]]. A type of business organization that has one owner. This owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt. | :[[Sole proprietorship]]. A type of business organization that has one owner. This owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt. | ||
| − | According to [[Financial Management | + | According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], |
| − | :[[Proprietorship]]. | + | :[[Proprietorship]]. An unincorporated business owned by one individual. |
| − | + | According to [[Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition)]], | |
| + | :[[Sole proprietorship]]. A form of legal organization in which the owner maintains sole and complete control over the business and is personally liable for business debts. | ||
==Related concepts== | ==Related concepts== | ||
*[[Bookkeeping]]. Recording, filing, and retrieving of [[financial data]], as well as producing those [[financial report]]s that are required by laws. | *[[Bookkeeping]]. Recording, filing, and retrieving of [[financial data]], as well as producing those [[financial report]]s that are required by laws. | ||
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*[[Regulatory Сompliance Quarter]]. | *[[Regulatory Сompliance Quarter]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 2 June 2020
Sole proprietorship (or, simply, proprietorship) is a type of business organization that has one owner who assumes unlimited liability. That means that this owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt.
Definitions
According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition),
- Sole proprietorship. A type of business organization that has one owner. This owner is personally liable for paying the business' debt.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Proprietorship. An unincorporated business owned by one individual.
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Sole proprietorship. A form of legal organization in which the owner maintains sole and complete control over the business and is personally liable for business debts.
Related concepts
- Bookkeeping. Recording, filing, and retrieving of financial data, as well as producing those financial reports that are required by laws.
