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There are only four legal structures to form and operate a business.TrueFalse

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The above statement is false.

Step-by-step explanation:

The most common legal structure of business are as follows:

Sole proprietor : It is a form of business in which a business is fully controlled by only one person. He takes all the decision himself . He has unlimited liability. His personal assets are used by the creditors to recover their money

Partnership: It is a form of business in which minimum 2 person come together to form a partnership firm. They share profit and loss as agreed between them. They have a partnership deed . Every partner have unlimited liability .

Limited liability Partnership : This form is recently introduced. This form come under the limited liability 2008. It has separate legal entity.

Corporation: A corporation has a independent legal entity, separate from its owners and has different tax calculation than other structure. The owner of the corporation has limited liability upto their share in corporation

S-Corporation: This business structure is more simple than corporation. It is more beneficial for small owners and also have some tax benefits. S Corporation can also cash accounting system rather than accural method of accounting.

Thus, the statement is false that the legal structure of business is only four.

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