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Chapter 12, Problem 1E
Determine whether each characteristic describes a general partnership (GP), limited liability company (LLC), both, or neither.
_______ a. Must pay a business (corporate) income tax.
_______ b. When the business cannot pay its debts, creditors can take the owners’ personal assets.
_______ c. All owners can have management duties.
_______ d. The owners are often referred to as members.
_______ e. Ownership is split among two types of owners: general and limited partners.
_______ f. Owners have limited liability.
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