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

The above statement is false.

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.