Pittsburgh Start-Up or Small Business Sole Proprietors
Selecting a Sole Proprietorship as your Tax Entity?
Need Sole Proprietorship Business Tax Returns Prepared or Tax Planning Guidance?
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Most small businesses operate as sole proprietorships. This is the simplest form of organization and allows the single owner to have sole control and responsibility. Some advantages of the sole proprietorship are less paperwork, a minimum of restrictions, owner retention of all the profits, and ease in discontinuing the business.
Disadvantages include unlimited personal liability for all debts and liabilities of the business, limited ability to raise capital, and termination of the business upon the owner’s death.
You should note that a small business owner might very well select the sole proprietorship at the beginning. Later, if the owner succeeds and feels the need, he or she may decide to form a partnership or corporation.

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