Disparity Between the Different Types of Business Structures Project

Choose which type of business structure would be most appropriate for the situation.

List pros and cons of the recommended structure.

List the steps required for creating this type of business structure.

Include legal considerations and examples of related legal issues, including personal liability and taxes, as well as profit distribution, if applicable.

Week 6 Assignment Template: Business Structure Report
Prepared by: Replace this text with your name.
Date: Replace this text with the submission date.
Walden University
Legal Business Structure Options for Clients
Scenario 1: Karen and Alex
Legal Business Structure Recommendation
For this scenario, the recommended legal business structure is: Replace this text by choosing one of the
following legal structures: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Liability
Corporation, or Corporation
Pros and Cons
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the pros
and cons of the recommended structure.
Requirements
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the steps
required for creating this type of business structure.
Legal Considerations
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), explain any
legal considerations and describe examples of related legal issues, including personal liability and taxes,
as well as profit distribution, if applicable.
Scenario 2: Anika
Legal Business Structure Recommendation
For this scenario, the recommended legal business structure is: Replace this text by choosing one of the
following legal structures: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Liability
Corporation, or Corporation
Pros and Cons
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the pros
and cons of the recommended structure.
Requirements
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the steps
required for creating this type of business structure.
Legal Considerations
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Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), explain any
legal considerations and describe examples of related legal issues, including personal liability and taxes,
as well as profit distribution, if applicable.
Scenario 3: George
Legal Business Structure Recommendation
For this scenario, the recommended legal business structure is: Replace this text by choosing one of the
following legal structures: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Liability
Corporation, or Corporation
Pros and Cons
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the pros
and cons of the recommended structure.
Requirements
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the steps
required for creating this type of business structure.
Legal Considerations
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), explain any
legal considerations and describe examples of related legal issues, including personal liability and taxes,
as well as profit distribution, if applicable.
Scenario 4: Jose
Legal Business Structure Recommendation
For this scenario, the recommended legal business structure is: Replace this text by choosing one of the
following legal structures: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Liability
Corporation, or Corporation
Pros and Cons
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the pros
and cons of the recommended structure.
Requirements
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the steps
required for creating this type of business structure.
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Legal Considerations
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), explain any
legal considerations and describe examples of related legal issues, including personal liability and taxes,
as well as profit distribution, if applicable.
Scenario 5: Deborah and Theo
Legal Business Structure Recommendation
For this scenario, the recommended legal business structure is: Replace this text by choosing one of the
following legal structures: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Liability
Corporation, or Corporation
Pros and Cons
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the pros
and cons of the recommended structure.
Requirements
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), list the steps
required for creating this type of business structure.
Legal Considerations
Replace this text with your response to the following: In 75–150 words (1–2 paragraphs), explain any
legal considerations and describe examples of related legal issues, including personal liability and taxes,
as well as profit distribution, if applicable.
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References
Include appropriately formatted references to at least one supporting source from the Walden Library
or other scholarly academic sources to support your response to each scenario (for a total of at least
five). Please refer to the Writing Checklist for more information.
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Business Structure Report
If you were asked to recommend a legal business structure for someone’s business, do
you feel equipped with the knowledge to provide sound advice? The person asking you
would want to know the benefits and drawbacks of each structure and be able to
determine which one fits the need. They also would want to understand any legal
considerations involved and the steps it would take to create the structure.
For this Assignment, you will have a chance to provide that recommendation by assuming the
role of a junior legal research team member at XYZ Corporation.
The Company has been asked to review several business scenarios for clients regarding
possible business structures. You have been given the task of gathering some introductory
information on the topic, as well as producing a report that reviews the clients’ options for legal
structures for their new companies.
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Your report containing recommendations for appropriate legal structures for the five
clients’ business types. For each scenario, address the following in your report:
Choose which type of business structure would be most appropriate for the situation.
List pros and cons of the recommended structure.
List the steps required for creating this type of business structure.
Include legal considerations and examples of related legal issues, including personal
liability and taxes, as well as profit distribution, if applicable.
Scenario 1
Karen and Alex have worked together to create a concept to form a website
development company. To do this, they have asked three associates to invest their own
money in the business in return for receiving a percentage of the profits. The three
investors will not need to be involved in any of the day-to-day management or
conducting of business in the proposed company. (225–300 words, 3–4 paragraphs)
Scenario 2
A few years ago, Anika started a skateboard company called Wheels Up and she has
run it as a sole proprietorship. Wheels Up has operated successfully, creating a sizable
workforce and management team; however, a market opportunity has surfaced that
could create significant and sustainable growth. Anika wants to change the structure of
her business. She is in negotiations with venture capitalists who are interested in
investing in the company. She also has two employees, Sandra and Geoff, who are so
integral to the company that she wishes they had more of a stake in it. (225–300 words,
3–4 paragraphs)
Scenario 3
George would like to start a landscaping business and call it Landscaping by George.
The business would require the use of heavy equipment, a large truck with a hydraulic
lift, and an open trailer. Because of that, he is fearful of causing an accident and getting
sued. He is mainly concerned about reducing the risk of losing his house and other
personal assets because of something that happens with the business. (225–300
words, 3–4 paragraphs)
Scenario 4
Jose has started a website where he sells products that he designs and produces
himself, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, bumper stickers, and other similar items. He
wants to create a business based off this website and is hoping to do so in the least
complicated way possible. (225–300 words, 3–4 paragraphs)
Scenario 5
Deborah owns a bakery that is best known for her specialty cupcakes. Her most
important ingredients are the gourmet chocolates Theo produces in his candy shop.
They would like to form a business structure together that helps them to market both of
their brands and make consumers aware of the importance of the relationship of their
products. (225–300 words, 3–4 paragraphs)