Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Fabian inherited some money from his family and decided to open a hardware store on his own. He bought the entire inventory on credit from vendors with the promise of paying them later. He hoped to have good sales when he opened the store because there weren’t any other hardware stores in the area. However, he couldn’t sell most of his stock because there did not seem to be any demand. He knew he wouldn’t be able to pay the creditors from the money the store made. What kind of ownership does Fabian have over his store? What kind of liability is Fabian open to regarding the money owed to his creditors? Fabian has over the store. He has with respect to the money owed to his creditors.

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u. s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Mark knopf is an auditor who has been asked to provide an audit and financial statement certification for a company that is going public on the new york stock exchange. knopf wants to know his personal liability if the company provides him with inaccurate or false information. which of the following sources of law will him answer that question? a. the city ordinances where the company headquarters is located. b. the state constitution of the state where the company is incorporated. c. code of federal regulations. d. all of the above

Acorporation a. can use different depreciation methods for tax and financial reporting purposes b. must use the straight - line depreciation method for tax purposes and double declining depreciation method financial reporting purposes c. must use different depreciation method for tax purposes, but strictly mandated depreciation methods for financial reporting purposes d. can use straight- line depreciation method for tax purposes and macrs depreciation method financial reporting purposes