Sole Trader or Limited Company?: The Difference
Introduction – Is Being a Sole Trader a Disadvantage?
At some stage during your business career the question that most of us have to deal with is whether or not to form a limited company.
Often, the desire to incorporate (become a limited company) comes from factors that are less to do with business legislation and more to do with our perception of what a business should be.
For example, ‘businesses feel safer dealing with limited companies, ‘things are more organized in limited companies’, ‘employees don’t like working for non-limited companies’ and of course ‘I will have no debts with limited liability’ etc.
The truth is that some businesses can be more profitable, easily administered & less bureaucratic, and encumbered by less legislation by remaining a sole trader instead of becoming a limited company.
By reading the article, you should get an outline of what is required to run a limited company and you will notice that most of the article concentrates on the limited company as that is the real issue here: “Do You Want to Form a Limited Company?” …lets start at the beginning. The article will outline and compare the legal forms and requirements of:
- A business (i.e. a sole trader, self employed, etc)
- A limited company
- A partnership
- Full partnership
- Limited liability partnership
Article Index
- Sole Trader or Limited Company
- Sole Trader or Limited Company?: A Business
- Sole Trader or Limited Company?: A Company
- Sole Trader or Limited Company?: Partnerships
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