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JDPriestly

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4. An investor does not partner with the corporation.
Reply to EC (Reply #3)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 02:09 AM
Jan 2012

An investor in a corporation and that corporation are, in the eyes of the law, two separate "persons." There are advantages, many advantages in being an investor in and not the owner of a company, especially when it comes to paying the debts of the corporation.

A partner belongs and is a co-owner of a partnership. The partnership (not talking about limited partnerships) is not a separate entity. The partners pay their taxes as individuals, but the partnership is not separately taxed.

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