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What are the two ways you can classify a business? |
1. Ownership 2. Activities |
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What are the four types of businesses according to ownership? |
1. Sole Proprietorship 2. Partnership 3. Corporation 4. Cooperative |
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Sole Proprietorship |
1. Owned by only one individual 2. Done for practice of profession 3. Common to small businesses such as grocery stores, repair shops, and beauty parlors 4. TIN of business is TIN of owner |
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What are the advantages of a Sole Proprietorship business? |
1. Simple; easy to start and dissolve 2. Full control of operations 3. All profits go directly to the owner 4. Less regulations 5. Owner is taxed, not the business |
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What are the disadvantages of a Sole Proprietorship business ? |
1. Unlimited Liability 2. Limited Life 3. Difficulty in raising capital |
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What are the steps used in registering a Sole Proprietorship business ? |
1. Register the name with DTI 2. Secure a barangay permit 3. Apply for a municipality permit 4. Register the business with BIR 5. Register the business with GMDs |
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What does DTI stand for? |
Department of Trade and Industry |
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The approved registration from DTI is renewable every __________ |
Five years. |
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The barangay permit and municipality permit is renewable every _________ |
Year. |
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BIR requires a business to pay its registration fee every __________ |
Year. |
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What does GMD stand for? |
Government Mandated Deductions |
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What are examples of GMDs? |
1. Social Security System (SSS) 2. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) 3. Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pagtutulungan sa Kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industria at Gobyerno (Pag-Ibig) |
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Partnership |
1. A business owned by two or more individuals 2. Has a separate legal entity 3. Partners are normally involved in the management and operation of the business |
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Articles of Co-Partnership |
The written agreement between or among partners. |
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What do the Articles of Co-Partnership contain? |
1. Name of partnership 2. Names of partners 3. Place of business 4. Partner's effectivity date 5. Nature of business 6. Investment of each partner and corresponding capital credit 7. Profit and loss sharing 8. Rights, power, and duties of the partners 9. Accounting period 10. Compensation for services offered by partners 11. Dissolution procedures |
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What are the two types of Partnerships? |
1. General Partnerships 2. Limited Partnerships |
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General Partnership |
Each partner is a general partner with unlimited liability. |
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Limited Partnership |
Has at least one general partner among limited partners. The limited partners enjoy limited liability to the extent only of their capital contributions. |
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What does LLP/LLC stand for? |
Limited Liability Partnership/Corporation |
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What does dissolution mean? |
Ending of a partnership but continuation of business, if decided. |
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What are the advantages of a Partnership? |
1. Easier to form than corporations 2. Less regulations compared to corporations 3. Increased potentials from two or more different strengths |
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What are the disadvantages of a Partnership? |
1. Unlimited liability of one or all owners 2. Limited Life 3. High possibility of dispute and conflict |
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What are the steps used in registering a Partnership? |
1. Verify the name with SEC 2. File articles of Co-Partnership with SEC 3. Register the business name with DTI (optional) 4. Secure a barangay permit 5. Apply for a municipality permit 6. Register the business with BIR 7. Register the business with GMDs |
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Corporation |
1. Has five to fifteen incorporators 2. Has a separate legal entity 3. Owners have limited liability and involvement from the operations 4. Issues to its owners or shareholders shares or stocks which are evidenced by stock certificates |
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Incorporators |
People who originally formed the corporation. |
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"An artificial being created by operation of law, having the right of succession and the powers, attributes, and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence." This definition of a corporation is stated where? |
Section 2 of the Corporation Code of the Philippines |
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Board of Directors |
1. Elected by the incorporators 2. Takes control of the corporation's activities 3. Applicable in profit corporations |
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Complete the analogy. Board of Directors : Profit Corporation = ______________ : Non-Profit Corporation |
Board of Trustees |
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Complete the analogy. Shareholders : Profit Corporation = ______________ : Non-Profit Corporation |
Members |
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The existence of a corporation is evidenced by _____________ |
1. Articles of Incorporation 2. By-laws (Both of which are approved by SEC) |
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Articles of Incorporation |
Details the powers and limitations bestowed by the government. |
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What do the Articles of Incorporation contain? |
1. Name of corporation 2. Purpose of corporation 3. Location of principal office 4. Term of existence 5. Name, nationalities, and addresses of incorporators 6. Name of board of directors 7. Authorized share capital 8. Types of shares to be issued and par value per share 9. Subscription amount, subscribers' names, and their corresponding subscriptions 10. Total paid subscriptions of each subscriber |
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By-laws |
Contain provisions for internal administration of the corporation. |
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What do the By-laws of a Corporation contain? |
1. Date, place, and manner of calling the annual shareholders' meeting 2. Manner of conducting meetings 3. Conditions which may warrant special meetings 4. Manner of voting and use of proxies 5. Manner of electing board of directors and the number of directors 6. Term of office of directors 7. Manner of appointing officers 8. Authority and responsibilities of officers 9. Procedures to amend articles of incorporation 10. Procedures to amend by-laws |
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What is the automatic life span of a corporation? |
50 years (although it can be extended). |
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What are the advantages of a Corporation business? |
1. More sources of funds 2. Easy to transfer ownership 3. Liability is limited 4. Unlimited commercial life |
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What are the disadvantages of a Corporation business? |
1. More regulations to be followed 2. Profit is taxed at the corporate tax rate (30%) 3. Costly to incorporate 4. Stockholders are taxed again |
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Authorized Shares |
The maximum number of shares a shareholder may have (although it can be amended and expanded). |
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What are the steps used in registering a Corporation? |
1. Verify business name with SEC 2. Draft articles of incorporation and by-laws 3. Deposit cash collected from subscription 4. File articles of incorporation and by-laws with SEC 5. Register business name with DTI (optional) 6. Secure a barangay permit 7. Apply for a municipality permit 8. Register the business with BIR 9. Register the business with GMDs |
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Cooperative |
1. Owned by a group of individuals at least fifteen in size 2. Members should serve as benefactors and beneficiaries 3. A board of directors and officers are elected to manage business operations 4. Members can become a part of the cooperative by purchasing shares 5. Also has Articles of Cooperation and By-laws 6. Has a "one-member-one-vote" philosophy |
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What are the two types of Cooperatives? |
1. Incorporated 2. Unincorporated |
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What do the By-laws of a Cooperative contain? |
Rules and regulations governing the operation of the cooperative. |
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What do the Articles of Cooperative contain? |
1. Name of the cooperative 2. Purpose of the cooperative 3. Term of existence of the cooperative 4. Amount of share capital 5. Names and residences of its contributors 6. Type of cooperative |
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What are the advantages of a Cooperative business? |
1. Unlimited Life 2. Democratic organization 3. Social equality amongst members |
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What are the disadvantages of a Cooperative? |
1. Big investors may choose to invest their money to other firms where their voting power is equal to their ownership interest. 2. Lack of membership and participation |
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What are the steps used in registering a Cooperativebusiness? |
1. Prepare general statement to help measure the cooperative's chance of success 2. Draft cooperative's by-laws and articles of cooperation 3. Secure bond for accountable officer(s) 4. Register with CDA |
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What does CDA stand for? |
Cooperative Development Authority |
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What are the three types of businesses according to activity? |
1. Service 2. Merchandising 3. Manufacturing |
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Service |
Focuses on providing intangible products. |
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What are the advantages of a service business? |
1. No need for an inventory. 2. Skills can be improved. |
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What are the disadvantages of a service business? |
1. Difficult to value. 2. Less demand during economic downturns. |
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Merchandising |
Products are bought from manufacturers and are sold as it is at an amount higher than the purchase price. |
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Merchandising businesses also refer to ___________ |
Buy and Sell Businesses |
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What are the advantages of a merchandising business? |
1. Good merchandising attracts more customers. 2. Is flexible to changes. |
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What are the disadvantages of a merchandising business? |
1. Profits are highly dependent on prices set by merchandising suppliers. 2. Merchandise inventory may be perishable. |
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Manufacturing |
Materials are bought to create a new product. |
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What are the advantages of a manufacturing business? |
1. There is a continuous demand on manufactured goods. 2. The creation of a manufactured product leads to higher job satisfaction. |
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Why does the creation of a manufactured product lead to higher job satisfaction? |
The manufacturer gets satisfaction knowing that their finished product is something that people need and use. |
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What are the disadvantages of a manufacturing business? |
1. Because of its scope, manufacturing firms are often more labor and capital intensive. 2. The cost of the manufactured products highly depends on the price and availability of raw materials. |
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True or False: Corporation is a business organized by five or more individuals. |
False (It's five to fifteen). |
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True or False: Partnership is suited for the practice of profession. |
True (Corporations and Cooperatives are not). |
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True or False: A Single Proprietorship's income is not taxed. |
True (as a business). |
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True or False: Operations of recreational facilities like movie houses are classified as practice of profession. |
False. |
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A partner who contributed skill, talents, or service to the partnership is called ___________ |
Industrial Partner |