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by William Thomas and Wendy M.Tietz Chapters 1 - 12,
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Complete
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,Chapter 1 n
The Financial Statements
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Ethics Check
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(5-10 min.) EC 1-1
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a. Objectivity and independence
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b. Due care n
c. Integrity
d. Integrity
, Short Exercises
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(10min.) S1-1
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a. Corporation, n limited n partners n of n a n Limited-
liability partnership (LLP) and Limited-liability company (LLC). If
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any of these businesses fails and cannot pay its liabilities, creditors
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cannot force the owners to pay the business’s debts from the
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owners’ personal assets. Creditors can go after the general partner
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of a limited liability partnership.
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b. Proprietorship. There is a single owner of the business, so the n n n n n n n n n n
owner is answerable to no other owner.
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c. Partnership. If the partnership fails and cannot pay its liabilities, n n n n n n n n n
creditors can force the partners to pay the business’s
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n from n their n personal n assets. n A partnership affords more
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protection for creditors than a proprietorship because there are
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two or more owners toshare this liability.
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(5min.) S1-2
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1. The entity assumption applies.
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2. Application of the entity assumption will separate Osmond’s n n n n n n n
personal assets from the assets of Simple Treats, Inc. This will
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n help Osmond, investors, and
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