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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 f
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 f
c. Integrity
d. Integrity
, Short Exercises
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(10 min.) S1-1
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a. Corporation, f limited f partners f of f a f Limited-
liability partnership (LLP) and Limited-liability company (LLC). If
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any of these businesses fails and cannot pay its liabilities,
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creditors cannot force the owners to pay the business’s debts
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from the owners’ personal assets. Creditors can go after the
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general partner of a limited liability partnership.
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b. Proprietorship. There is a single owner of the business, so the f f f f f f f f f f
owner is answerable to no other owner.
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c. Partnership. If the partnership fails and cannot pay its liabilities,f f f f f f f f f
creditors can force the partners to pay the business’s
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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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(5 min.) S 1-2
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1. The entity assumption applies.
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2. Application of the entity assumption will separate Osmond’s f f f f f f f
personal assets from the assets of Simple Treats, Inc. This will
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f help Osmond, investors, and
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