A business entity is an entity that is formed and administered as per corporate law[Note 1] in order to engage in business activities, charitable work, or other activities allowable. Most often, business entities are formed to sell a product or a service. There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries. These include corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other specifically permitted and labelled types of entities. The specific rules vary by country and by state or province. Some of these types are listed below, by country.
For guidance, approximate equivalents in the company law of English-speaking countries are given in most cases, for example:
- private company limited by shares or Ltd. (United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Commonwealth)
- public limited company (United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Commonwealth)
- limited partnership
- general partnership
- chartered company
- statutory corporation
- state-owned enterprise
- holding company
- subsidiary company
- sole proprietorship
- charitable incorporated organisation (UK)
- reciprocal inter-insurance exchange
However, the regulations governing particular types of entities, even those described as roughly equivalent, differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. When creating or restructuring a business, the legal responsibilities will depend on the type of business entity chosen.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legal_entity_types_by_country
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