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Non-Profit Corporation, Commonly used by charitable, educational, and religious

organizations to operate without generating profits.


A non-profit is exempt from taxation.
Any contributions, donations, or revenue received are retained in the entity to
spend on operations, expansion, or future plans.
An S corporation is a tax classification that can protect small-business owners'
assets from double taxation.
An S corp. utilizes pass-through taxation, meaning an owner claims a share of
company profits on their individual tax return.
This ensures profits aren't double-taxed (once under the corporation and again
under the owner).
A business corporation is a legal entity that has separate legal existence from its
shareholders and directors.
Since it has a separate legal existence from its shareholders and directors, they
are generally not personally liable for the debts of the corporation beyond the
amount contributed.
Although it is the shareholders which own a corporation, it is the directors who
manage the day-to-day operations.
A cooperative is an association of persons (organization) that is owned and
controlled by the people to meet their common economic, social, and/or cultural
needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled
business (enterprise). 

The people of the cooperative are those who use its products, supplies, and/or
services.

Profits are also often returned back to the members of the cooperative, however,
9cooperatives are often more focused on services for members than for
investments.

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