In Sole Proprietorship What do you think are I’ve learned why there is a there is only one capital differences of financial difference between the account while in statements of a financial statement of sole partnership, there is more partnership and a sole proprietorship and than one capital account. proprietorship? partnership. In terms of The number of capital Profit and Loss, sole account depends on the proprietor is the only number of partners in the handler of all income and Partnership concern. In profit of the business. sole proprietorship, All the Partnership always shared profit belongs to the owner in agreed ratio. In terms of while on partnership, profit Business Privacy, sole & loss is distributed to the proprietorship acquires all partners’ capital account business information will according to the agreed be discreet by the owner ratio. Balance Sheet of the itself and Partnership sole proprietorship show requires business secrets only one capital account to be opened to every which belongs to the single partner. In Finance, sole owner while in partnership, proprietorship is minimal in the balance sheet shows raising capital fund the balance of the capital because it solely manages amount of each partner the accounts. It would be classified under owner’s comparatively high in equity. Besides the income Partnership. In terms of statement and the balance Duration of Business sheet of a partnership, a Operation, the duration of Statement of Partner’s a sole proprietorship would Equity is also prepared to be uncertain as it depends show the CHANGES in on the stability of sole equity of each partner owner and operator. While since the beginning of the in partnership, it will be year. based on the desire and capacity of the partners. In terms of Decision Making, in sole proprietorship, people can decide quickly and in Partnership, there would always be delay in decision-making because it always depends on the decision and plans of the partners. The partners may agree on What are the different I’ve learned that the any of the following methods of dividing Partnership law provides method or scheme in profits or losses to that profits and losses are distributing profits and partners? to be divided in losses: accordance with the 1. Equally or in other partners agreement. If no agreed ratio (arbitrary agreement is made ratio) between and among the 2. Based on partners’ partners, profits and losses capital contribution are to be divided according a. ratio of original capital to their capital investments contributions. Should the b. ratio of capital balances partners agree to divide at the beginning of the the profits only, losses, if year any are to divided in the c. ratio of capital balances same manner as that of at the end of the year dividing profits. However, d. ratio of average capital should the partners agree balances to divide losses only, 3. By allowing interest on profits, if any shall be partners’ capital and the divided by the partners balance in an agreed ratio according to their capital 4. By allowing salaries to contributions. The ratio in partners and the balance which partnership profits in an agreed ratio and losses are divided is 5. By allowing bonus to the known as the profit and managing partner based loss ratio. on profit and the balance in an agreed ratio 6. By allowing salaries to partners, interest on partners’ capital, bonus to the managing partner and the balance in an agreed ratio (combination of 3 to 5). The partners may agree on What are the different I’ve learned that the any of the following method of dividing Partnership law provides method or scheme in profits or losses to that profits and losses are distributing profits and partner? to be divided in losses: accordance with the 1. Equally or in other partners agreement. If no agreed ratio (arbitrary agreement is made ratio) between and among the 2. Based on partners’ partners, profits and losses capital contribution are to be divided according a. ratio of original capital to their capital investments contributions. Should the b. ratio of capital balances partners agree to divide at the beginning of the the profits only, losses, if year any are to divided in the c. ratio of capital balances same manner as that of at the end of the year dividing profits. However, d. ratio of average capital should the partners agree balances to divide losses only, 3. By allowing interest on profits, if any shall be partners’ capital and the divided by the partners balance in an agreed ratio according to their capital 4. By allowing salaries to contributions. The ratio in partners and the balance which partnership profits in an agreed ratio and losses are divided is 5. By allowing bonus to the known as the profit and managing partner based loss ratio. on profit and the balance in an agreed ratio 6. By allowing salaries to partners, interest on partners’ capital, bonus to the managing partner and the balance in an agreed ratio (combination of 3 to 5).