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An entity is an individual, organization, or object that is considered to be separate and distinct. In business or legal contexts, an entity can refer to a company, corporation, or institution that has its own legal existence.
Yes, but it is not a separate legal entity, it is not separate from the owner, like a corporation is.
what is a separate legal entity for a corporation?
In the case of Salomon v. Salomon, the House of Lords established the principle of separate legal personality, which means that a company is considered a separate legal entity from its shareholders. This means that the company can enter into contracts, own assets, and be liable for debts independently of its owners.
A legal entity is normally formed with formal registration (eg commercial registeratin) which is governed by an established law. However a consolidated entity is a REPORTING entity to provide users of financial statements with information about a legal entity (parent company) plus the financials of other entities (with separate legal entities) under their control.
A corporation is an institution recognised a separate legal entity distinct from its members.
The crux of the case is whether a company created by Solomon was a distinct legal entity from Solomon or both company and Solomon are one and the same person and Solomon has shown himself and his company a separate legal persons just to defraud the creditors of the company who invested money into his company. In this case the House of Lord gave judgement in favor of Solomon stating Solomon and his Company both are separate legal entity.
A business organized as a separate legal entity owned by stockholders is a partnership.
YES!
No, a partnership firm has no legal entity. Registering the partnership firm means registering the partnership relation. firm has no separate legal entity.
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