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Autor: Andrzej Stolarski 283
Strony: 283-293
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CHOICE OF THE LEGAL STATUS OF SMES AND ITS TAX AND TAX-LIKE CONSEQUENCES

Summary
Taxpayers deriving income or revenue complain mostly about the unstable law and complicated structure of the tax and non-tax instruments. SMEs expect preferences mostly in the field of the accounting and tax reporting as well as quasi loads, which means mainly insurance premiums discharged. This study shows how the choice of the legal form of the company may affect tax and tax like burdens. The article concentrates on the most popular legal forms chosen by SME entrepreneurs: solo proprietor, partnership, general partnership, limited partnership and limited liability partnership.
The article includes the analysis of the burden deriving from each legal form chosen. In each case author describes also the principles of liability for the obligations and the opportunities for owners to realize the profit. The article shows some of the consequences, according to the author – the most important ones, resulting from the choice of the legal form of the company.