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英美公司细分种类（Typesofcompany）

Types of Company

USA:

The following are the main business designations and types

(corporations and non-corporations):

Corp., Inc.(Corporation, Incorporated): used to

denote corporations (public or otherwise). These are

the only terms universally accepted by all 51 corporation chartering agencies in the United States. However in some states

other suffixes may be used to identify a corporation, such as Ltd., Co./Company, or the Italian term S.p.A..

Doing Business As (DBA): denotes a business name used by a person or entity that is

different from the person's or entity's true name. Filing requiments vary and are not permitted for some types of businesses or

professional practices.

General partnership is a partnership in which all the partners are jointly liable for the debts

of the partnership. It is typically created by agreement rather than being created by a public filing.

LLC, LC, Ltd. Co.(limited liability company): a form of business whose owners enjoy

limited liability, but which is not a corporation. Allowable abbreviations vary by state. Note that Ltd. by itself is not a valid

abbreviation for an LLC, because in some states (e.g. Texas), it may denote a corporation instead.

LLLP (limited liability limited partnership): a combination of LP and LLP, available in some

states.

LLP (limited liability partnership): a partnership where a partner's liability for the debts of

the partnership is limited except in the case of liability for acts of professional negligence or malpractice. In some states LLPs

may only be formed for purposes of practicing a licensed profession, typically attorneys, accountants and architects. This is

often the only form of limited partnership allowed for law firms (as opposed to general partnerships).

LP (limited partnership): a partnership where at least one partner has unlimited liability and

one or more partners have limited liability

PLLC(professional limited liability company): Some states do not allow certain

professionals to form an LLC that would limit the liability that results from the services the professionals provide such as

doctors, medical care; lawyers, legal advice; and accountants, accounting services, when the company formed offers the

services of the professionals.

Instead states allow a PLLC or in the LLC statutes, the liability limitation only applies to the business side, such as creditors

of the company, as opposed to the service side, the level of medical care, legal services, or accounting provided to clients.

This is meant to maintain the higher ethical standards that these professionals have committed themselves to by becoming

licensed in their profession and not immune to malpractice suits.

Professional corporations (abbreviated as PC or P.C.) are those corporate entities for which

many corporation statutes make special provision, regulating the use of the corporate form by licensed professionals such as

attorneys, architects, and doctors.

Sole proprietorship: a business consisting of a single owner, not in a separately recognized

business form.

United Kingdom

CIC or community interest company;

Industrial and Provident Society, eg. a Co-operative (which does include Ltd. at the end of

its name) or charity;

General partnership;

LLP or Limited liability partnership;

LP or Limited partnership;

Ltd. or Cyf(Limited): a private company limited by shares, the shares not being traded

publicly;

or Ccc(public limited company): a company whose shares may be traded publicly.

Requires an authorized minimum share capital of ￡50,000, of which it must have allotted shares to the value of at least

￡50,000 and a minimum of 25% must be fully paid up prior to starting business.

Unlimited company: A company either with or without a share capital whose members or

shareholders do not benefit from limited liability should the company ever go into formal liquidation. It is not a requirement

under company law to add or state the word or designation Unlimited or its abbreviations (Unltd., or Ultd.) at the ending of its

legal company name, and most unlimited companies do not. Unlimited companies are exempted from filing accounts with the

Registrar of Companies for public disclosure, subject to a few exceptions (unless the company was a qualified subsidiary or

a parent of a limited company during the accounting period).

Sole proprietorship/Sole trader.