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Answer:
Disadvantages of a partnership include that: the liability of the partners for the debts of the business is unlimited. each partner is 'jointly and severally' liable for the partnership's debts; that is, each partner is liable for their share of the partnership debts as well as being liable for all the debts.
Explanation:
Explanation:
PARTNER SHIP:
WHEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE ARE IN BUSINESS TOGETHER IT IS CALLED A PARTNERSHIP. A PARTNER ACTING ALONE IN THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS BINDS THE OTHER PARTNERS.
ADVANTAGES OF PARTNERSHIP:
◇ TWO HEADS OR MORE ARE BETTER THAN ONE.
◇ YOUR BUSINESS IS EASY TO ESTABLISH AND START- UP COSTS ARE LOW.
◇ MORE CAPITAL IS AVAILABLE FOR THE BUSINESS.
◇ YOU'LL HAVE GREATER BORROWING CAPACITY.
◇ HIGH- CALIBRE EMPLOYEES CAN BE MADE PARTNERS.
◇ PARTNERS BUSINESS AFFAIRS ARE PRIVATE.
◇ IT'S EASY TO CHANGE YOUR LEGAL STRUCTURE LATER IF CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE.
DISADVANTAGES OF PARTNERSHIP:
◇ THE LIABILITY OF THE PARTNERS FOR THE DEBTS OF THE BUSINESS IS UNLIMITED.
◇ THERE IS A RISK OF DISAGREEMENTS AND FRICTION AMONG PARTNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
◇ EACH PARTNER IS AN AGENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND IS LIABLE FOR ACTIONS BY OTHER PARTNERS.
◇ IF PARTNERS JOIN OR LEAVE, YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO VALUE ALL THE PARTNERSHIP ASSETS AND THIS CAN BE COSTLY.