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Business ownership and law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a legal process that allows selling assets to pay off debts | bankruptcy |
| a written description of the the business and its operations with an analysis of the opportunities and risks it faces | business plan |
| an official document granted by a state giving power to run a corporation | charter |
| a business owned and operated by its user-members for the purpose of suppyling themselves with goods and services | cooperation |
| similar to a patent in that the federal government gives an author the sole right to reproduce, publish, and sell literary or artistic work for the life of the author | copyright |
| a business owned by a group of people and authorized by the state in which it is located to act as though it were a single person | corporation |
| those to whom money is owned | creditors |
| profits distributed to stockholders on a per-share basis | dividends |
| a sales tax that applies only to selected goods and services, such as gasoline | excise tax |
| a tax levied against the profits of business firms and against earning of individuals | income tax |
| business operations and transactions that cross over state lines | interstate commerce |
| business transacted within a state | intrastate commerce |
| a way to limit and control those who plan to enter certain types of business | licensing |
| a business owned by two or more persons | partnership |
| an agreement in which the federal government gives an inventor the sole right for 20 years to make, use, and sell an invention | patent |
| a tax levied on material goods owned | property tax |
| a written authorization for someone to vote on behalf of the person signing the proxy | proxy |
| a tax levied on the retail price of goods and services at the time they are sold | sales tax |
| equal parts of the division of ownership of a corporation | shares |
| a business owned and managed by one person | sole proprietorship |
| owners of a corporation | stockholder |
| a distinquishing name, symbol, or special mark placed on a good or service that is legally reserved for the sole use of the owner | trademark |