Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is a partnership in which some partners or all partners have limited liability. It, therefore, exhibits elements of partnerships and corporations. In an LLP, one partner is,t liable for another partner’s misconduct or negligence.

Understanding the difference between a corporation and a limited liability partnership is crucial for business holders who are deciding to register a partnership corporation as one. This article illustrates the structural, suitability, incorporation, and taxation variations in the two to aid in one of the most crucial decisions of a business.

LLP And Corporation

There are various forms of business structures, LLC and Corporation being one of them. It is essential to know the differences and benefits of several alternatives of business forms. While there may be similarities between a Limited Liability Company and a Corporation in the aspect of alienation of property and limited exposure of risks of the proprietor, limited to the percentage contributed by them, there are differences in their dynamics in India. Here, we specify the differences in structure, protection, asset base, ownership, and taxation. Structure: Members Vs Owners

In the case of Limited Liability Company(LLC), as the name suggests, there is a separation in the management and holders of the company. The members are the contributors to the equity of the company, however, their liability is ring-fenced to the amount contributed. In contrast, a corporation is a business form where a group of people in a corporate form, work as a single entity. They are the owners of the stock or commodities of the company and maybe for the day-to-day management of the company, in cases where there may be no such division of duties between contributors of capital and management.

Incorporation:

A limited liability company is a company with its registration according to Indian laws,  specifically the Indian Companies Act 2013. It is the Companies Act that attention Corporations, as a body incorporated or registered outside India. It, however, doesn’t include Cooperative societies and Government companies Thus, a Limited Liability Company would be amenable to all laws enforced in India that apply to Indian firms, such as SEBI regulations, the Indian Contract Act, etc. Some laws in India may not apply to a corporation out of India unless they specify so.

Suitability

While a Limited Liability Company is a Private Company, adequate for small businesses or manufacturing sector, or a type of business that would want to operate without governmental interference. However, large corporations having their presence over numerous continents often choose to incorporate themselves into a Corporation. It is often seen that municipal and administrative divisions constitute a corporation because of the capacity and intensity of day to day involvement in the running of the organization’s taxation:

The most crucial and defining aspect that segregates a Limited Liability Company from a Corporation is taxation. a domestic Private Limited Liability Company in India is liable to pay twenty-five percent tax on its income for a turnover up to 250 crores and 30 percent beyond that, with additional taxations also applicable if the income crosses the thresholds specified by the Finance Act, amended every year. However, when it comes to corporations, they may liable to taxation as a company – that is a company that is not registered in India and has operatives and control outside India. A foreign company, however, will be taxed only on the income earned in India or that which arises in India.

In addition, there may be differences in legal compliances, expenses, and the processes of setting up, based on where the corporation is intended to be organized. The head office address and place of management may also affect the dynamics of taxation when it comes to international taxation of corporate profits.

While an LLP is adequate for small businesses or the manufacturing sector, Corporations are ideal for bigger or larger businesses. An LLP pays only 25 to 30% tax, depending on turnover, a corporation pays tax like a foreign company.