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A business entity is an entity that is formed and administered as per corporate law^{[Note 1]} in order to engage in business activities, charitable work, or other activities allowable. Most often, business entities are formed to sell a product or a service.^{[citation needed]} There are many types of business entities defined in the legal systems of various countries. These include corporations, cooperatives, partnerships, sole traders, limited liability companies and other specifically permitted and labelled types of entities. The specific rules vary by country and by state or province. Some of these types are listed below, by country.

For guidance, approximate equivalents in the company law of English-speaking countries are given in most cases, for example:

private company limited by shares or Ltd. (UK, Ireland and the Commonwealth)
public limited company (UK, Ireland and the Commonwealth)
limited partnership
general partnership
chartered company
statutory corporation
state-owned enterprise
holding company
subsidiary company
sole proprietorship
charitable incorporated organisation (UK)
reciprocal inter-insurance exchange

However, the regulations governing particular types of entities, even those described as roughly equivalent, differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. When creating or restructuring a business, the legal responsibilities will depend on the type of business entity chosen.^[1]

Albania[edit]

Foreign and domestic investors have a range of opportunities to organize their business in Albania. They can either establish and register a business organization or establish and register a branch or representative office.^[2] The registration of foreign entities, since 1 September 2007, had been carried out at the National Registration Center, which aimed to implement the "one stop shop" system. Law No. 131/2015 dated 26 November 2015^[3] made possible the creation of the National Business Center (QKB), whose purpose was to simplify the procedures of doing business in the country by enabling registration and licensing procedures in a single institution. As a result, the National Registration Center and the National Licensing Center were abolished.^[4]

Sh.p.k. (Shoqëri me përgjegjësi të kufizuar): ≈ Ltd. (UK); a business entity established by one or several natural or legal persons;
Sh.A. (Shoqëri Aksionere): ≈ PLC (UK); a company whose capital is divided into shares signed by its founders;
Shoqëri komandite: ≈ limited partnership; the liability of at least one partner is limited to the value of their contribution;
Shoqëri kolektive: ≈ general partnership; the liability of the company's partners before its creditors is unlimited;
Degë: ≈ subsidiary; entities created by a parent company that carry the same legal presence as the company;
Zyrë e përfaqësimit: ≈ representative office; business offices where a company's activities can operate from that are not intended to generate revenue.

Argentina[edit]

S.A.S (Sociedades de Acciones Simplificadas)
S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK)
S.R.L. (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK): ≈ limited liability company^[5] (USA)
S.C.S. (Sociedad en Comandita Simple): ≈ limited partnership
S.C.p.A. (Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones): limited partnership with shares
Soc.Col. (Sociedad Colectiva): ≈ general partnership (USA)
S.C.e I. (Sociedad de Capital e Industria)
S.E. (Sociedad del Estado): ≈ state-owned enterprise
S.G.R. (Sociedad de Garantía Reciproca)^[6]^[7]

Australia[edit]

LLP (Limited liability partnership): partnerships are governed on a state-by-state basis in Australia. In Queensland, a limited liability partnership is composed of at least one general partner and one limited partner. It is thus similar to what is called a limited partnership in many countries.
ILP (Incorporated limited partnership): used for venture capital investments comes in four types: Venture Capital Limited Partnership (VCLP), Early-stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership (ESCVLP), Australian Venture Capital Fund of Funds (AFOF), Venture Capital Management Partnership (VCMP).[8]
Inc. (Incorporated): restricted to non-profit associations
Ltd. (Limited): ≈ plc (UK). The suffix Ltd. may also be used by a private company limited by guarantee, such as a charity or university (these may obtain dispensation from the Registrar of Companies to operate without the suffix).
NL (No liability): A type of mining, speculative, or research company with no right to call up the unpaid issue price of shares.
Pty. Ltd. (Proprietary Limited Company): ≈ Ltd. (UK) ATF Trust. In Australia companies can act as a trustee for a trust.
Pty. (Unlimited Proprietary) company with a share capital: A company, similar to its limited company (Ltd., or Pty. Ltd.) counterpart, but where the liability of the members or shareholders is not limited.
Trust ^[9]
Indigenous Corporation under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 ("CATSI Act"),^[10] administrated by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Austria[edit]

Gen (Genossenschaft; types: Erwerbs- und Wirtschaftsgenossenschaft): ≈ cooperative
Privatstiftung: ≈ private foundation
Verein: ≈ nonprofit association
European business entities
- Europäische Gesellschaft (SE)
- Europäische Genossenschaft (SCE)
e.U. (eingetragenes Einzelunternehmen): ≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US)
Kapitalgesellschaften: ≈ companies
- AG (Aktiengesellschaft): ≈ plc (UK). Minimum capital €70,000.
- GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung): ≈ Ltd. (UK). Minimum capital €35,000.
Sparkasse ≈ Mutual savings bank ^[11]
Personengesellschaften: ≈ partnerships
- unincorporated (i.e. unregistered and without legal personality):
  - stG (stille Gesellschaft): ≈ partnership by estoppel (i.e., no partnership agreement)
  - GesbR (Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen Rechts): ≈ partnership by contract (i.e., formed by partnership agreement); statutes and regulations concerning Austrian companies, especially with regards to the companies register (Firmenbuch), do not apply.
- incorporated (i.e. registered and with legal personality):
  - OG (offene Gesellschaft): ≈ general partnership
  - KG (Kommanditgesellschaft): ≈ limited partnership
    - GmbH & Co. KG: KG in which a GmbH is the general partner.
Obsolete:
- Erwerbsgesellschaft: small-sized partnerships (not qualifying as OG or KG, respectively. Converted into OGs or KGs as of 1. 1. 2007)
  - OEG (Offene Erwerbsgesellschaft): small general partnership
  - KEG (Kommanditerwerbsgesellschaft): small limited partnership

See also help.gv.at (Austrian government site, in German)

Belarus[edit]

Name in Belarusian	Name in Russian	Type	Note
Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства, ААТ	Открытое акционерное общество, ОАО	≈ plc (UK), open
Закрытае акцыянернае таварыства, ЗАТ	Закрытое акционерное общество, ЗАО	≈ plc (UK), closed
Індывідуальны прадпрымальнік	Индивидуальный предприниматель	sole proprietorship	does not possess legal personality
Прыватнае унітарнае прадпрыемства, ПУП	Частное унитарное предприятие, ЧУП	private unitary enterprise
Таварыства з абмежаванай адказнасцю, ТАА	Общество с ограниченной ответственностью, ООО	≈ Ltd. (UK)

Belgium[edit]

Dutch, French or German names may be used.

Dutch	French	Approximate explanation
private stichting	fondation privée	Private foundation
stichting van openbaar nut	fondation d'utilité publique	Public foundation
economisch samenwerkingsverband (ESV)	groupement d'intérêt économique (GIE)	Economic interest grouping (joint venture)
stille handelsvennootschap	société interne	contractual joint venture (No JV company is created)
tijdelijke handelsvennootschap	société momentanée	equity joint venture (JV company is created)
vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW)	association sans but lucratif (ASBL)	German: Vereinigung ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht (VoG) Nonprofit association
vereniging in deelneming	société en participation (SEP)	Equity partnership
feitelijke vereniging	société de fait	De facto partnership, partnership by estoppel
eenmanszaak	entreprise individuelle	Sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US)
vennootschap onder firma (VOF)	société en nom collectif (SNC)	General partnership
gewone commanditaire vennootschap (Comm. V.)	société en commandite simple (SCS)	Limited partnership
commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen (Comm. VA)	société en commandite par actions (SCA)	Publicly traded partnership
besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (BVBA)	société privée à responsabilité limitée (SPRL)	Private limited liability company
besloten vennootschap (BV)	société responsabilité limitée (SRL)	Private limited company
eenpersoons besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (EBVBA)	société privée à responsabilité limitée unipersonnelle (SPRLU)	single member limited company
Naamloze vennootschap (NV)	societé anonyme (SA)	Public limited company (UK)
coöperatieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (CVBA)	société coopérative à responsabilité limitée (SCRL)	Limited liability cooperative
coöperatieve vennootschap met onbeperkte aansprakelijkheid (CVOA)	société coopérative à responsabilité illimitée (SCRI)	Unlimited liability cooperative

Following changes to the Code of Companies and Associations, the term "Private limited liability company" (BVBA/SPRL) automatically became "Private limited company" (BV/SRL),^[12]^[13] as a part of harmonising legal entity types within the European Union.

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

d.d. (dioničko društvo): ≈ plc (UK) ≈ AG (Germany)
a.d. (akcionarsko društvo): ≈ plc (UK) ≈ AG (Germany)
d.n.o. (društvo s neograničenom solidarnom odgovornošću): ≈ general partnership
d.o.o. (društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću): ≈ Ltd. (UK) ≈ GmbH (Germany)
k.d. (komanditno društvo): ≈ limited partnership
s.p. (samostalni preduzetnik): ≈ Sole proprietorship (UK)

Brazil[edit]

Sociedade limitada (Ltda.): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
S.A. (Sociedade anônima): ≈ plc (UK)
Sociedade simples: ≈ PLLC
Sociedade em comandita simples: ≈ ordinary limited partnership
Sociedade em nome coletivo: ≈ general partnership
Sociedade em conta de participação: ≈ general partnership
Sociedade em comum: ≈ general partnership
Cooperativa ≈ cooperative
Empresa individual (firma individual): ≈ individual proprietorship / sole proprietorship
Empresa Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRELI): Same as Ltd., but without partners.
Micro empreendedor individual: ≈ individual enterprise
Empresa pública: ≈ Government-owned corporation
Sociedade de economia mista: ≈ Government-owned corporation
Associação em sentido estrito (sem finalidade lucrativa): ≈ nonprofit association
Organização não governamental: ≈ nonprofit association
Organização da sociedade civil de interesse público: ≈ nonprofit association
Organização social: ≈ nonprofit association
Serviços sociais autônomos: ≈ nonprofit association
Fundação privada: ≈ private foundation
Fundação pública: ≈ public foundation

Brunei[edit]

There are three main types of business entity in Brunei, namely sole proprietorship, partnership and company.^[14]

A private company contains the term "Sendirian Berhad" or "Sdn. Bhd." as part of its name; for a public company "Berhad" or "Bhd." is used.^[15]

Bulgaria[edit]

AD / АД (aktsionerno drujestvo / акционерно дружество): joint stock company ≈ plc (UK)
ADSITs / АДСИЦ (aktsionerno druzhestvo sus spetsialna investitsionna tsel / акционерно дружество със специална инвестиционна цел): real estate investment trust
EAD / ЕАД (ednolichno aktsionerno druzhestvo / еднолично акционерно дружество): type plc
EOOD / ЕООД (ednolichno druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost / еднолично дружество с ограничена отговорност): type of OOD with a single member
ET / ЕТ (ednolichen turgovetz / едноличен търговец): sole proprietorship
OOD / ООД (drujestvo s ogranichena otgovornost / дружество с ограничена отговорност): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
KD / КД (komanditno druzhestvo / командитно дружество): ≈ limited partnership
KDA / КДА (komanditno druzhestvo s aktzii / командитно дружество с акции): limited partnership with shares
SD / СД (subiratelno druzhestvo / събирателно дружество): ≈ general partnership, but having legal personality

Cambodia[edit]

SP (Sole Proprietorship)
GP (General Partnership)
LP (Limited Partnership)
SM Pte Ltd. (Single Member Private Limited Company):
Pte Ltd. (Private Limited Company): ≈ [private limited company (Ltd.)] (UK)
Plc Ltd. (Public Limited Company): ≈ plc (UK)
PEEC (Public Establishment with Economic characteristics)
State Company: ≈ plc
State Joint Venture Company: ≈ plc
Import Export Co., Ltd

Canada[edit]

In Canada entities can be incorporated under either federal or provincial (or territorial) law.

The word or expression "Limited", Limitée, "Incorporated", Incorporée, "Corporation" or Société par actions de régime fédéral or the corresponding abbreviation "Ltd.", Ltée, "Inc.", "Corp." or S.A.R.F. forms part of the name of every entity incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (R.S., 1985, c. C-44). ≈ Ltd. or Plc (UK)

As an exception, entities registered prior to 1985 may continue to be designated Société commerciale canadienne or by the abbreviation S.C.C.

Under the Canada Cooperatives Act (1998, c. 1), a co-operative must have the word "cooperative", "co-operative", "coop", "co-op", coopérative, "united" or "pool", or another grammatical form of any of those words, as part of its name.

Unlike in many other Western countries, Canadian businesses generally only have one form of incorporation available. Unlimited liability corporations can be formed in Alberta "AULC", British Columbia "BCULC"^[16] and Nova Scotia "NSULC". The aforementioned unlimited liability corporations are generally not used as operating business structures, but are instead used to create favorable tax positions for either Americans investing in Canada or vice versa.^[17] For U.S. tax purposes the ULC is classified as a disregarded entity.

Rather, Canadian businesses are generally formed under one of the following structures:

SP (Sole Proprietorship): No formal business structure is established
GP (General Partnership): Either a formal structure with a partnership agreement, or an informal structure, in which case the Partnerships Act for the province will apply
LP (Limited Partnership): An investment structure, limiting both the liability and the participation of the investor. An investor who takes an active role will be deemed a general partner, and become exposed to unlimited liability.
Corporation
Joint Venture: A business activity shared by two or more business entities. The joint venture's activities must be finite in terms of either time or scope.

Chile[edit]

SpA (Sociedad por acciones): Disregarded entity with shares (sole shareholder)
SRL (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitdada) – LLC (Partnership) US purposes
EIRL (Empresa Individual de Responsabilidad Limitada): individual enterprise with limited liability
S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK)
S.G.R. (Sociedad de Garantia Reciproca)^[18]
LTDA. (Sociedad de responsabilidad limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK)

China[edit]

有限公司 (Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī): ≈ Ltd. (UK). See also Partnership (China).
股份有限公司 (Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī): ≈ plc (UK), joint-stock company, corporation.
无限责任公司 (Wúxiàn Zérèn Gōngsī): ≈ unlimited liability company.
有限责任股份公司 (Yǒuxiàn Zérèn Gǔfèn Gōngsī): ≈ share-holding limited liability company.

Colombia[edit]

S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK), Corporation (US)
S.A.S. (Sociedades por Acciones Simplificada): Similar to the French S.A.S (societé par actions simplifiée)^[19]
Ltda. (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (US)
S.C. (Sociedad Colectiva): General partnership
S. en C. (Comandita Simple): Limited partnership
S.C.A. (Comandita por Acciones): Publicly traded partnership
E.U. (Empresa Unipersonal): Sole proprietorship

Costa Rica[edit]

S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK), Corporation (US)
S.R.L. or Ltda. (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (US) ^[20]

Croatia[edit]

Types of legal person business entities:^[21]

d.d. (dioničko društvo): ≈ plc (UK) ≈ AG (Germany)
d.o.o. (društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću) is company with limited liability: ≈ Ltd. (UK) or LLC (US); minimum capital: HRK 20,000^[22]
j.d.o.o. (jednostavno društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću): simple Ltd.; minimum capital: HRK 10 (same liabilities as an Ltd., but has to set aside 25% of annual profit to collect enough equity capital to become a d.o.o.)^[23]
j.t.d. (javno trgovačko društvo): ≈ general partnership
k.d. (komanditno društvo): ≈ limited partnership
GIU (gospodarsko interesno udruženje): economic interest grouping
zadruga: cooperative^[24]

Types of natural person business entities:

obrt: ≈ sole proprietorship; several types: slobodni obrt (free proprietorship), vezani obrt (tied proprietorship), and povlašteni obrt (privileged proprietorship) registered according to profession where tied and privileged types are reserved only for master craftsmen): paušalni obrt (flat-rate proprietorship), obrt-dohodaš (income tax proprietorship), obrt-dobitaš (profits tax proprietorship); these are registered according to the type of taxation; first two are obligated to pay income tax and the last one is obligated to pay profits tax), sezonski obrt (seasonal proprietorship) that runs for a limited number of months during a year.^[25]
ortakluk: partnership of two or more sole proprietors
slobodna djelatnost: free profession; self-employment but only for certain types of professions: e.g. artists, journalists, lawyers, etc.; freelancing (similar to sole proprietors in their obligations)
domaća radinost and sporedno zanimanje: home business and side profession; limited forms of self-employment aimed at registering supplementary income from, say, small repairs or hobbies with yearly income limited to 10 average gross salaries (approx. EUR 11,700 in January 2020)^[26]
OPG (obiteljsko poljoprivredno gospodarstvo): family run agricultural business^[27]

Non-profit:

udruga ≈ voluntary association; any form of free and voluntary association of natural or legal persons to accomplish a purpose without intent to acquire profit.^[28]

Czech Republic[edit]

a.s., akc. spol. (Akciová společnost): ≈ plc (UK). Minimum share capital CZK 2 000 000. Must have a supervisory board in addition to the management board.^[29]
s.r.o., spol. s r.o. (Společnost s ručením omezeným): ≈ Ltd. (UK) Minimum share capital CZK 1^[30]
v.o.s., veř. obch. spol., a. spol. (veřejná obchodní společnost): ≈ general partnership
k.s., kom. spol. (komanditní společnost): ≈ limited partnership
o.p.s. (obecně prospěšná společnost): ≈ One of the legal forms for non-governmental non-profit organizations
živnost: ≈ Sole proprietorship
s.p. (státní podnik): ≈ state enterprise
příspěvková organizace: ≈ subsidized organization
z.s. (zapsaný spolek): ≈ Voluntary association. Formerly o.s. (Občanské sdružení.)

Denmark[edit]

Enkeltmandsvirksomhed: sole proprietorship
Forening: ≈ association
I/S (Interessentskab): ≈ general partnership.
IVS (Iværksætterselskab): private limited company startup with limited equity capital. Must use 25% of profit to collect enough equity capital to become an ApS.
ApS (Anpartsselskab): private limited company.
A/S (Aktieselskab): public limited company.
K/S (Kommanditselskab): limited partnership
P/S (Partnerselskab or Kommanditaktieselskab): partnership limited by shares
A.M.B.A. (Andelsselskab med begrænset ansvar): limited liability co-operative.
F.M.B.A. (Forening med begrænset ansvar): limited liability voluntary association.
S.M.B.A. (Selskab med begrænset ansvar): limited liability company.
Partsrederi: A form of combined and continued ownership of a merchant vessel.
Erhvervsdrivende fond: commercial foundation
G/S (Gensidigt selskab): mutual organization

Dominican Republic[edit]

C. por A. (Compañía por Acciones), also abbreviated CXA^[31]
S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ public limited company
S.A.S (Sociedad Anónima Simplificada): ≈ [(Simplified public limited company)]
SRL. (Sociedad de Resposabilidad Limitada): ≈ Limited Liability Company
EIRL. (Empresa Individual de Responsabilidad Limitada): ≈ [(Sole proprietor Limited Liability Company)]
Sociedad En Comandita Simple.

Ecuador[edit]

S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ public limited company
C.A. (Compañía Anónima)
Cía. Ltda. (Compañía Limitada): ≈ Limited Liability Company
EP (Empresa Pública)

Egypt[edit]

SAE (Sharikat al-Mossahamah) ≈ plc (UK). Minimum capital EGP 250,000.
LLC (Limited Liability Company) ≈ Ltd. (UK). No Minimum capital .
Sharikat Tadamun ≈ شركة تضامن general partnership
Sharikat Tawssiyah Bassita ≈ شركات توصية بسيطة limited partnership
Sharikat Tawssiyah Belashom ≈ LLP

Estonia[edit]

FIE (Füüsilisest isikust ettevõtja): ≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US)
Partnerships:
- UÜ (Usaldusühing): ≈ limited partnership
- TÜ (Täisühing): ≈ general partnership
Companies:
- OÜ (Osaühing): ≈ (Ltd.) private limited company (UK), (LLC) limited liability company (US)
- AS (Aktsiaselts): ≈ (PLC) public limited company (UK), corporation (US)
Tulundusühistu: ≈ commercial association
MTÜ (Mittetulundusühing) ≈ nonprofit organization

Ethiopia[edit]

PLC (Private limited company Amharic ሃላፊነቱ የተወሰነ የግል ማህበር)
SC (Share company Amharic አክሲዩን ማህበር)
CS (Cooperative societies Amharic ህብረት ስራ ማህበራት)
PE or PC (public enterprises or public corporations Amharic የመንግስት ልማት ድርጅቶች or ኮርፖሬሽን)

European Economic Area (including the European Union)[edit]

Partnerships:
- European economic interest grouping (EEIG): an EU legal entity designed to enable cross-border cooperation between companies. It has unlimited liability and is not liable for corporate tax.
Companies:
- Societas cooperativa Europaea (SCE): a European cooperative (Latin for "European Cooperative Society").
- Societas Europaea (SE): a European (Public) Limited Company (Latin for "European Company").
- Societas privata Europaea (SPE): a European private limited company, corresponding to Ltd., GmbH, etc. (Latin for "European Private Company"). This form of company is currently being proposed by the European Commission.

An SE or SCE may be created by registration in any of the EU/EEA member states and may relocate its registered office to any other member state with minimal formalities.

Finland[edit]

General economic entities

Ay (avoin yhtiö, Swedish: öppet bolag): ≈ general partnership (use optional)
Ky (kommandiittiyhtiö, Swedish: kommanditbolag, Kb): ≈ limited partnership
Oy (osakeyhtiö, Swedish: aktiebolag, Ab): ≈ Ltd. (UK). No minimum share capital as of 01.07.2019.
Oyj (julkinen osakeyhtiö, Swedish: publikt aktiebolag, Abp): ≈ plc (UK)
osk (osuuskunta, Swedish: andelslag, Anl.): ≈ cooperative
T:mi (toiminimi), Yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja (Swedish: firma/F:ma, enskild näringsidkare): sole proprietorship (use optional)

The abbreviations are usually in Finnish, but Swedish names may also be used either as is or in combination with Finnish, e.g. Oy Yritys Ab.

Non-profit entities

rekisteröity yhdistys, abbr. ry (Swedish: förening, abbr. rf): registered association, capable of acting as a legal person
rekisteröity puolue, abbr. rp Swedish: registrerat parti): registered political party
säätiö, abbr. rs (Swedish: stiftelse): foundation
uskonnollinen yhdyskunta (Swedish: religionssamfund), religious community^[32]
voluntary associations chartered by statute law (e.g. Finnish Red Cross,^[33] National Defence Training Association of Finland, Finnish Bar Association^[34])

For-profit entities of public law

valtion liikelaitos (Swedish: statens affärsverk): commercial government agency, expected to fund themselves, but debts directly backed by state funds—distinguished from regular companies where the government owns stock. (See: List of Finnish government enterprises)
kunnallinen liikelaitos (Swedish: kommunal affärsverk): municipal enterprise, similar as previous but run by a municipality
paliskunta: a reindeer herding corporation, governed like a stock company except that the "stocks" are reindeer^[35]

Economic entities for special purpose

asunto-osakeyhtiö (Swedish: bostadsaktiebolag), a limited liability company for the ownership, construction and maintenance of an apartment building^[36]
julkinen keskinäinen vakuutusyhtiö, abbreviated jy (Swedish: publikt ömsesidigt försäkringsbolag),^[37] public mutual insurance company
keskinäinen kiinteistöosakeyhtiö (Swedish: ömsesidiga fastighetsaktiebolag,^[38] a limited liability company for the ownership, maintenance and construction of real property.
keskinäinen vakuutusyhtiö (Swedish: ömsesidigt försäkringsbolag),^[37] mutual insurance company
laivaisännistöyhtiö (Swedish: partrederi), a type of general partnership for the owning of a merchantman^[39]
säästöpankki (Swedish: sparbank),^[40] a type of loans and savings association

Real estate law corporations

In the corporations of real estate law, the ownership or membership may be vested either in the real property or in a legal or natural person, depending on the corporation type. In many cases, the membership or ownership of such corporation is obligatory for a person or property that fulfils the legal requirements for membership or wishes to engage in certain activities.

keskivedenkorkeuden muuttamista varten perustettu yhteisö (Swedish: Sammanslutning som bildas för höjning av medelvattenståndet),^[41] a corporation of water law for the permanent change of the median water level
ojitusyhteisö (Swedish: dikningssammanslutning),^[42] a corporation of water law for the construction and maintenance of ditches
säännöstely-yhteisö (Swedish: regleringssammanslutning),^[42] a corporation of water law for the regulation of water level in a body of water
tiekunta (Swedish: väglag), a type of limited-liability corporation for the maintenance of private road^[43]
uittoyhteisö (Swedish: flottningssammanslutning),^[44] a corporation of water law for timber-floating
vesioikeudellinen yhteisö (Swedish: vattenrättslig sammanslutning),^[45] a corporation of water law for a project that involves economic use of bodies of water
yhteisalue (Swedish: samfälliga område),^[46] a corporation for the maintenance of a real property jointly used by several other properties or persons
yhteismetsä (Swedish: samfälld skog),^[47] a jointly owned forest
osakaskunta (historically "jakokunta"), a partition unit, i.e. a corporation for maintenance of the commons.

In addition to native types, European Union types are implemented:

SE (Eurooppayhtiö), European Company
SCE (Eurooppaosuuskunta), European Cooperative Society
EEIG (Eurooppalainen taloudellinen etuyhtymä, Swedish: europeisk ekonomisk intressegruppering), European Economic Interest Grouping

France[edit]

Micro-entreprise: special framework for minute businesses, a recent addition to French business law -with both revenue and pre-tax net income caps, of which Auto-entrepreneur (below) is a special case
Freelancers, individual independent contractors:
- Auto-entrepreneur: ≈ self-employed (UK), independent contractor (US), a recent addition to French business law -with both a revenue cap and a specific set of derogatory income tax rates
- Profession libérale: ≈ sole proprietorship such as a medical practice, an enduring entity stemming from the protected status designed for "liberal professions" with unlimited personal liability
- Sociétés d'exercice libéral^[fr]: the incorporated equivalent of the latter, sole shareholder limited liability being key
- EI (Entreprise individuelle/entreprise en nom personnel):
Investment funds/companies:
- FCP (Fonds commun de placement): unincorporated investment fund
- SICAF (Société d'investissement à capital fixe): ≈ investment trust (UK); closed-end fund (CEF), closed-end company (US); listed investment company (LIC) (Au)
- SICAV (Société d'investissement à capital variable): ≈ investment company with variable capital (ICVC), open-ended investment company (OEIC) (UK); mutual fund, open-end company (US)
GIE (Groupement d'intérêt économique): economic interest grouping
Association: ≈ nonprofit association
- Association non-déclarée: ≈ unincorporated association (UK)
- Association déclarée: ≈ incorporated association (Au)
Partnerships (société de personnes):
- SEP (Société en participation): ≈ equity partnership
  - SPPL (Société en participation de professions libérales)
  - Société en participation avec personne morale
  - Société en participation entre personnes physiques
- SNC (Société en nom collectif): ≈ general partnership (GP)
- SCS (Société en commandite simple): ≈ limited partnership (LP)
- SCA (Société en commandite par actions): ≈ publicly traded partnership (PTP) (US)
- SCI (Société Civile Immobilière): ≈ French property company (SCI)
Companies (société de capitaux):
- share companies (both partnership and company)
  - SARL, SàRL (Société à responsabilité limitée): ≈ private limited company (Ltd.) (UK), limited liability company (US)
    - EURL (Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée): ≈ single shareholder limited company (SME Pvt) (UK)
- stock companies (société par actions)
  - SA (Société anonyme): ≈ public limited company (plc) (UK), corporation (US/Can)
    - SCOP (Société coopérative de production): ≈ cooperative corporation (Can)
    - SEM (Société d'économie mixte): ≈ government-owned corporation
  - SAS (Société par actions simplifiée): ≈ limited liability company (US, especially in Delaware), unlisted public company (Au), close corporation (CC) (S. Africa), private corporation (Can); often used for subsidiaries; minimum of one director and two members/shareholders; no limit on share capital; liability can be restricted to director; no "one share – one vote" principle
    - SASU [fr] (U- unipersonnelle): limited liability, sole shareholder Ltd. company (UK) or single member close corporation

Germany[edit]

individuals
- Einzelunternehmen: individual entrepreneur ≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship; only professional services, agriculture and forestry as well as small commercial businesses
- Eingetragener Kaufmann (male/both genders)/eingetragene Kauffrau (female) (e.K./e.Kfm./e.Kfr.): registered merchant ≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US); individual entrepreneur with commercial business (Handelsgewerbe)
partnerships (Personengesellschaften )
- Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR), BGB-Gesellschaft:^[48] simple partnership; no minimum capital, two or more partners, unlimited liability of partners, no commercial business (Handelsgewerbe) that is not small.
  - nicht-eingetragener Verein: un-incorporated association; non-commercial/idealistic purposes only; similar to e.V.
- commercial partnerships (Personenhandelsgesellschaften)
  - Offene Handelsgesellschaft (OHG): literally "open business company" ≈ general partnership: no minimum capital, unlimited liability of partners; GbR with commercial business (Handelsgewerbe)
  - Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) ≈ limited partnership
    - In case the general partner is a limited company, the legal form of the general partner, followed by "& Compagnie" (shortened to & Co.), must be included in the name of the company, resulting in combined legal forms such as:
      - GmbH & Co. KG: the general partner is a GmbH
      - AG & Co. KG: the general partner is an AG
      - GmbH & Co. OHG: each of the general partners are a GmbH
- Partnerschaftsgesellschaft (PartG): partnership company; only for professional services
  - Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (PartGmbBH): partnership company with limited professional liability ≈ limited liability partnership (US); only for professional services
- Partenreederei: combined and continued ownership of a single merchant vessel; no longer available for new businesses since 24 April 2013.
companies
- eingetragener Verein (e.V.): incorporated association; non-commercial/idealistic purposes only, commercial business cannot be the main purpose of the e.V.
  - altrechtlicher Verein/rechtsfähiger Verein (r.V.): association established before 1 January 1900; extremely rare
  - wirtschaftlicher Verein: commercial purpose, established by public grant; rare
- Companies limited by shares (equity) (Kapitalgesellschaften)
  - Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA): ≈ publicly traded partnership (US); although it is a company limited by shares, the KGaA has at least one general partner whose liability is not limited
    - As with the KG, the legal form of the general partner, followed by "& Compagnie" (shortened to & Co.), must be included if it is another limited company, resulting in combined legal forms such as:
      - GmbH & Co. KGaA: the general partner is a GmbH
      - AG & Co. KGaA: the general partner is an AG
      - SE & Co. KGaA: the general partner is a societas Europaea
  - Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH; German: [ˈgeːɛmbeːˌhaː]): company with limited liability ≈ private limited company (Ltd.) (UK), limited liability company (LLC) (US); at least one shareholder; minimum equity €25,000.
    - The "mit beschränkter Haftung (mbH)" suffix (German: [ˈɛmbeːˌhaː], "with limited liability") is sometimes added to the name of a firm that already ends in "-gesellschaft" ("company"), e.g., "Mustermann Dental-Handelsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung" ("dental trading company with limited liability"), which would be abbreviated as "Mustermann Dental-Handelsgesellschaft mbH".
    - Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt) (UG (haftungsbeschränkt)): literally "entrepreneurship company (with limited liability)": identical to GmbH but with a minimum capital of €1 (times the number of shares); part of earnings needs to remain in the company to reach a minimum equity of €25,000; the word haftungsbeschränkt ("with limited liability") may not be abbreviated.
  - Aktiengesellschaft (AG): literally "stock company" ≈ public limited company (plc) (UK), corporation (US); minimum capital €50,000.
- eingetragene Genossenschaft (e.G.): registered cooperative
- Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts: corporation under public law; main purpose is non-commercial, part of public administration
others
- Stiftung ≈ (private) foundation, trust
- Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts: foundation under public law; main purpose is non-commercial, part of public administration
- Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts: institution under public law; main purpose is non-commercial, part of public administration

Ghana[edit]

Sole Proprietorship
Private Limited By Share
Private Unlimited By Share
Private Limited By Guarantee
Public Unlimited Company
External Company
Public Limited Company
Public Limited By Guarantee
Partnership
Subsidiary Business Name

^[49]

Greece[edit]

A.E. (Anónimi Etaireía / Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία, Α.E.): ≈ plc (UK), minimum capital €24,000
- A.V.E.E. (Anónimi Viomichanikí Emborikí Etaireía / Ανώνυμη Βιομηχανική Εμπορική Εταιρεία, Α.Β.Ε.Ε.)
E.E. (Eterórrithmi Etaireía / Ετερόρρυθμη Εταιρία, Ε.Ε.): limited partnership
E.P.E. (Etaireía Periorisménis Efthínis / Εταιρεία Περιορισμένης Ευθύνης, Ε.Π.Ε.): ≈ Ltd. (UK), no minimum capital
- M.E.P.E. (Monoprósopi Etaireía Periorisménis Efthínis / Μονοπρόσωπη Ε.Π.Ε., Μ.Ε.Π.Ε.): type of E.P.E. with a single member
O.E. (Omórrithmi Etaireía / Ομόρρυθμη Εταιρεία, Ο.Ε.): general partnership
- O.V.E.E. (Omórrithmi Viomichanikí Emborikí Etaireía / Ομόρρυθμη Βιομηχανική Εμπορική Εταιρεία, Ο.Β.Ε.Ε.)
I.K.E. (Idiotiki Kefalaiouchiki Etaireía / Ιδιωτική Κεφαλαιουχική Εταιρεία) = Private Company, minimum capital=€0. The shares do not take the form just of capital but also warranties, labor offer etc. This form is a composite form between A.E. E.P.E and O.E. which is greatly affected by the Articles of Incorporation.
atomikís epicheírisis / ατομικής επιχείρησης: sole proprietorship

At most times usually companies would translate any of these designations into S.A. in non-Greek languages.

Guatemala[edit]

Name	Approximate equivalent	Notes
y Cía. S. C. (Sociedad Colectiva)	General partnership
y Cía. S. en C. (Sociedad en Comandita Simple)
Cía. Ltda. (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada)	Limited Liability Company
S. A. (Sociedad Anónima)	Limited company
Cía. S. C. A (Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones)

Haiti[edit]

Standardized Company; Legal Form, Sociedad Anónima (SA) – Stock Corporation; Minimum Capital Requirement, 25,000

Hong Kong[edit]

Ltd (Limited/有限公司): may denote either a private or public company limited by shares, or a company limited by guarantee. Under the Companies Ordinance, the name of a Hong Kong incorporated company may be registered in English, Chinese, or both.
Unltd or Ultd (Unlimited/無限公司): similar to a limited liability company (Ltd) but 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 (無限公司) or its abbreviations (Unltd or Ultd) at the ending of its legal company name, and most unlimited companies do not.

Hungary[edit]

In Hungary, business entities are mainly regulated by the Companies Act of 2006,^[50] the Companies Registration Act of 2006 and the new Civil Code of 2013.^[51] All companies are required to indicate their type in their name.

Name	Type	Notes
e.v. (egyéni vállalkozó)	sole trader	must be a natural person
e.c. (egyéni cég)	sole venture	a company registered by and consisting of one sole trader
bt. (betéti társaság)	limited partnership	requires one general partner with unlimited liability and one or more members with limited liability
kkt. (közkereseti társaság)	general partnership	all members have unlimited liability
kft. (korlátolt felelősségű társaság)	limited liability company	company without stocks, the most common company type in Hungary^[52]
kht. (közhasznú társaság)	community interest company	abolished in 2009, must operate as nonprofit company instead^[53]
kv. (közös vállalat)	joint venture	abolished in 2006
rt. (részvénytársaság)	joint-stock company	replaced by Zrt. and Nyrt. in 2006
Nyrt. (nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaság)	public limited company	must be listed on a stock exchange
Zrt. (zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság)	privately held company	not listed on stock exchange, otherwise the same as Nyrt.
szöv. (szövetkezet)	cooperative
egyesülés		national version of European Economic Interest Grouping

Iceland[edit]

Name	Approximate equivalent	Notes
ehf. einkahlutafélag	Ltd. (UK)	Minimum capital: ISK 500,000 (£2,750; €3,260; $4,250). Minimum shareholders: 1.
einstaklingsfyrirtæki	sole proprietorship
hf. hlutafélag	plc (UK)	Minimum capital: ISK 4,000,000 (£22,000; €26,100; $34,000). Minimum shareholders: 2.
ohf. opinbert hlutafélag	government-owned corporation
saf. samlagsfélag	limited partnership
sv. samvinnufélag	cooperative
sf. sameignarfélag	general partnership
sfs. sjálfseignarstofnun	non-profit organization	Minimum capital: ISK 1,000,000 (£5,500; €6,520; $8,500).

India[edit]

Sole Proprietorship – A sole proprietorship is a business firm that is owned and run by one individual. A sole proprietor may use a trade name or business name other than his or her name. Registration not required . Liability is unlimited.^{[citation needed]}

Partnership – liability is joint and unlimited. Registration not compulsory and can be done through registrar of firms.^{[citation needed]} Active partners take part in day-to-day operations of the business, in addition to investing in it. Active partners are entitled to a share of the enterprise's profits. Sleeping partners invest in the business and are entitled to a share of its profits, but do not participate in day-to-day operations.

Limited Liability Partnership – Liability is limited and similar to Partnership except for registration is mandatory and liability is limited. At least two partners are 'designated partner' (equivalent to directors in company), who manages day-to-day working. Regulated by union government.

Company
- Private Limited Company: have 2–200 shareholders; shares are held privately and cannot be offered to public. Have limited liability and registration is mandatory. Regulated by union government.
- Public Limited Company: have more than 200 shareholders. Can be listed or unlisted in share market.
- One-person company – It is a type of private company which can have only one director and member.
- Unlimited Company – A company, similar to its limited company (Ltd, or Pvt Ltd) counterpart, but where the liability of the members or shareholders is not limited.

Public sector undertaking (PSU) – Alternatively known as Public Sector Enterprise (PSE). It may be public limited company listed on stock exchanges with major ownership by a state government, central government or local government, or it may be unlisted entity with major ownership by a state government, central Government or local government. Some of these entities are formed as business entities through special legislation, where these entities are governed by the statutes of these legislation and may or may not be governed by company laws like a typical business entity.

Cooperative Societies
- Eg Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF) owner of Amul brand.

Indonesia[edit]

Most of the legal entity types are regulated in a modified version of the original version of the Dutch Burgerlijk Wetboek.

Yayasan: foundation
UD (Indonesian: Usaha Dagang): sole proprietorship (lit. "trade company").
- Sometimes this kind of legal entity is called a perusahaan dagang or abbreviated as PD, which sometimes makes confusion with the former name for municipally-owned statutory corporations, Perusahaan Daerah, also abbreviated as PD (today they are called Perusahaan Umum Daerah ("regional public corporations") and abbreviated as Perumda)
vof/Fa (Dutch: vennootschap onder firma), known locally as just firma: general partnership
Koperasi: Cooperative
mts (maatschap) (Indonesian: Persekutuan Perdata): ≈ group practice (of professionals, e.g. doctors, accountants, lawyers); share facilities not profits, members are treated as natural persons for tax and liability purposes.
cv (Dutch: Commanditaire vennootschap, Indonesian: Perusahaan/Persekutuan Komanditer) ≈ LP (US), Kommanditgesellschaft (Germany); a more common type for smaller businesses
PT (Indonesian: Perseroan Terbatas): ≈ private company limited by shares (UK)
- State-owned PT (both in majority and complete ownership) ends with "(Persero)".
PT Tbk (Perseroan Terbatas Terbuka or Perseroan Terbuka) (also in Dutch: Naamloze vennootschap, NV): ≈ plc (UK) listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Iran[edit]

شرکت سهامی عام (Sherkat Sahami Am): ≈ plc (UK), public
شرکت سهامی خاص (Sherkat Sahami Khas): ≈ plc (UK), private
شرکت با مسئولیت محدود (Sherkat ba Masouliyat Mahdoud): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
شرکت مختلط غیر سهامی (Sherkat Mokhtalet Gheyr Sahami): ≈ limited partnership
شرکت مختلط سهامی (Sherkat Mokhtalet Sahami): mixed joint-stock partnership
شرکت تضامنی (Sherkat Tazamoni): ≈ general partnership
شرکت نسبی (Sherkat Nesbi): proportional liability partnership
شرکت تعاونی تولید و مصرف (Sherkat Ta'avoni Tolid va Masraf): production and consumption cooperative

Ireland[edit]

Situation in Ireland is similar to United Kingdom below, though without the class Community Interest Company. There were two forms of Company Limited by Guarantee, but only the form without a share capital is now used. Irish names may also be used, such as cpt (cuideachta phoibli theoranta) for plc, and Teo (Teoranta) for Ltd.

Limited Company – Four types:
- Private company limited by shares – If company is wound up, members' liability is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares they hold. Maximum number of members in the Republic of Ireland is 99.
- Company limited by guarantee not having a share capital – Public company. Must have at least seven members. Members' liability limited to amount they have undertaken to contribute to company assets. If wound up, liability does not exceed amount specified in memorandum. If a guarantee company does not have a share capital, members are not required to buy shares (such as charities).
- Company limited by guarantee having a share capital – As with a private company if the maximum number of members is 99. Members have liability either for the amount, if any, that is unpaid on the shares they hold, or for the amount they have undertaken to contribute to company assets, in the event that it is wound up.
- A public limited company. Must have at least seven members. Liability is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on shares they hold. Unlawful to issue any form of prospectus except in compliance with the Companies Acts 1963–2006. Nominal value of Company's allotted share capital must satisfy specified minimums which must be fully paid before company commences business or exercises any borrowing powers.
Single Member Company – Private company limited by shares or a guarantee company having a share capital, which is incorporated with one member, or whose membership is reduced to one person. Must have at least two directors and one secretary. Sole member can dispense with holding General Meetings including Annual General Meetings.
Unlimited Company – No limit on liability of members. Creditors may have recourse to shareholders for unpaid liabilities of the company. Must have at least two shareholders.
Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) – Public limited companies formed under EU Regulation and the Companies Acts 1963–2006. Sole object of a UCIT is collective investment in transferable securities of capital raised from the public that operates on the principle of risk-spreading. Central Bank of Ireland must approve all registrations of UCITS.
A designated activity company (Irish: Cuideachta Ghníomhaíochta Ainmnithe) or DAC is a form of company in Ireland created by the Companies Act 2014. Like a limited company, designated activity companies have limited liability. Additionally, they may only carry out activities listed in their constitution documents, and so the concept of ultra vires continues to apply to them.
Irish Section 110 Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)

Israel[edit]

Company (khevra, חברה) – for-profit entity which may engage in any lawful activity. Most companies limit the liability of their shareholders. In that case, the phrase "Limited" or the abbreviation "Ltd." must appear as part of the full name of the company. The term "B.M."/"BM" (בע"מ), literally: by limited liability/warranty, is usually translated as "Ltd." in English and pronounced "ba'AM" in Hebrew. Companies are governed by the Companies Act, 5759-1999 (חוק החברות, תשנ"ט-1999). Few sections are still in force from the Companies Ordinance [New Form], 5743-1983 (פקודת החברות [נוסח חדש], תשמ"ג-1983).
- Private company – any company which is not a public company.
- Public company – any company whose shares are listed on an exchange or have been offered to the public, and are held by the public.
- Charity company (khevra le'to'ellet ha'tzibur, חברה לתועלת הציבור) – company generally governed by the Companies Act, except it is a nonprofit. A charity company must have pre-defined goals, rather than engage in any lawful activity. Some provisions in the Companies Act apply specifically to charity companies. The letters "CC" (חל"צ) must be appended to such company's name.
Partnership (shutafut, שותפות) – created by default, even without registration, when two or more persons run a business together for profit. Personal liability of partners is not limited, unless they are limited partners of a limited partnership. Partnerships are governed by the Partnerships Ordinance [New Form], 5735-1975 (פקודת השותפויות [נוסח חדש], תשל"ה-1975).
Cooperative (aguda shitufit, אגודה שיתופית) – entity which may pursue profit, but with certain legal properties meant to facilitate greater participation by each shareholder, or member, in the entity's affairs. Shareholders usually have an additional relationship with the cooperative, such as employees or consumers. This type of entity is found mainly in agriculture (a kibbutz or moshav is often a cooperative), transportation, or certain types of marketing operations associated with agricultural products. Cooperatives are governed by the Cooperatives Ordinance (פקודת האגודות השיתופיות).
Voluntary association (amuta, עמותה) – nonprofit entity, which must have its goals defined in its founding agreement. Includes, among others, academic institutions, hospitals and various charitable organizations. Voluntary associations are governed by the Voluntary Associations Act, 5740-1980 (חוק העמותות, תש"מ-1980).

Italy[edit]

Forme individuali (Individuals):
- Stabilizzatore (Chief)
- Artigiano (Artisan)
- Lavoratore autonomo (Independent worker)
- Libero professionista (Professional)
- Imprenditore ≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US)
Società di persone (Partnerships):
- S.s. (Società semplice): ≈ general partnership (non commercial)
- S.n.c. (Società in nome collettivo): ≈ general partnership (commercial)
- S.a.s. (Società in accomandita semplice): ≈ limited partnership
Società di capitali (Companies):
- S.p.a. (Società per azioni):^[54] ≈ plc (UK), corporation (US)
- S.a.p.a. (Società in accomandita per azioni): ≈ publicly traded partnership
- S.c.p.a. (Società consortile per azioni)
- S.c.a.r.l. (Società consortile a responsabilità limitata)
- S.r.l. (Società a responsabilità limitata): ≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (US)
- S.r.l.s. (Società a responsabilità limitata semplificata):
Cooperative (Cooperatives):
- S.c.r.l. (Società cooperativa a responsabilità limitata) cooperative limited (liability) company

Japan[edit]

Business corporations are referred to as kaisha (会社) and are formed under the Companies Act of 2005. There are currently (2015) 4 types and each of them has legal personality:

株式会社 (kabushiki gaisha or kabushiki kaisha, "K.K." (usually translated in company names as "Company, Limited"/"Co., Ltd.")) – lit. "stock company", the most typical form of business corporation.
合同会社 (gōdō gaisha or gōdō kaisha, "G.K.") – lit. "amalgamated company", a close corporation form similar to the American LLC, introduced in 2006
- 有限会社 (yūgen gaisha or yūgen kaisha, "Y.K.") – lit. "limited company", a close corporation form for smaller businesses, abolished in 2006 and replaced by G.K. above
合名会社 (gōmei gaisha or gōmei kaisha, "GMK") – corporation similar to a general partnership
合資会社 (gōshi gaisha or gōshi kaisha, "GSK") – corporation similar to a limited partnership

Partnerships are referred to as kumiai (組合). Each of these 4 types has no legal personality though other corporations, which include "kumiai" in their name, have:

任意組合 (nin'i kumiai, "NK") – general partnership (Civil Code)
匿名組合 (tokumei kumiai, "TK") – anonymous partnership, an investment bilateral contract (Commercial Code, Book 2 Ch.4 Article 535 et seq)
投資事業有限責任組合 (tōshi jigyō yūgen sekinin kumiai) – limited partnership for investment (Limited Partnership for Investment Act 1998, Rev.2004)
有限責任事業組合 (yūgen sekinin jigyō kumiai) – similar to a Limited Liability Partnership (Limited Liability Partnership Act of 2005)

Jordan[edit]

Partnership (General Partnership Company).
Limited Liability (Limited Liability Company).
Limited Liability in Shares (Limited Liability in Shares).
Public Shareholding (Public listed stock company).
Private Shareholding Companies (Private listed stock company).
Foreign Company (Non-Jordanian company operating in Jordan).

Kazakhstan[edit]

АО (Aktsionernoe obschestvo/Акционерное общество^[ru]): Joint stock company
ТОО (Tovarishchestvo s ogranichennoy otvetstvennostyu/Товарищество с ограниченной ответственностью^[ru]): limited liability partnership
TDO/ТДО (Tovarishchestvo s dopolnitelnoyu otvetstvennostyu/Товарищество с дополнительной ответственностью) Additional liability partnership
GP/ГП (Gosudarstvenoe predpriyatie/Государственное предприятие^[ru]^[55]): State company
КТ (Komanditnoe Tovarishchestvo; Командитное товарищество)
ОО (Obshestvennoe Obedinenie / Общественное объединение) Social association
PT/ПТ (Polnoe Tovarishchestvo / Полное товарищество) Full partnership
PtK/ПтК (Potrebibitelskii Kooperativ / Потребительский кооператив)
PrK/ПрК (Proizvodstvenni Kooperativ / Производственный кооператив)
РО (Relitioznoe Obedinenie / Религиозное объединение)
Uchr/Учр (Uchrezhdenie/Учреждение)

Korea, South[edit]

South Korea's legal entity types are a remnant from Japanese occupation.

주식회사^[ko] or 株式會社 (jusik hoesa): ≈ kabushiki gaisha (Japan); plc (UK)
유한회사^[ko] or 有限會社 (yuhan hoesa): ≈ yūgen gaisha/gōdō gaisha (Japan); Ltd. (UK); GmbH (Germany)
유한책임회사^[ko] or 有限責任會社 (yuhan chaeg-im hoesa): limited liability company; ≈ gōdō gaisha (Japan)
합자회사^[ko] or 合資會社 (hapja hoesa): gōshi gaisha (Japan); corporation similar to a limited partnership
합명회사^[ko] or 合名會社 (hapmyeong hoesa): gōmei gaisha (Japan); corporation similar to a general partnership

Kosovo[edit]

Individual Business (B.I.)
General Partnership (O.P.)
Partnership (SH.K.M.)
Limited Liabilities Companies (SH.P.K. Limited Liability)
Joint Stock Companies (J.S.C., SH.A.)
Foreign Company (“DEGA NË KOSOVË”, “KOSOVO BRANCH”)
Socially owned enterprises
Public enterprises
Agricultural cooperatives

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Latvia[edit]

SIA (Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
AS (Akciju sabiedrība): ≈ plc (UK)
IK (Individuālais komersants): ≈ sole proprietorship
PS (Pilnsabiedrība) ≈ general partnership, joint venture
KS (Komandītsabiedrība): ≈ limited partnership
ĀKF (Ārzemju komersanta filiāle): branch of a foreign enterprise
BO (Bezpeļņas organizācija): ≈ nonprofit organization
VSIA (Valsts sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību): ≈ state-owned Ltd.

Lebanon[edit]

s.a.l. (Societe Anonyme Libanaise): a form of a joint stock company
S.A.R.L. (Société à responsabilité limitée): a form of a Limited Liability Company
Partnership

S.N.C.(Société en Nom Collectif): General partnership
S.C.S.(Société en Commandite Simple): Partnership in commendam

Holding Company
Offshore companyRR
Branch of Foreign Company
Representative Office

Lithuania[edit]

UAB (Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
AB (Akcinė bendrovė): ≈ plc (UK)
VšĮ (Viešoji įstaiga): ≈ non-profit organization
IĮ (Individuali įmonė): ≈ personal enterprise
Individuali veikla = sole proprietorship (does not possess legal personality of its own)
TŪB (Tikroji ūkinė bendrija): ≈ general partnership
KŪB (Komanditinė ūkinė bendrija): ≈ limited partnership
MB (Mažoji bendrija) : ≈ Limited liability partnership

Luxembourg[edit]

S.A. (Société anonyme): ≈ plc (UK)
S.A.R.L. (Société à responsabilité limitée): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
Société à responsabilité limitée simplifiée (SARL-S) = simplified limited liability company
Société en commandite simple (SCS): ≈ limited partnership
Société en Commandite Spéciale (SCSp): unlike an SCS, an SCSp does not have a legal personality separate from those of its partners; it is formed by an agreement among its partners and allows for more flexible structuring, not having to comply with corporate law requirements
Société en commandite par actions (SCA): ≈ corporate limited partnership

Malaysia[edit]

PLT (Perkongsian Liabiliti Terhad): ≈ LLP
Bhd. (Berhad): ≈ plc (UK)
Sdn. Bhd. (Sendirian Berhad): ≈ Ltd. (UK)

Mexico[edit]

Business entities according to the "Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles" (General Law of Business entities)

Persona Física
S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK)
S. de R.L.(Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
Associates name and "y compañía" or Associates name and "y sucesores"(Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo): ≈ general partnership
S. en C. (Sociedad en Comandita Simple): ≈ limited partnership
S. en C. por A. (Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones): ≈ master limited partnership

Note: Any of these entities can be incorporated as a "Capital Variable" entity, in which case has to add the "de C.V." sufix to its company name. Example: "S.A. de C.V.", "S. de R.L. de C.V."

Business entities according to the "Ley del Mercado de Valores" (Stock Market Law)

S.A.B. (Sociedad Anónima Bursátil)
S.A.P.I. (Sociedad Anónima Promotora de Inversión)

Monaco[edit]

SAM (Société Anonyme Monégasque): ≈ joint stock company
SARL (Société à Responsabilité Limitée): ≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (USA)
SNC (Societe en Nom Collectif): ≈ General Partnership
SCS (Societe En Commandite Simple): ≈ Limited Partnership
SCA (Société en Commandite par Actions): ≈ Limited Partnership with Shares
Sole Trader

Mongolia[edit]

ХК (Khuvitsaat Kompani/Хувьцаат Компани): ≈ plc (UK) stock company
ХХК (Khyazgaarlagdmal Khariutslagatai Kompani/ Хязгаарлагдмал Хариуцлагатай Компани): ≈ ltd (UK) limited liability company
ТББ (Töriin Bus Baiguullaga/Төрийн Бус Байгууллага):≈ non governmental organisation
ГХО ХХК (Gadaadiin khurungu oruulalttai khyazgaarlagdmal khariutslagatai kompani / Гадаадын хөрөнгө оруулалттай хязгаарлагдмал хариуцлагатай компани): ≈ limited liability company with foreign investment

Montenegro[edit]

Preduzetnik (Preduzetnik): ≈ Sole proprietorship (UK) ≈ Einzelunternehmen/Eingetragener Kaufmann (D)
O.D. (Ortačko Društvo): ≈ General partnership (UK) ≈ Offene Handelsgesellschaft ≈ OHG (D)
K.D. (Komanditno Društvo): ≈ Limited partnership (UK) ≈ KG (D)
A.D. (Akcionarsko Društvo): ≈ joint-stock company, plc (UK) ≈ AG (D)
D.O.O. (Društvo sa Ograničenom Odgovornošću): ≈ Private Limited Companies (Ltd.) (UK) ≈ GmbH (D)
Dio stranog društva (Dio stranog društva):
- Literally part of a foreign company this sort of business entity contains the original name, legal organizational form from origin country which is converted in

one of above mentioned form (Preduzetnik; O.D.; K.D.; A.D.; D.O.O.), as such it is registered in the Central Register of Companies. This form is a little bit specific and was created for companies that are domiciled registered in other countries and have its part in Montenegro.

Morocco[edit]

S.A (Société Anonyme): ≈ Public Limited Company (P.L.C) (UK), Corporation (US/Can)
S.A.S (Société Anonyme Simplifiée): ≈ Unlisted public company (Au), Close Corporation (CC) (S. Africa), Private Corporation (Can); often used for subsidiaries; minimum of one director and two members/shareholders; no limit on share capital; liability can be restricted to director; no "one share – one vote" principle
S.A.R.L (Société à Responsabilité Limitée): ≈ Private Limited company (Ltd.) (UK), Limited Liability Company (US)
G.I.E (Groupement d'Intérêt Economique): economic interest grouping
S.N.C (Société en Nom Collectif): ≈ General Partnership (GP)
S.C.S (Société en Commandite Simple): ≈ Limited Partnership (LP)
S.C.A (Société en Commandite par Actions): ≈ Publicly Traded Partnership (PTP) (US)

Namibia[edit]

Close Corporation*
Companies (Private, Public and Section 21)*
Sole Trader*
Partnership*
Trusts*
Co-operatives*

Nepal[edit]

Private Limited Company: Liability, limited by shares; Name, cannot be deceptively similar to another registered company; Management, at least 1 director; Shareholders, limited to 1–50 excluding persons who are employed by company, prohibition against any invitation to the public to subscribe for shares; Founders, 1–50; Nationality, Nepalese company; Company purpose, any lawful purpose except industry on Negative List; Formation, file Memorandum and Articles of Association with Registrar of Companies.
Public Limited Company: Liability, limited by shares; Name, cannot be deceptively similar to another registered company; Management, at least 3 directors; Shareholders, minimum 7, no maximum, share subscription by public pursuant to a prospectus that complies with Companies Act of 2007 and Securities Act; a Private Limited Company can convert to Public Limited Company by complying with Companies Act of 2007; Founders, minimum 7; Nationality, Nepalese company; Company purpose, any lawful purpose except industry on Negative List; Formation, file Memorandum and Articles of Association with Registrar of Companies.
Branch: Liability, main company remains liable; Name, same as main company; Nationality, foreign company; Company purpose, any lawful purpose except industry on Negative List; Formation, file Memorandum and Articles of Association with Registrar of Companies, plus permission to work in Nepal by concerned authority; Founders, main branch.

Netherlands[edit]

Stichting: ≈ foundation. Can run a business. No profit distribution to founders or board members.
mutual societies (associations which are allowed to pay dividends to their members; liability may be unlimited (W.A. – wettelijke aansprakelijkheid), limited (B.A. – beperkte bansprakelijkheid) or exempt (U.A. – uitsluiting van aansprakelijkheid)):
- Coöperatie: ≈ co-operative society
- Onderlinge waarborgmaatschappij: ≈ mutual insurance company
Mij (Maatschappij): ≈ association
vve (Vereniging van Eigenaars) ≈ Homeowner association
Mts (Maatschap): ≈ group practice (of professionals, e.g. doctors, accountants, lawyers); share facilities not profits, members are treated as natural persons for tax and liability purposes.
Eenmanszaak: ≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US)
incorporated entities:
- vof (vennootschap onder firma): ≈ GP
- cv (commanditaire vennootschap): ≈ LP
- bv (besloten vennootschap): ≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (US). Shares are privately registered and not freely transferable. The name means "closed company", stemming from the fact that the (group of) shareholder(s) is cannot be changed without consent from the majority of shareholder(s).
- nv (naamloze vennootschap): ≈ plc (UK), Corp. (US). Minimum issued share capital upon incorporation: €45,000. Literally translated, the title has the "nameless company", owing to the fact that shareholders are not formally known as such in company statutes and other legal documents.

Companies are registered on the companies register and with a regional chamber of commerce.^[57]

New Zealand[edit]

Ltd (Limited): ≈ plc or Ltd. (UK). Names of limited liability companies that were registered under the Companies Act 1993 (but not those that were registered under the Companies Act 1955) must end with the word "Limited", the words "Tāpui (Limited)", or the suffix "Ltd".
Look-through company

Nicaragua[edit]

The Commercial Code establishes the following types of companies:

S.A.: Sociedad Anónima
Cia.: Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo
Cia. Ltda.: Sociedad en Nombre Colectivo de Responsabilidad Limitada
S.C.S.: Sociedad en Comandita Simple
S.C.A.: Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones

Nigeria[edit]

Private Limited Company (Ltd.): a private company limited by shares
Public Limited Company (PLC): a public company limited by shares
Limited by Guarantee (Ltd./Gte.): a company limited by guarantee (non-profit company)
Unlimited (ULtd.): A company with a share capital, similar to its limited company (Ltd., or PLC.) counterparts, but where the liability of the members or shareholders is not limited
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP): Only allowed in the state of Lagos, Nigeria.
Partnership: Arrangement in which parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.

North Macedonia[edit]

A.D./А.Д. (Akcionersko Društvo / Акционерско друштво): ≈ plc (UK) or Joint-stock company
D.O.O./Д.О.О. (Društvo so Ograničena Odgovornost / Друштво со ограничена одговорност): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
D.O.O.E.L./Д.О.О.Е.Л. (Društvo so Ograničena Odgovornost od Edno Lice / Друштво со ограничена одговорност основано од едно лице): type of DOO with a single member
K.D./К.Д. (Komanditno Društvo / Командитно друштво): ≈ limited partnership
K.D.A./К.Д.А. (Komanditno Društvo so Akcie / Командитно друштво со акции): ≈ limited partnership with shares
J.T.D./Ј.Т.Д. (Javno Trgovsko Društvo / Јавно трговско друштво): ≈ General partnership

Norway[edit]

ASA (Allmennaksjeselskap): ≈ plc (UK). Minimum capital NOK 1,000,000
AS (Aksjeselskap): ≈ Ltd. (UK). Minimum capital NOK 30,000.
ANS (Ansvarlig selskap): general partnership with mutual liability
BA (Selskap med begrenset ansvar): cooperatives and companies created by legislation
BL (Borettslag): housing share company
DA (Selskap med delt ansvar): general partnership with apportioned liability
Enkeltpersonforetak: sole proprietorship
Etat: state, county or municipal agency
FKF (Fylkeskommunalt foretak): county enterprise
HF (helseforetak): subsidiary health enterprise
IKS (Interkommunalt selskap): inter-municipal enterprise (owners' liability)
KF (Kommunalt foretak): municipal enterprise (owner's liability)
KS (Kommandittselskap): ≈ limited partnership
NUF (Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak): foreign enterprise registered in Norway
RHF (regionalt helseforetak): regional health enterprise
SF (Statsforetak): state enterprise
Sparebank: savings bank
Stiftelse: a foundation, with capital but without members or shareholders. It is allowed to make a profit, but is more suited for non-commercial purposes.
UB (Ungdomsbedrift): youth enterprise, only used in education

Oman[edit]

SAOG (Société Anonyme Omanaise Générale) Public Joint Stock Company^[58]
SAOC (Société Anonyme Omanaise Close) Closed Joint Stock Company^[59]

Pakistan[edit]

There are three main forms of business:

(a) Sole Proprietorship (b) Partnership (c) Company

Sole Proprietorship

In a sole proprietorship, an individual on his/her own account carries out the business or profession. No formal procedure or formality is required for setting up a sole proprietary concern.

Partnership

A partnership is a business relationship entered into by a formal agreement between two or more persons or corporations carrying on a business in common. The capital for a partnership is provided by the partners who are liable for the total debts of the firms and who share the profits and losses of the business concern according to the terms of the partnership agreement.

Partnerships (other than banking companies) are generally limited in size to twenty partners. The interest of a partner is transferable only with the prior consent of the other partner(s). However, a partner's right to a share of the partnership income may be received in trust for another person.

For taxation purposes, partnerships are classified into:

(i) Registered Firms (ii) Unregistered Firms

The income of the registered firm is subject to Super Tax before distribution to the partners. Also the individual income of the partners is subject to income tax at the usual rates.

For unregistered firms, income tax is levied on the firm's income and the partners are not liable to pay tax on the shares of profit received from the unregistered firm(s).

Company

A company is a legal entity formed under the Companies Ordinance, 1984. It can have share capital or can be formed without share capital.

A company having share capital may be formed as:

(i) A company limited by shares. (ii) A company limited by guarantee. (iii) An unlimited company.

Company Limited by Shares

The liability of its members is limited to the extent of their shares in the paid-up capital of the company. These companies may further be classified as public limited and private limited companies.

Public Limited Companies can be formed by at least seven persons by subscribing their names to the 'Memorandum and Articles of Association' of the company. The word 'Limited' is used as the last word of its name.
Private Limited Companies may be formed by at least two persons by subscribing their names to the 'Memorandum and Articles of Association' of the company. A private limited company, by its Articles of Association:

(i) Restricts the right to transfer its shares; (ii) Limits the number of its members to fifty; and; (iii) Prohibits any invitation to the public to subscribe for shares or debentures of the company.

A private limited company is required to use the words "(Private) Limited" as the last words of its name.

Company Limited By Guarantee

Means a company having the liability of its members limited by memorandum to such amounts as the members may respectively undertake to contribute to the capital of the company in the event of its winding up. A company limited by guarantee is usually formed on a 'non profit basis'. Companies limited by guarantee use the words (Guarantee) Limited" as the last words of their n Unlimited Company

Means a company having unlimited liability of its members

https://www.secp.gov.pk

Peru[edit]

S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK)
Sociedad Anónima Abierta (S.A.A.): To qualify to register as an S.A.A., a company must meet one or more conditions laid down in Article 249 of Peru's General Corporation Law. Those conditions state there must be a primary public offering of shares or convertible bonds in stocks, which are held by more than 750 shareholders, more than 35% of its capital belonging to 175 shareholders, or that all shareholders entitled to vote approve the adjustment to the scheme. The S.A.A. is then audited by the Comisión Nacional Supervisora de Empresas y Valores (CONASEV).^[60]
Sociedad Anónima Cerrada (S.A.C.):^[61] These companies must have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 20 shareholders. These shares can't be registered in the Public Registry.

Philippines[edit]

Co. (Company): can be used for general partnerships
Coop. (Cooperative)
Corp. (Corporation)
Ent. (Enterprise): May be used by sole proprietorships, although they are not required to have a suffix.
Inc. (Incorporated)
Ltd. (Limited), Ltd. Co. (Limited Company): ≈ Limited partnerships, companies with legal status use the Inc. and Corp. suffix unlike in other SEA countries.

Older forms (now rarely used)

Cía (Compañía): for partnerships and other forms of business during the Spanish rule
SA (Sociedad Anónima): formed under Spanish rule

Poland[edit]

jednoosobowa działalność gospodarcza: sole proprietorship
p.p. (przedsiębiorstwo państwowe): state enterprise (has legal personality)
S.A. (spółka akcyjna): ≈ plc (UK). Minimum share capital PLN 100,000 (approx. €25,000) (has legal personality).
s.c. (spółka cywilna): "civil partnership", not a partnership or a company, but rather an agreement on the sharing of profits, losses and ownership of a business. Can be likened to a voluntary association.
S.K.A. (spółka komandytowo-akcyjna): limited partnership with shares. Minimum share capital PLN 50,000 (approx. €12,500).
sp.j. (spółka jawna): ≈ general partnership
sp.k. (spółka komandytowa): ≈ limited partnership
sp.p. (spółka partnerska): ≈ limited liability partnership May also be denoted by the addition of i partner(zy) ("and partner(s)") to the firm's name. Can only be used for the purpose of practicing as a licensed professional listed in the appropriate provision of the Commercial Companies Code. The partners are fully liable for the partnership's debts, with the exception of debts incurred by other partners practicing their licensed profession and employees under their direction.
Sp. z o.o. (spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością): ≈ Ltd. (UK). Minimum share capital PLN 5,000 (approx. €1,250) (has legal personality).
Spółdzielnia: ≈ cooperative. Has legal personality. May also be denoted by the word Spółdzielczy in the firm's name (has legal personality).

References: (Polish) Commercial Companies Code of 15 September 2000 (Dz.U. N^o 94 item 1037 as amended); (Polish) Civil Code of 23 April 1964 (Dz.U. N^o 16 item 93 as amended); (Polish) Law on Cooperatives of 16 September 1982 (Dz.U. 2003 N^o 188 item 1848 as amended)

Portugal[edit]

Cooperativa ≈ cooperative: The name of the entity should include the expression "Cooperativa" or "União de Cooperativas" or "Federação de Cooperativas" or "Confederação de Cooperativas" ^[62]
- CRL (Cooperativa de Responsabilidade Limitada): limited liability cooperative
S.A. (Sociedade Anónima): ≈ plc (UK), and these are further classified as:
- S.A., Sociedade Aberta: ≈ publicly traded corporation (literally "open company").
- S.F., Sociedade Fechada: ≈ privately held (closely held) corporation (literally "closed company")
Lda. (Limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK), and these might be:
- Unipessoal Lda.: single member company (literally: "Unipersonal Ltd.")
SGPS (Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais): holding company (literally "shareholding management company")
SUA (Sociedade Unipessoal Anónima): ≈ Sole Proprietorship
Self-managed collective investment companies ^[63]
- SGOIC (Sociedades Gestoras de Organismos de Investimento Coletivo) = Self-managed collective investment management companies
- SIC (Sociedades de Investimento Coletivo) = self-managed collective investment companies

Romania[edit]

Societăți comerciale, abbreviated SC (Companies):

Societăți de persoane (Unincorporated companies, also called Partnerships)
- Societatea în nume colectiv, abbreviated SNC (General Partnership, abbreviated GP)
- Societatea în comandită simplă, abbreviated SCS (Limited Partnership, abbreviated LP)
Societăți de capitaluri (Incorporated companies, also called Corporations)
- Societatea în comandită pe acțiuni, abbreviated SCA (Company Limited by Shares)
- Societatea pe acțiuni, abbreviated SA (Joint-Stock Company)
Societăți hibride (Hybrid companies)
- Societate cu răspundere limitată, abbreviated SRL (Limited Liability Company)
- Societatea cu răspundere limitată cu proprietar unic, abbreviated SRL cu proprietar unic

S.A. (Societate pe Acţiuni): ≈ plc (UK)
S.C.A. (societate în comandită pe acţiuni): limited partnership with shares
S.C.S. (societate în comandită simplă): ≈ limited partnership
S.N.C. (societate în nume colectiv): ≈ general partnership
S.R.L. (societate cu răspundere limitată): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
PFA (persoana fizica autorizata): ≈ self-employed (UK) Sole Proprietorship (US)
O.N.G. (Organizație Non-Guvernamentală): ≈ Non-state pension fund (literally: Non-Governmental Organization)

limited liability company "societate cu raspundere limitata" (SRL); joint stock company "societate pe actiuni" (SA);

Russia[edit]

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NKO/НКО, (Nekommercheskaya organizatsiya / Некоммерческая организация): non-profit organization. There are many types of non-profits in Russia; the type depends on the ownership of the assets (NGO Pension Fund, for instance)^[clarify]
GP/ГП, GUP/ГУП (Gosudarstvennoye (unitarnoye) predpriyatiye / Государственное (унитарное) предприятие): state (unitary) enterprise
IP/ИП (Individualny predprinimatel' / Индивидуальный предприниматель): sole proprietorship
OOO/ООО (Obschestvo s ogranichennoy otvetstvennostyu / Общество с ограниченной ответственностью): limited liability company (US)
PAO/ПАО (Publichnoye aktsionernoye obschestvo / Публичное акционерное общество): plc (UK), publicly traded shares (similar to a corporation in the US)
Kooperativ/кооператив: cooperative (many types, which differ by the type of activity, e.g. agricultural or production)
АО/AO (Aktsionernoye obschestvo / Акционерное общество): private limited company (ltd) (UK), privately held shares (similar to a close corporation, or closely held corporation, in the US) (maximum fifty "owners of capital" (not shareholders); if there are more than fifty "owners of capital", they have a year to transform into a PAO)
Prostoye tovarishestvo / Простое товарищество (general partnership) and Kommanditnoe tovarishestvo / Коммандитное товарищество (limited partnership). These types of business entities are not popular (approximately 0.5% of the total number of business entities in Russia^{[citation needed]}).
Hozyaystvennoye partnyorstvo / Хозяйственное партнёрство (business partnership).
ZAO/ЗАО (Zakrytoye aktsionernoye obshchestvo / Закрытое акционерное общество): Private joint-stock company
OAO (Otkrytoye aktsionernoye obshchestvo/Открытое акционерное общество): Public joint-stock company

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Private Limited Company ( شركة ذات مسئولية محدودة)
Joint-Stock company ( شركة مساهمة )
General Partnership Company ( شركة تضامن )
Limited Partnership (شركة التوصية البسيطة )
Foreign Company ( شركة أجنبية )
Individual Establishment ( مؤسسة فردية )

Serbia[edit]

d.o.o. / д.о.о. (društvo sa ograničenom odgovornošću / друштво са ограниченом одговорношћу): ≈ Limited liability partnership ≈ Ltd.(UK) ≈ GmbH (Germany).
d.d. / д.д. or a.d. / a.д. (deoničarsko (deoničko) društvo / деоничарско (деоничко) друштво or akcionarsko društvo / aкционарско друштво) ≈ joint-stock company, plc (UK) ≈ AG (Germany)
preduzetnik (preduzetnik / предузетник): ≈ Sole proprietorship (UK)
o.d. / о.д. (ortačko društvo / ортачко друштво): ≈ General partnership (UK)
k.d. / к.д. (komanditno društvo / командитно друштво): ≈ Limited partnership (UK)
j.p. / ј.п. (javno preduzeće / јавно предузеће): ≈ state-owned enterprise

Singapore[edit]

Private Limited Company, Sole Proprietorship and Partnership are the predominant types of business found in Singapore.^[64]

LLP (limited liability partnership): owners have the flexibility of operating as a partnership while enjoying limited liability.^{[citation needed]} An LLP can sue and be sued, acquire and hold property, and have a common seal.
Pte Ltd/Sdn Bhd (private limited company/Sendirian Berhad): ≈ Ltd. (UK). Maximum 50 shareholders. There also exist "exempt private companies", being either owned by no more than 20 non-corporate shareholders, or wholly state-owned and designated by the finance minister as exempt.
Ltd/Bhd (public limited company/Berhad): ≈ plc (UK). There also exist public companies limited by guarantee, which conduct non-profit activities; the finance minister may approve the registration of such companies without the addition of the word "Limited" or "Berhad" to the name.
Singapore subsidiary company is a popular term used for a form of Singapore business entity. A subsidiary company can have different structures but is essentially a Private Limited Company and so is a separate legal entity. Characteristics of a Singapore subsidiary company include: i) 100% foreign ownership is allowed, ii) the company enjoys low tax incentives as per a resident company, iii) repatriation of profits is allowed and iv) the minimum paid up capital required is S$1. v) As a legal person, a subsidiary company can sue and be sued by others.^{[citation needed]}
Other forms including Pte exist

Slovakia[edit]

a.s. (Akciová spoločnosť): ≈ plc (UK). Minimum share capital EUR €25,000. Must have a supervisory board in addition to the management board.
s.r.o., spol. s r.o. (Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
k.s. (Komanditná spoločnosť): ≈ LLP. or Limited liability partnership (UK). Must have at least one "general partner" with unlimited liability.
v.o.s. (Verejná obchodná spoločnosť): ≈ general partnership or unlimited partnership
družstvo: ≈ Cooperative
živnosť: ≈ Sole proprietorship

Slovenia[edit]

d.d. (Delniška družba): ≈ plc (UK)
d.o.o. (Družba z omejeno odgovornostjo): ≈ Ltd. (UK)
d.n.o. (Družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo): ≈ Unlimited company (UK)
k.d. (Komanditna družba): ≈ LP (UK)
s.p. (Samostojni podjetnik): ≈ Sole proprietorship (UK)

South Africa[edit]

Sole proprietorship/Alleeneienaar
Business trust/Trust
Partnership/Vennootskap
Companies/Maatskappye
- Company limited by guarantee
  - Incorporated association not for gain/vereniging sonder winsoogmerk (section 21 company/artikel 21-maatskappy): ≈ nonprofit association.
- Companies having a share capital
  - Private company/privaat maatskappy: ≈ private limited company (UK), limited liability company (US); has 1 or more shareholders, one or more directors. The name must end "(Pty) Ltd"; registration number ends /07. Registration number and directors' names must appear on all correspondence.
    - Section 53(b) company (unlimited liability company): ≈ professional limited liability company (PLLC) (US)
  - Public company/publieke maatskappy (Ltd.): ≈ public limited company (UK), corporation (US); has at least 7 shareholders (unless it is a wholly owned subsidiary of another company) and at least two directors. The company's name must end in "LTD"; its registration number ends in /06.
CC/BK (Close corporation/beslote korporasie): Has 1–10 non-corporate members. The name must end "CC" or "BK"; registration number ends /23. Registration number and members' names must appear on all correspondence. On 1 May 2011 the new Companies Act (Act 71 of 2008) came into force and disallows any new incorporations under this form.^[65]

Spain[edit]

S.A. (Sociedad Anónima): ≈ plc (UK), minimum capital €60,101.21
S.L. (Sociedad Limitada): ≈ Ltd. (UK), minimum capital €3,012
S.L.N.E. (Sociedad Limitada Nueva Empresa): similar to S.L., it was introduced in 2003 to speed up new company registration (registration can be completed in one day), minimum capital €3,012
S.A.D. (Sociedad Anónima Deportiva): a limited liability sports corporation
S.L.L. (Sociedad Limitada Laboral): a labour limited corporation
S.C. (Sociedad Colectiva): roughly a general partnership
S.C.P. (Sociedad Civil Privada): ¿?
S.Cra. (Sociedad Comanditaria): roughly a limited partnership
- S.Com. p. A. (Sociedad Comanditaria por Acciones)
- S.Com p.A.P. (Sociedad Comanditaria por Acciones Profesional)
S.Coop. (Sociedad Cooperativa): a cooperative that typically is owned and democratically controlled by its workers
- Other initialisations are used for cooperatives; Sociedad Anónima Laboral (SAL);^[66] some are region specific e.g. Sociedad Cooperativa Catalana Limitada (SCCL)^[67]
UTE (Unión Temporal de Empresas [es]) ≈ temporary consortium or joint venture
Venture capital fund: ^[68]
- SCR (Sociedades de Capital Riesgo)
- FCR (Fondos de Capital Riesgo), FCR-Pyme for SME
- SICC (Sociedades de inversión colectiva de tipo cerrado)
- FICC (Fondos de inversión colectiva de tipo cerrado)
- SGEIC (Sociedades Gestoras de Entidades de Inversión Colectiva de tipo cerrado)

Sweden[edit]

AB (Aktiebolag): ≈ Ltd. (UK). Minimum capital SEK 25,000.
AB (publ) (Publikt aktiebolag): ≈ plc (UK). Minimum capital SEK 500,000.
Ek. för. (Ekonomisk förening): economic association (minimum three members)
- Bostadsrättsförening: home-owners' association
- Hyresrättsförening: home-renters' association
- Kooperativ: cooperative
Enskild firma: sole proprietorship
HB (Handelsbolag): ≈ general partnership
KB (Kommanditbolag): ≈ limited partnership
Enkelt bolag: Regulated partnership between two parts (Companies or private persons)
Ideell förening: non-profit organization
Stiftelse: Foundation has capital or property but no members or owners (shareholders)
Filial

Switzerland[edit]

AG (Aktiengesellschaft)	SA (Société anonyme)	SA (Società anonima)	≈ plc (UK) or Inc. (US). Min. share capital CHF 100,000. Bearer or registered shares, of a par value of min. CHF 0.01 each. Details of shareholders generally not publicly available (except for main shareholders and management shares of publicly listed companies).
GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung)	Sàrl (Société à responsabilité limitée)	Sagl (Società a garanzia limitata)	≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (US). Min. capital CHF 20,000. Registered shares only, of a par value of min. CHF 100 each. Name, address and share of each owner (and any changes) publicly recorded in the Official Register of Commerce.<https://web.archive.org/web/20110706221252/http://www.zefix.admin.ch/%3E

Stiftung / fondation / fondazione:≈ foundation
investment fund (Anlagefonds / fonds de placement / fondo di investimento)
- Investmentgesellschaft mit festem Kapital / SICAF (société d'investissement à capital fixe) / SICAF (società di investimento a capitale fisso):≈ investment trust (UK), closed-end company (US)
- Investmentgesellschaft mit variablem Kapital / SICAV (société d'investissement à capital variable) / SICAV (società di investimento a capitale variabile):≈ OEIC (open-ended investment company) (UK), open-end company (US)
Verein / association / associazione:≈ non-profit association
wIG (wirtschaftliche Interessengemeinschaft) / GIE (groupement d'intérêt économique) / gruppo di interesse economico:≈ EIG (economic interest grouping)
Einzelunternehmen / RI (raison individuelle) / ditta individuale:≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US)
Gesellschaft "business entities"
- partnerships (Rechsgemeinschaft / société de personnes / società di persone)
  - eG (einfache Gesellschaft) / société simple / società semplice:≈ partnership by contract
  - KolG (Kollektivgesellschaft) / SNC (société en nom collectif) / società in nome collettivo:≈ GP
  - KG (Kommanditgesellschaft) / SC (société en commandite) / società in accomandita:≈ LP
- trading companies (Körperschaft / société de capitaux / società di capitale)
  - KomAG (Kommanditaktiengesellschaft) / SCA (société en commandite par actions) / società in accomandita per azioni:≈ publicly traded partnership (PTP)
  - GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) / Sàrl (société à responsabilité limitée) / Sagl (società a garanzia limitata):≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (US)
  - AG (Aktiengesellschaft) / SA (société anonyme) / SA (società anonima):≈ plc (UK), Corp. (US/Can)
Genossenschaft / Scoop (société coopérative) / società cooperativa:≈ co-operative
Zweigniederlassung / succursale / succursale:≈ branch (of a company)

Taiwan[edit]

無限公司 (Unlimited Company)
有限公司 (Limited Company, yǒuxiàn gōngsī^[69])
兩合公司 (Limited Partnership)
股份有限公司 (Public Limited Company or Corporation, gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī^[69])

Thailand[edit]

บริษัทมหาชนจำกัด, name format บริษัท corporation name จำกัด (มหาชน): plc (UK). Minimum 15 shareholders.
บริษัทเอกชนจำกัด (name format บริษัท corporation name จำกัด): Ltd. (UK). At least three shareholders.
ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด (name format ห้างหุ้นส่วน corporation name จำกัด): limited partnership There are two kinds of partnership: Limited partnership which has limited liability of the partnership, and unlimited partner which has unlimited liability to the third party for the partner. The unlimited partnership has the right to control the partnership. On the other hand, the limited partnership has no right to make decision in the partnership.
ห้างหุ้นส่วนสามัญนิติบุคคล (name format ห้างหุ้นส่วน corporation name): general partnership

Turkey[edit]

According to Code of Obligations (fifth book of Civil Code) (Act No: 6098):

Adi Şirket : ≈ Simple Partnership (has no legal personality)

According to the Commercial Code (Act No: 6102):

Şahıs şirketleri ≈ Partnerships (Unlike the partnerships in Anglo-American law, they also have legal personality like companies)

Koll. Şti. (Kolektif şirket): ≈ Collective partnership
Kom. Şti (Komandit şirket) ≈ Commandite partnership Can be established as simple commandite partnership or as commandite company divided into shares (Sermayesi paylara bölünmüş komandit şirket).

Sermaye şirketleri ≈ Companies

A.Ş. / A.O. (Anonim Şirket / Anonim Ortaklık): ≈ Joint stock company Minimum capital is TRY 50,000. Bearer or registered shares, of a minimum par value of TRY 0.01 each. Only type of company that can be publicly traded in Turkish Law.
Ltd. Şti. / L.Ş. / L.O. (Limited şirket / Limited Ortaklık) ≈ Limited company Minimum capital is TRY 10,000. Registered shares only, of a minimum par value of TRY 25 each.

According to the Capital Markets Act (Act No: 6362):

HAAO (Halka Açık Anonim Ortaklık) ≈ Publicly held corporation This essentially is a special type of A.O. These type of companies can only be established as A.O.'s. When there are no specific rules under Capital Markets legislation, A.O. rules under Turkish Commercial Code will be applied to HAAO's.

According to the Cooperatives Act (Act No: 1136):

Koop. (Kooperatif Şirket) ≈ Cooperative

Other entitites:

(irtibat bürosu): ≈ Liaison Office
Şahıs Firması: ≈ Sole Proprietorship
Şb. (Şube): ≈ Branch

Tunisia[edit]

شركة فردية (Entreprise individuelle)
شّركة ذات مسؤوليّات محدودة ش.م.م.(Société à responsabilité limitée- SARL)
شّركة فردية ذات مسؤوليّات محدودة (Société unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée SUARL)
شركة خفية الإسم (Société anonyme – SA)
الشركات ذات رأس المال المتغيّر

Ukraine[edit]

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DAT/ДАТ (Державне акціонерне товариство / Derzhavne aktsionerne tovarystvo): ≈ plc (UK), national
FOP/ФОП (Фізична особа підприємець / Fizychna osoba pidpryyemets): sole proprietorship
KT/КТ (Командитне товариство / Komandytne tovarystvo): ≈ limited partnership
PT/ПT (Повне товариство / Povne tovarystvo): ≈ general partnership
TDV/ТДВ (Товариство з додатковою відповідальністю / Tovarystvo z dodatkvoiu vidpovidalnistiu): "additional liability company"
TOV/TOB (Товариство з обмеженою відповідальністю / Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu): ≈ Ltd. (UK). Minimum capital = 1 minimum wage (UAH 960 as of 29.05.2011^{[citation needed]}).
PP/ПП (Приватне підприємство / Pryvatne pidpryyemstvo): ≈ Ltd. (UK). No minimum capital.
VAT/ВАТ( Вiдкрите акцiонерне товариство / Vidkryte aktsionerne tovarystvo) or PAT/ПАТ (Публічне акціонерне товариство / Publichne aktsionerne tovarystvo) since 29.04.2009: ≈ plc (UK), public. Minimum capital UAH 630,000.
ZAT/ЗАТ (Закрите акцiонерне товариство / Zakryte Aktsionerne Tovarystvo)or PrAT/ПрАТ (Приватне акціонерне товариство / Prytvatne aktsionerne tovarystvo) since 29.04.2009: ≈ plc (UK), private.
AT/АТ (Акціонерне товариство / Aktsionerne tovarystvo): ≈ JSC.

Company formation is regulated by the Ukrainian Civil Code and Commercial Code, Law of Commercial companies, Law of stock companies, law and order.^{[citation needed]}

United Kingdom[edit]

CIC (community interest company)
CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Industrial and provident society: e.g. a co-operative (which does include Ltd. at the end of its name) or charity
Partnerships
- General partnership
- LLP (Limited liability partnership)
- SLP (Scottish limited partnership)
- LP (Limited partnership)
Companies^[70]
- Private Limited Companies (Ltd or Limited or Welsh Cyfyngedig (Cyf))
  - Private company limited by shares, The liability is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares held by them. Its shares cannot be traded publicly.
  - Private company limited by guarantee. The liability is limited to such amount as the members undertake to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up.
- Public Limited Company (PLC or Welsh Cwmni Cyfyngedig Cyhoeddus (CCC)): Is a limited company whose shares may be traded publicly. Requires an authorized minimum share capital of £50,000;^[71] 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 (or Welsh (cwmni) anghyfyngedig). There is no limit on the liability of its members. 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 such companies do not do so. 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 traders)

United States[edit]

In the United States, most businesses are incorporated under the law of a particular state. The federal government does not generally incorporate entities, with a few narrow exceptions.

Tax classifications[edit]

For federal tax purposes, the Internal Revenue Service has separate entity classification rules. Under the tax rules, an entity may be classified as a corporation, a partnership, a cooperative or a disregarded entity. A corporation is taxed as a C corporation unless it elects and meets the requirements to be taxed as a Subchapter S corporation. A disregarded entity has one owner (or a married couple as owner) that is not recognized for tax purposes as an entity separate from its owner. Types of disregarded entities include single-member LLCs; qualified sub-chapter S subsidiaries and qualified real estate investment trust subsidiaries. A disregarded entity's transparent tax status does not affect its status under state law. For example, for federal tax purposes, a sole-member LLC (SMLLC) is disregarded, so that all its assets and liabilities are treated as owned by its single member. But under state law, an SMLLC can contract in its own name and its owner is generally not personally liable for the debts and obligations of the entity.^[72] To be recognized as a Cooperative for tax purposes Cooperatives must follow certain rules under Sub Chapter T of the Internal Revenue Code.^[73]

Federally incorporated[edit]

Of the few types of companies that may exist under a federally issued charter, the bulk are banks, credit unions, and similar depository institutions. Such institutions are distinguished from state-chartered banks by including a key word in their formal names. For a bank, the key word is "national". A bank chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) must have the word "national" in its name. A bank chartered by a state cannot have "national" in its name.

For a savings bank (formerly called a savings and loan association) or credit union, the key word is "federal", and the same rules apply; a federally chartered savings bank or credit union must have the word "federal" in its name, while a state chartered savings bank or credit union cannot have "federal" in its name.

FSB (Federal Savings Bank), formerly called federal savings and loan association
NA (National Association), a designation used by banks chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
NT&SA (National Trust and Savings Association), a less common designation used by national banks
Federal Credit Union, chartered by the National Credit Union Association (NCUA)

Many federal governmental units are specially formed public corporations, while some private organizations have received a charter from Congress.

State, territory or commonwealth unincorporated[edit]

The following are the main business structures that can be created without licensure by the government:

Sole proprietorship: a business consisting of a single owner (which may in turn be a business entity), not in a separately recognized business form.
Trust

Partnerships[edit]

General partnership: a partnership in which all the partners are jointly and separately liable for the debts of the partnership. In most U.S. states, it can be created by agreement without requiring a public filing. The partners may themselves be legal entities or individuals.

State, territory or commonwealth incorporated[edit]

Partnerships[edit]

LP (Limited partnership): a partnership where at least one partner (the general partner, which may itself be an entity or an individual) has unlimited liability for the LP's debts and one or more partners (the limited partners) have limited liability (which means that they are not responsible for the LP's debts beyond the amount they agreed to invest). Limited partners generally do not participate in the management of the entity or its business.
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).
LLLP (Limited Liability Limited Partnership): a combination of LP and LLP, available in some states.

Limited Liability Companies[edit]

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 in some states Ltd. by itself is not a valid abbreviation for an LLC, because in some states (e.g. Texas), it may denote a corporation instead. See also Series LLC. For U.S. federal tax purposes, in general, an LLC with two or more members is treated as a partnership, and an LLC with one member is treated as a sole proprietorship.
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 professionals provide such as doctors, medical care; lawyers, legal advice; and accountants, accounting services; architects, architectural services; when the company formed offers the services of the professionals. Instead those 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 client/customer 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 to prevent them from being immune (or at least limit their immunity) to malpractice suits.

Corporations[edit]

Corp., (Corporation), Inc., (Incorporated): used to denote corporations (public or otherwise). These are the only terms universally accepted by all 51 corporation chartering jurisdictions 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. (in Connecticut; see under Italy). Some states that allow the use of "Company" prohibit the use of "and Company", "and Co.", "& Company" or "& Co.". In most states sole proprietorships and partnerships may register a fictitious "doing business as" name with the word "Company" in it. For a full list of allowed designations by state, see the table below.
Professional corporation, (PC or P.C.): 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, accountants, and doctors.
Doing Business As: denotes a business name used by a person or entity that is different from the person's or entity's true name. DBAs are not separate entities and do not shield the person or entity who uses the DBA as a business name from liability for debts or lawsuits. Filing requirements vary and are not permitted for some types of businesses or professional practices.

Required designations for corporations, by U.S. state, territory or commonwealth:

State, territory or commonwealth	Required in corporation name	Authority
Alabama	"corporation", or "incorporated", or an abbreviation of one of such words, or if a banking corporation the words "bank", "banking", or "bankers"	§ 10-2B-4.01(a)(1) Code of Alabama 1975
Alaska	"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of these words; may not contain the word "city", "borough", or "village" or otherwise imply that the corporation is a municipality.	§ 10.06.105 (a) and (b), Alaska Corporations Code
Arizona	"association", "bank", "company", "corporation", "limited" or "incorporated" or an abbreviation of one of these words or the equivalent in a foreign language. Corporation may not use "bank", "deposit", "credit union", "trust" or "trust company" unless it also has a license to operate one. May not use "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviations "L.L.C.", "L.C.", "LLC", or "LC"	§ 10-401 Arizona Revised Statutes
Arkansas	"Corporation", "Company", or "Incorporated", "Limited" or shall contain an abbreviation of one of those words; but the name may not end with the word "Company" nor the abbreviation "Co." if the final word or abbreviation is immediately preceded by "and" or any symbol for "and"	§ 4-26-401 (1), Arkansas Code
California	"corporation", "incorporated" or "limited" or an abbreviation of one of such words is required and for a statutory close corporations for corporate provisions to apply. May not contain "bank", "trust", "trustee" or "credit union" unless approved by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.	§ 202(a), California Corporations Code
Colorado	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", "corp.", "inc.", "co." or "ltd"; If the corporation is a professional corporation, it must contain the term or abbreviation "professional corporation", "p.c.", or "pc".	§ 7-90-601, Colorado Revised Statutes
Connecticut	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", "Societa per Azioni" or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", "S.p.A." or "ltd."	§ 33-655 General Statutes of Connecticut
Delaware	"association", "company", "corporation", "club", "foundation", "fund", "incorporated", "institute", "society", "union", "syndicate", or "limited", (or abbreviations thereof, with or without punctuation), or words (or abbreviations thereof, with or without punctuation) of like import of foreign countries or jurisdictions (provided they are written in Roman characters or letters)	Title 8, § 102, Delaware Code
District of Columbia	"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or shall contain an abbreviation of 1 of such words	§ 29-101.08 District of Columbia Official Code
Florida	"corporation", "company", or "incorporated" or the abbreviation "Corp.", "Inc.", or "Co.", or the designation "Corp", "Inc", or "Co"	§ 607.0401 Florida Statutes
Georgia	'corporation,' 'incorporated,' 'company,' or 'limited,' or the abbreviation 'corp.,' 'inc.,' 'co.,' or 'ltd.,' or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; must not be longer than 80 characters	O.C.G.A. § 14-2-401
Guam	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; if the word "company" or its abbreviation is used, it shall not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or an abbreviation or symbol representing the word "and."	Title 18, § 2110, Guam Code Annotated
Hawaii	"corporation", "incorporated", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", or "ltd."	§ 414-51 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Idaho	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; provided however, that if the word "company" or its abbreviation is used it shall not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or by an abbreviation of or symbol representing the word "and"	§ 30-1-401 Idaho Statutes
Illinois	"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of such words	805 ILCS 5/4.05 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Indiana	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language	§ 23-1-23-1 Indiana Code
Iowa	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language	§ 490.401 Iowa Acts
Kansas	(except for banks) "association", "church", "college", "company", "corporation", "club", "foundation", "fund", "incorporated", "institute", "society", "union", "university", "syndicate" or "limited", or one of the abbreviations "co.", "corp.", "inc.", "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in other languages if they are written in Roman characters or letters	§ 17-6002 Kansas Statutes
Kentucky	"corporation", "incorporated" or the abbreviation "Inc.", or the word "company" or the abbreviation "Co."; but if the word "company" or the abbreviation "Co." is used, it may not be immediately preceded by the word "and" or the abbreviation "&."	§ 273.177 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Louisiana	(except for railroad, telegraph and telephone corporations) "Corporation", "Incorporated" or "Limited", or the abbreviation of any of those words, or may contain instead the word "Company" or the abbreviation "Co." if the latter word or abbreviation is not immediately preceded by the word "and" or the symbol "&". No corporate name shall contain the phrase "doing business as" or the abbreviation "d/b/a". Only a bank or bank holding company is allowed to use any of "bank", "banker", "banking", "savings", "safe deposit", "trust", "trustee", "building and loan", "homestead", "credit union", "insurance", "casualty", "redevelopment corporation", or "electric cooperative".	§ 12:23 Louisiana Revised Statutes
Maine	words or abbreviations of words that describe the nature of the entity, including "professional association", "corporation", "company", "incorporated", "chartered", "limited", "limited partnership", "limited liability company", "professional limited liability company", "limited liability partnership", "registered limited liability partnership", "service corporation" or "professional corporation"; beginning July 1, 2007, may also include "limited liability limited partnership"	for business corporations: Title 13-C § 401 Maine Revised Statutes; for non-profit corporations: Title 13-B § 301-A Maine Revised Statutes
Maryland	For Corporations: "Company", if it is not preceded by the word "and" or a symbol for the word "and"; "Corporation", "Incorporated" or "Limited" or abbreviations; for Limited liability companies: "limited liability company", "L.L.C.", "LLC", "L.C.", or "LC"; for Limited liability partnerships: "limited liability partnership", "L.L.P." or "LLP"; for Limited partnerships: "limited partnership", "L.P.", or "LP"; for Limited liability limited partnerships: "limited liability limited partnership", "L.L.L.P.", or "LLLP"; for Professional corporations: "chartered", "chtd.", "professional association", "P.A.", "professional corporation", or "P.C."	Maryland Code – Corporations and Associations § 1-502
Massachusetts	any name which, in the judgment of the secretary, indicates that it is a corporation	General Laws Of Massachusetts – Chapter 155: Section 9
Michigan	"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited" or shall contain 1 of the following abbreviations, corp., co., inc., or ltd.	Act 284 of 1972 Section 450.1211 Michigan Business Corporation Act
Minnesota	nonprofit corporations are not required to use any of these words; for business corporations, they must use "corporation", "incorporated", or "limited", or shall contain an abbreviation of one or more of these words, or the word "company" or the abbreviation "Co." if that word or abbreviation is not immediately preceded by the word "and" or the character "&"	Chapter 302A, Section 302A.115 Minnesota Statutes (for Business Corporations); Chapter 317A, Section 317A.115 Minnesota Statutes (for non-profit corporations)
Mississippi	"corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co." or "ltd." or words or abbreviations of like import in another language	§ 79-4-4.01 Mississippi code
Missouri	"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or shall end with an abbreviation of one of said words	Chapter 351 Section 351.110 Missouri Revised Statutes
Montana	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited"; the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."; or words or abbreviations of similar meaning in another language	35-1-308 Montana Code Annotated
Nebraska	corporation, incorporated, company, or limited, or the abbreviation corp., inc., co., or ltd., or words or abbreviations of like import in another language, except that a corporation organized to conduct a banking business under the Nebraska Banking Act may use a name which includes the word bank without using any such words or abbreviations	Section 21-2028 State of Nebraska Statutes
Nevada	No specific requirements stated except that a name appearing to be that of a natural person and containing a given name or initials must not be used as a corporate name except with an additional word or words such as "Incorporated", "Limited", "Inc.", "Ltd.", "Company", "Co.", "Corporation", "Corp.", or other word which identifies it as not being a natural person	78.035 Nevada Revised Statutes
New Hampshire	Contain the word "corporation", "incorporated", or "limited" or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", or "ltd."	New Hampshire Revised Statutes – Title XXVII; Section 293-A:4.01 for business corporations
New Jersey	Shall contain the word "corporation", "company", "incorporated", or shall contain an abbreviation of one of those words, or shall include the abbreviation Ltd.	New Jersey Statutes 14A:2-2
New Mexico	contain the separate word "corporation", "company", "incorporated" or "limited" or shall contain a separate abbreviation of one of these words	New Mexico Statutes Unannotated 53-11-7
New York	Shall contain the word "corporation", "incorporated" or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of such words; there is also a long list of words a business corporation is not allowed to use without additional approval from other agencies including "board of trade", "state police", "urban development", "chamber of commerce", "state trooper", "urban relocation", "community renewal", "tenant relocation", "acceptance", "endowment", "loan", "annuity", "fidelity", "mortgage", "assurance", "finance", "savings" and many others	New York State Consolidated Laws, Business Corporations Law § 301; Not-For-Profit Corporations Law, § 301
North Carolina	a corporation must contain the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."; a limited liability company must contain the words "limited liability company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC", or the combination "ltd. liability co.", "limited liability co.", or "ltd. liability company"; a limited partnership that is not a limited liability limited partnership must contain the words "limited partnership", the abbreviation "L.P." or "LP", or the combination "ltd. partnership"; a limited liability limited partnership must contain the words "registered limited liability limited partnership" or "limited liability limited partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.L.P.", "R.L.L.L.P.", "LLLP", or "RLLLP"; a registered limited liability partnership's name must contain the words "registered limited liability partnership" or "limited liability partnership" or the abbreviation "L.L.P.", "R.L.L.P.", "LLP" or "RLLP".	North Carolina General Statutes § 55D‑20
North Dakota	must contain the word "company", "corporation", "incorporated", "limited", or an abbreviation of one or more of these words; may not contain the words "limited liability company", "limited partnership", "limited liability partnership", "limited liability limited partnership", or any abbreviation of these words.	North Dakota century Code 10–19.1-13
Ohio	It shall end with or include the word or abbreviation "company", "co.", "corporation", "corp.", "incorporated", or "inc."	Ohio Revised Code § 1701.05
Oklahoma	The name of the corporation which shall contain one of the words "association", "company", "corporation", "club", "foundation", "fund", "incorporated", "institute", "society", "union", "syndicate", or "limited" or abbreviations thereof, with or without punctuation	Oklahoma Statutes § 18-1006
Oregon	For private corporations it shall contain one or more of the words "corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited" or an abbreviation of one or more of those words; shall not contain the word "cooperative." For non-profit corporations there is no specific requirement except the name cannot imply a purpose not dictated in its articles of incorporation and cannot contain the word "cooperative" or the phrase "limited partnership."	Oregon Revised Statutes 60.094 for Private Corporations; ORS 65.094 for Non-Profit corporations
Pennsylvania	Corporation, Corp., Company, Co., Incorporated, Inc., Limited, Ltd., Association., Fund., Syndicate or words or abbreviations of like import in languages other than English	Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 19, § 23.3
Puerto Rico	Corporation, Corp. or Inc., or words or abbreviations of like import in other languages, provided they are written in roman letters or characters	Title 14, Subtitle 4, § 2602, Laws of Puerto Rico.
Rhode Island	"corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of these words	Rhode Island General Laws § 7–1.2-401
South Carolina	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language	South Carolina Code of Laws Section 33-4-101
South Dakota	corporation, incorporated, company, or limited, or the abbreviation, corp., inc., co., or ltd., or terms or abbreviations of like import in another language	South Dakota Codified Laws 47-1A-401
Tennessee	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language (provided they are written in Roman characters or letters); existing corporations which were formed using only "limited" or "ltd" are not required to change their name	§ 48-14-101 Tennessee Code
Texas	"company", "corporation", "incorporated", or "limited", or an abbreviation of one of those words.	Texas Business Organizations Code § 5.054
U.S. Virgin Islands	name shall be such as to indicate that it is a corporation as distinguished from a natural person or partnership.	Title Thirteen, § 2, Virgin Islands Code
Utah	"corporation", "incorporated", "company"; the abbreviation: "corp.", "inc." or "co." or words or abbreviations of like import to the words or abbreviations listed in another language; without the written consent of the United States Olympic Committee, may not contain the words "Olympic", "Olympiad", or "Citius Altius Fortius"; without the written consent of the Division of Consumer Protection may not contain the words "university", "college" or "institute"	§ 16-10a-401 Utah Code
Vermont	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; shall not have the word "cooperative" or any abbreviation thereof as part of its name unless the corporation is a worker cooperative corporation	Title 11A, § 4.01 Vermont Statutes
Virginia	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."	§ 13.1-630. Code of Virginia
Washington	"corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd."; must not include "Bank", "banking", "banker", "trust", "cooperative", or any combination of the words "industrial" and "loan", or any combination of any two or more of the words "building", "savings", "loan", "home", "association", and "society"	§ 23B.04.010 Revised Code of Washington
West Virginia	"corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co." or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language	§ 31D-4-401 West Virginia Code
Wisconsin	"corporation", "incorporated", "company" or "limited" or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co." or "ltd." or words or abbreviations of like import in another language	§ 180.0401 Wisconsin Statutes (for Stock corporations) and § 181.0401 Wisconsin Statutes (for non-stock corporations)
Wyoming	Unclear; apparently any of "corporation", "company", "incorporated", and probably the usual abbreviations of "Corp." "Co." and "Inc."	§ 17-16-401 Wyoming Statutes

Uruguay[edit]

S.A. (Sociedad Anónima). Company by shares.
S.A.S. (Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada). A simplified version of the S.A.
S.R.L. (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada). Limited liability company.
S.C.I. (Sociedad de Capital e Industria). A company with segregated shares between capital and labor.
S.C. (Sociedad Colectiva). A company with unlimited liability between its members.

Uzbekistan[edit]

MChJ (Mas'uliyati Cheklangan Jamiyat/Масъулияти Чекланган Жамият): limited liability company
QMJ (Qo'shimcha ma'suliyatli jamiyat/Қўшимча масъулиятли жамият): additional liability company
AJ (Aksiyadorlik jamiyati/Акциядорлик жамияти): joint-stock company
- OAJ (Ochiq aksiyadorlik jamiyati/Очиқ акциядорлик жамияти): public joint-stock company
- YoAJ (Yopiq aksiyadorlik jamiyati/Ёпиқ акциядорлик жамияти): closed joint-stock company
XK (Xususiy korxona/Хусусий корхона): private company
XT (Xususiy tadbirkorlik/Хусусий тадбиркорлик): sole proprietorship
OK (Oilaviy korxona/Оилавий корхона): family company
UK (Unitar korxona/Унитар корхона): unitary enterprise
QK (Qo'shma korxona/Қўшма корхона): joint venture

Vietnam[edit]

Cty TNHH (Công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn / "Company with Limited Liablity"): Limited Liability Company
Cty TNHH MTV (Công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn một thành viên/ "Limited Liablity Company with a Single member") since 2005
Cty CP (Công ty cổ phần / "Company with Joint Stock"): Joint Stock Company
Công ty hợp danh / "Company of Partners": Partnership
Doanh nghiệp hợp danh / "Enterprise Partnership": Partnership
DNNN (Doanh nghiệp nhà nước / "Enterprise of the State"): State-Owned Enterprise
DNTN (Doanh nghiệp tư nhân / "Enterprise Private"): Proprietorship
DTNN (Doanh nghiệp có vốn đầu tư nước ngoài "Enterprise with Foreign Investment"): Foreign Investment Enterprise
HTX (Hợp tác xã/ Co-operation)
Chi nhánh : Branch Company
Nhóm Cty (Công Ty / "Group Company"): Holding Company

Notes[edit]

^ The exception is a Reciprocal inter-insurance exchange see Unincorporated association.

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[3] Themelimi dhe regjistrimi i një shoqërie tregtare në Shqipëri

[4] Ligji për Shoqëritë Tregtare

[5] Manuali SHPK

[6] Limited liability company

[7] "Sociedades de Garantía Reciproca". Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

[8] "Sociedades de Garantía Reciproca". Argentina Ministry of Industry. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

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[FR-13] ttp://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/change_lg.pl?language=fr&la=F&table_name=loi&cn=2019032306 (French)

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