What are the advantages and disadvantages of incorporation, compared with remaining a partnership

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of incorporation, compared with remaining a partnership? • What is the legal relationship between the shareholders, directors and officers in a company? • What portion of the total equity belongs to each partner in the new company? Will the partners be happy with this if they expect the same profit-sharing ratio as in the partnership? • Given that it will cost $300 in legal fees to form the company, how should these legal fees be recorded in the company’s accounts? • How would the balance sheet of the company appear immediately after registering and taking up the loan from Western Bank? • How much profit before income tax and interest would the company have to earn in the first year in order to achieve a rate of return on total assets (net of depreciation) of 15%? • Assuming an income tax rate of 30% on profit, how much profit would this represent for the shareholders after interest and after tax?