Also, it creates paperwork for the sole proprietor.

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As a sole proprietor you are personally responsible for all of a business' liabilities, including its debts and any liability judgments against it.

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But if you don't have health insurance through work or you have been buying your own as a sole proprietor, the exchanges will provide central sites for comparing plans and buying individual and family insurance.

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If you are a home-care service recipient who has a previously assigned EIN either as a sole proprietor or as a household employer, do not apply for a new EIN.

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