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Business Entity On Joint w/ Individual Person?

Question: 
Can a business entity be a co-owner on a joint account with an individual person?
Answer: 

by Randy Carey:

No.

Answer: 

by John Burnett:

If a business entity were to have a joint deposit account with an individual, the entity's assets and those of the individual would be commingled, defeating the most significant reason that entities are formed -- to keep a business's assets separate to protect its owners from liability for the obligations of the business.

In addition, the FDIC would not treat such an account as a joint account with separate deposit insurance.

For those reasons, I join Randy in saying "No."

Answer: 

by Ken Golliher:

Uh-uh. Sometimes, doing what the customer wants is the dumbest of all possible options.

First published on 11/25/2018

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