Right Track Business Services - What are the Different Types of Partnerships?
The term "partnership" has changed over the years, as business people have come to add new features to the old business form. These new partnership types are intended to help mitigate the liability issues with partnerships. The three most used partnership types are listed here, with their features, to help you decide which type you might want to use.
General Partnership is a partnership with only general partners. Each general partner takes part in the management of the business, and also takes responsibility for the liabilities of the business. If one partner is sued, all partners are held liable. General partnerships are the least desirable for this reason.
Limited Partnership includes both general partners and limited partners. A limited partner does not participate in the day-to-day management of the partnership and his/her liability is limited. In many cases, the limited partners are merely investors who do not with to participate in the partnership other than to provide an investment and to receive a share of the profits.
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is different from a limited partnership or a general partnership, but is closer to a limited liability company (LLC). In the LLP, all partners have limited liability.
An LLP combines characteristics of partnerships and corporations. As in a corporation, all partners in an LLP have limited liability, from errors, omissions, negligence, incompetence, or malpractice committed by other partners or by employees. Of course, any partners involved in wrongful or negligent acts are still personally liable, but other partners are protected from liability for those acts.
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General Partnership is a partnership with only general partners. Each general partner takes part in the management of the business, and also takes responsibility for the liabilities of the business. If one partner is sued, all partners are held liable. General partnerships are the least desirable for this reason.
Limited Partnership includes both general partners and limited partners. A limited partner does not participate in the day-to-day management of the partnership and his/her liability is limited. In many cases, the limited partners are merely investors who do not with to participate in the partnership other than to provide an investment and to receive a share of the profits.
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is different from a limited partnership or a general partnership, but is closer to a limited liability company (LLC). In the LLP, all partners have limited liability.
An LLP combines characteristics of partnerships and corporations. As in a corporation, all partners in an LLP have limited liability, from errors, omissions, negligence, incompetence, or malpractice committed by other partners or by employees. Of course, any partners involved in wrongful or negligent acts are still personally liable, but other partners are protected from liability for those acts.
http://biztaxlaw.about.com/od/startingapartnership/f/typesofpartnshps.htm
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