Definition of General Partnership



A general partnership is a business agreement between two or more parties with the same business intention. The parties of a partnership business are called partners who share unlimited liabilities of the business and also share profits on an agreed profit sharing ratio. A general partnership does not need registration or incorporation; it can be formed by any two or more parties. The partnerships are not subject to taxes as the partners are taxed separately under the heading of income from partnership business.

 


The partnership can add or remove any partners from the partnership if agreed by all the partners. The leaving partner can take its capital with him and the profit sharing ratio is then changed.


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