Partnerships Flashcards
General partnership -At least how many people?
2 or more; no agreement necessary
Key Test - _______ Sharing
Profit
Duty to Deny
When held out as partner without consent, no duty to deny representation.
Partnership Liability
Unlike Corps with shareholders, partners have no protection from personal liability for partnerships obligations.
Partnership Agreement _______
Governs
Partner Duties
Loyalty - refrain from competing, advancing adverse interest, usurping partnership opportunity UNLESS partner accounts to partnership for such benefit. | Duty of Care
Partnership profits/losses
Agreement controls. Absence of, equal share. When only profits are mentioned in agreement, profit and losses are are direct proportion (70/70)
Partners cannot ______ distros
Demand. Can’t be forced to accept either.
Partnership NO interest in
Partnership property, - Assuming have to sell and then get assets. | All property acquired by partnership belongs ONLY to partnership, not partners.
Transfer of Partnership
Does not trigger disso, does not trigger dissoc, gives transferred to party rights to distros only. (Can’t do management or voting). [Partnership Agreement can brick transfer].
To bring in a new partner:
Consent of ALL existing partners.
Decisions made by Partnership
Ordinary business - Majority; Special - ALL.
Partner services to partnership
No renumeration for this: Exception for business wind up.
Partnership Loan Reimbursement
Partner can make loan to partnership. Partnership pays it back including interest.
Partner Liability Indemnification
Partner can incur liability for partnership business. Partnership is required to indemnify.
Personal Use of Partnership Property
Personal benefit usage means has to compensate partnership
Partnership records
Absolute right to inspection for current and past partners (limited to when they were a partner)
Dissociation Triggers
Expulsion, random events, bankruptcy, termination of entity partner (LLC/Trust)
Dissociation results
Partners must buy out interest.
Statement of Dissoc
Kicks in after 90 days.
Partnership Liability Dissoc
Partners liable for items that occurred PRIOR to Dissoc
Third Party Relationship - Contractual Binding
Apparent authority exists unless third party knows or given notification. Real property equal automatic knowledge if SoA is filed.