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The Legal Ins and Outs of Forming a Partnership
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You can create a partnership based on an oral agreement, but it’s much smarter to put it in writing.
A partnership is a business form created automatically when two or more persons engage in a business enterprise for profit. Consider the following language from the Uniform Partnership Act: "The association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit forms a partnership, whether or not the persons intend to form a partnership." A partnership–in its various forms–offers its multiple owners flexibility and relative simplicity of organization and operation. In limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships, a partnership can even offer a degree of liability protection.
By Michael Spadaccini
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