Partnership — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 11 · Commerce
Summary of Partnership for ICSE Class 11 Commerce. Key concepts: Partnership is the relation, The legal features are and Important general features.
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Overview
Partnership is a form of business organisation in which two or more persons agree to carry on a lawful business together and share its profits. It grows out of the need for more capital, better management, division of work, and sharing of business risk. The persons who join are called partners, and
Key Concepts
Partnership is the relation between persons
Partnership is the relation between persons who agree to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all. It is create
The legal features are agreement between
The legal features are agreement between two or more persons, legal business, contractual relationship, profit motive, and principal-agent relationshi
Important general features include unlimited liability
Important general features include unlimited liability, no separate legal entity, utmost good faith, restriction on transfer of interest, definite nam
Ordinary partners have unlimited liability
Ordinary partners have unlimited liability, so personal property may also be used to meet firm debts. A limited partner has liability only up to the c
The main types are general
The main types are general or active partner, sleeping or dormant partner, nominal partner, partner by estoppel, limited partner, secret partner, part
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning and definitions of partnership
- Identify the statutory and general characteristics of partnership
- Explain the merits and demerits of partnership
- Differentiate partnership from sole proprietorship
- Recognize different types of partners
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