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Partnership Accounts : Fundamentals of Partnership

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Card 1Meaning and definition of partnership

What is a partnership according to the statutory definition?

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Partnership is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all. This is the legal definition used for partnership firms

Card 2Meaning and definition of partnership

What is Haney’s definition of partnership?

Answer

Partnership is the relation existing between persons competent to make contracts, who agree to carry on a lawful business in common with a view to private gain. This definition highlights contract, la

Card 3Features of partnership

What are the essential features of partnership?

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The essential features are: at least two persons, agreement, lawful business with profit motive, sharing of profits, relation of principal and agent, and business carried on by all or any of them acti

Card 4Nature of partnership

Why is co-ownership of property not treated as partnership?

Answer

Co-ownership is not partnership because the motive is not to earn profit. Partnership requires a business with profit motive, while joint ownership of property may exist without any business activity.

Card 5Nature of partnership

Why is a charitable activity run jointly by persons not a partnership?

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A charitable activity is not partnership because there is no profit motive. Partnership requires a lawful business carried on with a view to private gain.

Card 6Formation of partnership

How many persons are required to form a partnership, and what happens if the number falls to one?

Answer

At least two persons are required to form a partnership. If the number of partners is reduced to one, the partnership ceases to exist.

Card 7Formation of partnership

What is the maximum number of partners allowed under the Companies Act, 2013?

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For the non-professional 'others' category, the maximum number of partners is 50. For specified professionals such as CA, ICWA, doctors, architects, and lawyers, there is no limit under the special pr

Card 8Registration and deed

Is registration of a partnership firm compulsory?

Answer

No. Registration of a partnership firm is not compulsory under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. A firm may still choose to get registered.

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