What are the 4 Types of Partnership?

CC Posted by: Charvi Choudhary
• 28 September, 2025
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Here are the 4 types of partnership given below: 

  1. General partnerships: In this type of partnership, all the partners have equal responsibility to manage the business, and a general partnership is all about each partner's contribution in the operation of the business, financial investments, and decision-making for the business. This partnership doesn't ned a formal agreement, but it is recommended that you have a formal agreement to stay out of trouble. The profits generated in the general partnership are distributed equally, and terms are adjustable on the basis of the partnership. 
     
  2.  Limited Partnership: In this type of partnership, you will need a group of two or more partners. In general, all the partners manage the business, but in a limited partnership, a partner is only liable for their own investments. They have less participation in the decision-making, and it is mainly chosen by the individuals who are interested in investments, which is the best option for the larger investments and real estate projects. 
     
  3. Limited Liability Partnership (LLP): A Limited Liability Partnership grants protection to all the partners from personal liability.  In the LLPs, partnerships are not responsible for any losses in the business or damages to the business by other partners' actions. Partnership can participate in the business management, but their assets remain undamaged and protected under the LLPs. It is a popular choice for the partnership, which helps them to get protection benefits with the flexibility of added security. 
     
  4. Partnership at Will: This is a flexible type of partnership and a type of business arrangement in which the partnership can dissolve at any time when a single partner decides to leave. This type of partnership is governed by an informal agreement, and the main feature of this agreement is that all the partners are allowed to run the business as long as they agree. 

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  • Radhika Raina 01 October, 2025

    The benefits of general partnerships include: 

    • A limited partnership receives protection apart from ownership percentage and financial contribution. 
    • It makes business more attractive and helps investors to put capital into a company, but they don't have to take the risk of running it. 
    • It gives you the power of decision-making. 
    • LP can have a corporation as a partner and allows more opportunities for the investors. 

  • Harsh Tiwari 30 September, 2025

    Why should I have to choose a Limited Liability Partnership? 

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      Savetaxs 01 October, 2025

      You should choose a limited Liability partnership because: 

      • LLPs offer personal liability protection for all the partners to which helps to protect their assets, and grants them protection from business debts and loss of business by the actions of other partners. 
      • They allow active participation of the partners to manage the business and avoid risking the personal assets of the partners with the protection of a corporation. 
      • LLPs are ideal for services such as accounting, consulting a business, and legal, where they can get liability coverage and management control. 
      • It also allows partners to get a tax benefit from bypassing taxation of business profits passed to the partners to avoid double taxation. 
      •  LLps offers equal profit distribution to its partners and allows partners to split based on contributions under a mutual agreement. 

       

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