Types of Partnership: General vs Limited
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Which type of partnership is characterized by partners sharing in operating the business and assuming liability for the business debts?

  • Master Limited Partnership
  • General Partnership (correct)
  • Limited Partnership
  • Limited Liability Partnership
  • What is the main purpose of a limited partnership?

  • To avoid corporate income tax
  • To limit the disadvantage of unlimited liability
  • To allow partners to trade on stock exchanges
  • To provide capital on which a return is expected (correct)
  • What makes a Master Limited Partnership (MLP) different from a corporation?

  • It avoids corporate income tax (correct)
  • It involves sharing business operations
  • It allows trading on stock exchanges
  • It has limited liability for partners
  • In a limited liability partnership (LLP), what do partners risk losing due to their own acts and omissions?

    <p>Their personal assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of partnership was created to limit the disadvantage of unlimited liability?

    <p>Limited Liability Partnership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of partnership allows certain partners to be liable only for the amount of their investment?

    <p>Limited Partnership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of partner in a partnership has unlimited liability and actively participates in managing the firm?

    <p>General partner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of partner in a partnership may be known by the public as an owner but does not actively participate in the management of the business?

    <p>Silent partner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of partner in a partnership has invested in the business but does not have any management responsibility or liability for losses beyond the investment?

    <p>Limited partner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of partner in a partnership takes an active part in the management of the business but is unknown to the public?

    <p>Secret partner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a partnership, which type of partner only shares from the profit or losses based on their contribution to the business and does not take part in the management?

    <p>Sleeping partner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of partner in a partnership lends their name to the business, does not contribute capital, and has no right to participate in the management?

    <p>Nominal partner</p> Signup and view all the answers

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