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Each partner has an interest in the partnership, which includes his share of profits and losses, his right to receive distributions, and his management rights.

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Co-ownership of the means or instrumentality of accomplishing a single business transaction or a limited series of transactions ordinarily results in a:


A) partnership.
B) joint venture.
C) corporation.
D) R & D partnership.

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"Partnership property" is the sum of the partnership's assets, including all property acquired by a partnership.

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Whether an individual partner or the partnership owns certain property determines who gets it upon dissolution of the partnership and who shares in income from it.

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Former partners, as well as current partners, have some rights to access partnership books and records.

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Some states allow the formation of partnerships in which all partners have limited liability.

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Which of the following is the correct definition for a partnership?


A) An association of two or more persons with one or more general partners and one or more limited partners.
B) A legal entity ordinarily consisting of an association of numerous individuals.
C) An association of two or more persons to carry on as co-tenants in business.
D) An association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit.

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Corporations today outnumber unincorporated business associations plus sole proprietorships.

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Miller and Baker formed a partnership and purchased a cycle shop. The name of the new business cannot be "Miller Cycle Shop" because the name of the partnership must include the names of both partners if it includes the name of one partner.

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The UPA treats a partnership as a legal entity for all purposes.

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A business form devised to avoid the burdens of corporate regulation, particularly the formerly widespread prohibition denying corporations the power to own and deal in real estate, and used primarily for asset securitization ventures is the:


A) limited liability limited partnership.
B) limited partnership.
C) limited liability company.
D) business trust.

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Under the common law, a partnership was generally considered to be a legal entity rather than an aggregate of individuals.

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Burnside Corporation and the D. Stewart Trust can be partners in a partnership if they carry on as co-owners a business for profit.

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Because the statute of frauds does not apply expressly to a contract for the formation of a partnership, usually no writing is required to create the relationship.

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Which of the following would be the most convincing evidence of a partnership?


A) An agreement to share in the management of a business.
B) Agreements to share gross returns.
C) An agreement to share profits and losses.
D) An agreement to pay a firm manager a percentage of the profits for his salary.

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A partner has all but which of the following duties?


A) A duty of faithful service to the best of his ability.
B) A duty to act in accordance with the partnership agreement.
C) A duty not to engage in any other business while a partner.
D) A duty not to acquire for himself a partnership opportunity without the consent of all the partners.

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Under the RUPA, a partner violates the duty of loyalty if the conduct furthers the partner's own interest.

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The RUPA treats a partnership as a legal entity in which one of the following respects?


A) Liability of partners for partnership obligations.
B) For the purpose of suing or being sued.
C) For all purposes.
D) Assignment of a partner's interest.

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Each partner, unless otherwise agreed, has equal rights in the management and conduct of the business of a general or a limited partnership.

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Owners of interests in businesses with unlimited liability place their entire estate at risk.

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