PREPARE A SIMPLE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AS FOLLOWS:
Simple Partnership Agreement
Preamble
This agreement is made on __________________,
by ____________________, referred to as "Partners" under
the following provisions.
Partnership-Type of
Business
- The Partners shall associate
to form a General Partnership for the purpose of selling hockey
skates, equipment, and related supplies, and asundry other services,
and any other businesses agreed upon by the Partners.
- Partnership Name
- The Partnership name shall be
_______________________.
- Partnership Term
- The Partnership shall commence
upon the execution of this agreement and shall continue until
dissolved by agreement of the partners or terminated under the
provisions of this agreement.
- Place of Business
- The Partnership’s principal
place of business shall be __________________. The Partnership
shall maintain any other place or places of business agreed upon
by the Partners.
- Initial Capital
- The Partnership’s initial
capital shall be ___________. ___________ shall contribute $
__________________ toward the initial capital by depositing said
sum in the Partnership account, and ___________________ shall
contribute $ ______________ toward the initial capital by depositing
said sum in the Partnership account.
- Capital Withdrawals
- No Partner shall withdraw any
portion of the Partnership capital without the other Partner’s
express written consent.
- Profit and Losses
- The partners shall share equally
in Partnership net profits and shall bear Partnership losses
equally.
- Books of Account
- Partnership books of account
shall be accurately kept and shall include records of all Partnership
income, expenses, assets, and liabilities. The Partnership books
of account shall be maintained on a cash basis. Each partner
shall have the right to inspect the Partnership books at any
time.
- Fiscal Year
- The Partnership’s fiscal
year shall end on the 31st day of December each year.
- Accountings
- Complete accountings of the
Partnership affairs at the close of business on the last days
of March, June, September, and December of each year shall be
rendered to each Partner within ten (10) days after the close
of each such month. At the time of each accounting, the net profits
of the Partnership shall be distributed to the Partners as provided
in this agreement, or as otherwise agreed upon by the partners.
Except as to the errors brought to the Partners’ attention
within 15 days after it is rendered, each accounting shall be
final and conclusive.
- Time Devoted to the Partnership
- Each Partner shall devote undivided
time, or such time as agreed upon by the Partners to and use
utmost skill in the Partnership business.
- Management and Authority
- Each Partner shall have an equal
right in the management of the Partnership. Each partner shall
have authority to bind the Partnership in making contracts and
incurring obligations in the Partnership name or on its credit.
No Partner, however, shall incur obligations in the Partnership
name or on its credit exceeding $1500 without the other Partner’s
express written consent. Any obligation incurred in violation
of this provision shall be charged to and collected from the
partner who incurred the obligation.
- Partner’s Salaries
- In compensation for services
in the Partnership business, each partner shall be entitled to
a salary each month as agreed upon in advance by both partners
and in an amount as agreed upon in advance by both partners.
The Partnership shall deduct the partners’ salaries as ordinary
business expenses prior to computing net profits, or at the discretion
for both partners, the partners may take draws against profits,
but in no event shall any compensation of the partners exceed
their individual and respective shares in the Partnership Profits.
A partner’s salary or draws may be increased or reduced
at any time by mutual agreement of the partners.
- Net Profits Defined
- The Term "net profits"
as used in this agreement shall mean the Partnership net profits
as determined by generally accepted accounting principles for
each accounting period specified in this agreement.
- Withdrawal of Partner
- Upon 30 days written notice
of intent to the other partner, either partner may withdraw from
the Partnership at the end of any accounting period specified
in this agreement.
- Option to Purchase Terminated
Interest
- On dissolution of the Partnership
by the death, withdrawal, or other act of either Partner, the
remaining Partner may continue the Partnership business by purchasing
the outgoing partner’s interest in the Partnership assets
and goodwill. The remaining partner shall have the option to
purchase the outgoing partner’s interest by paying to the
outgoing partner or the appropriate personal representative the
value of the outgoing partner’s interest as determined under
paragraph 17 of this agreement.
- Purchase Price of Partnership
Interest
- On exercise of the option in
Paragraph 16 of this agreement, the remaining partner shall pay
to the outgoing partner or appropriate personal representative
the value of the outgoing partner’s partnership interest
as determined by the last regular accounting preceding dissolution
plus the full unwithdrawn portion of the outgoing partner’s
share in net profits earned between the date of such accounting
and the date of dissolution.
- Duties of Purchasing Partner
- On any purchase and sale made
pursuant to Paragraphs 16 and 17 of this agreement, the remaining
partner shall assume all partnership obligations. The remaining
partner shall hold the withdrawing partner as well as any property
belonging to the withdrawing partner, free and harmless from
all liability for Partnership obligations. Immediately upon purchase
of a withdrawing partner’s interest, the remaining partner
shall prepare, file, serve, and publish all notices required
by law to protect the withdrawing partner from liability for
future partnership obligations. All costs incident to the requirements
of this paragraph shall be borne by the remaining partner.
- Dissolution
- On dissolution of the partnership,
except as provided in paragraphs 16 and 17 of this agreement,
the partnership affairs shall be wound up, the partnership assets
liquidated, its debts paid, and the surplus divided among the
partners according to their net worths in the partnership business.
- Notices
- All notices between the partners
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be served when personally
delivered to a partner, or when deposited in the United States
mail, certified, first class postage prepaid, addressed to a
partner at the partnership’s principal place of business
or to such other place as may be specified in a notice given
pursuant to this paragraph as the address for service of notice
on such partner.
- Consents and Agreements
- All consents and agreements
provided for or permitted by this agreement shall be in writing.
Signed copies of all consents and agreements pertaining to the
partnership shall be kept with the partnership books.
- Goodwill
- On all accounting provided for
in this agreement, the goodwill of the partnership business shall
be valued at one dollars ($1.00) and no more.
- Sole Agreement
- This instrument contains the
partners’ sole agreement relating to their partnership.
It correctly sets out the partners’ rights and obligations.
Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations, or representations
not expressly set forth in this instrument have no force or effect.
Executed on ________________________,
______________________ at _________________________________
_________________, partner
_________________
_________________, partner