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Partners have both obligations and rights pursuant to either statutes and/or
a partnership agreement.
A partner is personally liable for: 1. Debts and obligations of the partnership
incurred while he or she is a partner; 2. Negligence and other torts
perpetrated by any of the partners acting in the ordinary course of the
partnership business; and 3. Misapplication of trust funds placed in the care
of the partnership.
Another key feature of a partnership is joint and several liability, which
means that each partner is individually as well as collectively responsible for
the entire debt.
The taxation is 30% flat rate on annual taxable income. (Art . 19(1) of Fed.
Inc. Tax Proc.
Termination of Partnership