The Georgia partnership agreement is a legal document that serves as a formalization of the agreement between the business partners on how they will run their business entity.
The partners will use this document to determine each partner’s contribution to the business, as well as their management or voting rights, participation in profits or losses of the business entity, and the overall rules of business operation.
In Georgia, the partnership agreement is also referred to as:
Georgia Partnership Agreement Also Known As
Georgia partnership deed
Georgia articles of partnership
Georgia partnership contract
Georgia business partnership agreement
Georgia Partnership Agreement Types
In Georgia, there are different types of partnership agreements that partners can choose from:
Types of Partnership Agreement
General Partnerships (GP): This type enables all partners to participate in the decision-making process. However, they all have unlimited liability for the business operation with all of their personal assets. (§ 14-8-6)
Limited Partnership (LP): This forms the partnership between the general partners, who can make decisions and have unlimited liability for the operation of the partnership, and the limited partners, who cannot make decisions but have limited liability. (§ 590-7-10)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP): Here, all partners have equal decision-making powers, and they are protected from liabilities caused by the negligence and actions of other partners. (§ 14-8-15)
Georgia Partnership Agreement Requirements
The Georgia partnership agreement format should include the following:
Mandatory Requirements
Names and mailing addresses of the partners
Information about the beginning and end of the business partnership
Details about the initial investment of each partner
Description of each partner's role in the partnership
Information about each partner’s management or voting rights
Details on how the profits are distributed between the partners
Rules on how the eventual business losses will be covered