The Mississippi partnership agreement is a legal document that serves as the formalization of the agreement between two or more partners to establish a business partnership.
This type of document usually includes details on what each partner will contribute to the business and determines their management, voting, and profit share rights based on it. Moreover, the document will include the overall details and rules of the business operation.
In Mississippi, the partnership agreement is also referred to as:
Partnership Agreement Synonyms
Mississippi partnership contract
Mississippi articles of partnership
Mississippi partnership deed
Mississippi business partnership agreement
Mississippi Partnership Agreement Types
In Mississippi, there are different types of partnership agreements that partners can choose from:
Types of Partnership Agreement
General Partnership (GP): Here, all partners can participate in the decision-making process. However, they all have unlimited liability for the business operation with all of their personal assets. (§ 79-13-101 to § 79-13-1206)
Limited Partnership (LP): This type of partnership agreement forms a partnership between the general partners, who have decision-making powers and have unlimited liability for the operation of the partnership, and the limited partners, who don’t have decision-making powers but have limited liability for the partnership. (§ 79-14-101 to § 79-14-1301)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP): Here, all partners have equal decision-making powers, and they are not liable for the damages caused by the negligence and actions of other partners. (§ 79-13-1001 to § 79-13-1006)
Mississippi Partnership Agreement Requirements
The Mississippi partnership agreement format should include the following:
Mandatory Requirements
Names and mailing addresses of the partners
Information on what type of partnership is being established
Information about the date of establishment of the business partnership
Details about the contributions 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