Partnership Registration

The Partner must be an Indian citizen and a Resident of India. Non-Resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin can only invest in a Partnership with prior approval of the Government of India.

PAN Card of the Partners along with identity and address proof is required. It is recommended to draft a Partnership deed and have it signed by all the Partners in the firm.

There is no limit on the minimum capital for starting a Partnership firm. Therefore, a Partnership firm can be started with any amount of minimum capital.

Vaims Advisors Associate will understand your business requirements and help you start a Partnership firm by drafting the Partnership deed. Based on the requirements.

To open a bank account for a Partnership firm, a registered Partnership deed along with identity and address proof of the Partners need to be provided.

No, a Partnership firm has no separate legal existence of its own i.e., the Partnership firm and the partners are one and the same in the eyes of law. Liability of the Partners is also unlimited, and the partners are said to be jointly and severally liable for the liabilities of the firm. This means that if the assets and property of the firm is insufficient to meet the debts of the firm, the creditors can recover their loans from the personal property of the individual partners.

There are restrictions on the transfer of ownership interest in a Partnership firm. A Partner cannot transfer his/her interest in the firm to any person (except to the existing partners) without the unanimous consent of all other partners.

Indian Nationals and Indian Residents are allowed to invest in a Partnership firm without any approval. Usually those who invest in the Partnership firm become a Partner of the firm and in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, all partners will have a right to participate in the activities of the business.

Partnership firm will have to file their annual tax return with the Income Tax Department. Other tax filings like Goods & Service Tax Return filing may be necessary from time to time, based on the business activity performed. However, annual report or accounts need not be filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, which is required for Limited Liability Partnerships and Companies.

It is not necessary for Partnerships to prepare audited financial statements each year. However, a tax audit may be necessary based on turnover and other criterion.

Unregistered Partnership can't be converted to Company or LLP. The Partnership Firm which wants to convert itself to LLP must be registered under Indian Partnership Act, 1932. Unregistered Partnership Firm can't be converted to LLP. LLP incorporated by conversion of Partnership Firm to LLP must have same partners as they were in the Partnership Firm.

Vaims Advisors provides partnership deed services across India in all cities. We have done partnership registration in Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Nagpur and other Indian cities.