Form a Partnership

The nuts-and-bolts guide to forming a partnership


A solid partnership agreement is the foundation for a lasting and successful business partnership. Don’t skip this essential step, or you might run into major problems later.



Form a Partnership helps you create the agreement you need for your shared business venture. It takes you through the important issues, then helps you write your own partnership agreement tailored to your needs, clause-by-clause. The book covers:

cash, property, and service contributions
financial and tax liabilities
how partners will make decisions
allocating profits and losses
admitting new partners
what happens if a partner wants out
buying out a partner’s interest
the death of a partner
and much more.


The 11th edition—completely updated to reflect current law and business issues—provides the forms, worksheets, and legal information you need to create a partnership agreement.



With Downloadable Forms: download and customize partnership agreements (details inside).