Limited liability partnerships (LLP): New York law requires partners to file a Certificate of Registration with the Department of State in addition to having a partnership agreement. New York requires that LP and LLPs publish notice of their formation to the public.
Foreign corporations and limited liability companies seeking to conduct business in New York must file a Certificate of Authority with the New York Secretary of State. 4 A corporation may use the form provided by the N.Y. Secretary of State or they can prepare a form containing all of the required information.
Although by law the partners do not need to enter into a partnership agreement in order to form and conduct business as a partnership, as with any other legal relationship, a comprehensive partnership agreement is critical to the smooth functioning of any partnership.
1) The Unincorporated Business Tax is imposed on any individual or unincorporated entity (including a partnership, fiduciary or corpora- tion in liquidation) engaged in any trade, business, profession, or occupation wholly or partly carried on within New York City.
What does a Partnership Agreement do? It is not required by law to create a formal Partnership Agreement. However, if business owners enter into a partnership without one, their arrangement will be governed by the Partnership Act 1890 (the “1890 Act”).
However, if you have no written business agreement in place, you may be unable to carry out the day-to-day tasks of the partnership, like paying yourself a salary. Instead, you and your partner may need to wait until the end of each year and split the partnership's profits and losses equally.
You and your partner may register a Domestic Partnership if you meet the following requirements: Both you and your partner are New York City residents or at least one of you is employed by the City of New York on the date of registration. Both persons are 18 years of age or older.
If you plan on conducting a for-profit business through a sole proprietorship or general partnership under any name other than your own, you are required by law to file a Business Certificate (also called a Certificate of Assumed Name).