In order to end a Domestic Partnership, a Termination Statement must be completed by you or your partner and signed by both parties. Statements can be submitted online or in person at the Office of the City Clerk.
In New York, filing a Statement of Dissolution with the New York Department of State is necessary to officially dissolve the partnership. This document notifies creditors and the public that the partnership is no longer in operation.
Essentially, partners share in the profits and the debts of the daily workings of the business. Because of that, when one partner wants to sell, they cannot sell the entire business. They can only sell their assets – i.e., their share of the partnership.
The Partnership Buyout Agreement Your path to an ownership sale will be simpler if you created a clear and thorough partnership buyout agreement when you started your company. The agreement should discuss what might lead to one of the partners wanting to sell her share and state the terms and timing that would apply.
To correct any error on the original New York State partnership return, you must file an amended Form IT-204, IT-204-IP or IT-204-CP as applicable, and IT-204.1, whether or not you filed an amended or superseding federal partnership return for that year.
The seller in situation one will calculate their gain as if they had sold the underlying assets of the partnership. Unlike the sale of stock for a C-corporation or S-corporation, some of the gain in the sale of partnership units may be recharacterized to ordinary income instead of being all capital gain.
You have several options when looking to change ownership of your partnership, such as adding or removing members or tweaking each owner's stake in the company. However, if all of the business's core partners change, you'll need to officially dissolve the company.
Income tax responsibilities must file Form IT-204, Partnership Return if it has either (1) at least one partner who is an individual, estate, or trust that is a resident of New York State, or (2) any income, gain, loss, or deduction from New York sources (see instructions).
From the seller's perspective, the partnership recognizes gain or loss on the sale of assets, which flows through to the partners on their K-1s. The character of the gain or loss depends on the assets sold and can be a combination of ordinary gain/loss and capital gain/loss.
If a partner's departure triggers an end to the partnership, the partners will need to follow a dissolution procedure. In this case, the partnership will settle its debts and distribute any remaining assets to the partners—including the withdrawing partner—ing to their capital accounts.