Partnership Firm Registration

A Partnership firm is a business entity created by persons who have agreed to share profits or loss of the business. Partnerships are a very good choice of business entity for small enterprises wherein two or more persons decides to contribute to a business and share the profits or losses. In India, Partnerships are widely prevalent because of its ease of formation and minimal regulatory compliance. Also, the concept of LLP was introduced only in 2010, whereas the Partnership Act, 1932 has been in existence before the independence of India. Hence, partnership firms are the most prevalent type of business entity wherein a group of people are involved.

Registration of Partnership Firm

A partnership firm can be registered under Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act at any time, even subsequent to the formation. The registration of a partnership firm is done through the Registrar of Firm in which the partnership firm is situated. When the Registrar of Firms is satisfied that the provisions of Section 58 are complied with, a record of entry of the statement is made in the Register of Firms and Certificate of Registration is issued.

Documents Required for Registration of Partnership Firm

The application for registration of Partnership Firm must contain the prescribed registration form for incorporation of a company, identity proof/address proof of Partners, certified a true copy of the Partnership deed entered into and proof of the principal place of business.

Proof of the principal place of business can be established by submitting the following documents:

  1. PAN Card
  2. Passport
  3. Drivers License
  4. Aadhar Card
  5. Voters ID

As identity and address proof of the Partners, any of the following two documents can be submitted:

  1. Sale deed in case one of the Partner owns the place of business
  2. Rental agreement copy if the premises are rented
  3. Copy of latest electricity bill or water bill or property tax receipt
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Partnership firms may be assessed either as a partnership firm or as an association of persons(AOP). Interest paid to partners, salary, bonus, commission, or remuneration to a partner will be allowed as a deduction paid to a working partner who is an individual

However, when the Partnership Firm is assessed as an AOP, the above deductions cannot be claimed. Therefore, for a partnership firm, it is more advantageous to be assessed as a partnership firm than as an AOP. For a partnership to be assessed as a firm, the partnership should be evidenced by a written partnership deed. Income tax return of a partnership firm is filed in Form ITR-5.

GST registration

GST registration must be obtained if the proprietor is selling goods or services that cross the GST turnover threshold limit for registration. In most states, GST registration is required for service providers having annual revenue of more than Rs.20 lakhs and in case of traders – annual revenue of more than Rs.40 lakhs.

Import Export code

Import Export Code or IE code can be obtained from the DGFT in the name of the business – in case of a proprietorship business undertaking export and/or import of goods into India.

FSSAI registration

In case the proprietorship is involved in the selling of food products or handling of food products, FSSAI registration must be obtained from the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India in the name of the proprietor.

Current account

A current account can be opened for a sole proprietorship through IndiaFilings from various banks in India. IndiaFilings offers exclusive partnerships through which zero-balance current accounts can be opened. It is recommended that GST registration be obtained for the same.

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