Terms Used In Iowa Code 488.506

  • Distribution: means a transfer of money or other property from a limited partnership to a partner in the partner's capacity as a partner or to a transferee on account of a transferable interest owned by the transferee. See Iowa Code 488.102
  • Partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Iowa Code 488.102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
 A partner does not have a right to demand or receive any distribution from a limited partnership in any form other than cash. Subject to section 488.812, subsection 2, a limited partnership may distribute an asset in kind to the extent each partner receives a percentage of the asset equal to the partner’s share of distributions.