Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:217

  • 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.

In the case of a sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, gain or loss shall be recognized to the transferor partner.  Such gain or loss shall be considered as gain or loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 441, §2.