Can a Corp own a partnership?
James Williams
Published Feb 13, 2026
Corporations can act as partners in a partnership because state laws allow corporations to perform many of the same activities as individuals, such as entering into contracts, owning property, and recruiting/hiring employees.
Can an S corp be a partner in an LLP?
Your LLP can have more than one S corporation involved. All the LLP partners can be S corporations. However, in some states, only accountants and attorneys can register as LLPs.
Can there be a partnership between two corporations?
In short we can say that companies can enter into partnership if they are so authorized by their memorandum of association. Otherwise company entering into a partnership with some other person or some other company would be ultra vires.
Can a partnership be a s Corp shareholder?
Because a partnership isn’t an eligible s corp shareholder. Period. The same rule holds true for corporations, too. A corporation can’t be an S corp shareholder. So an LLC treated for tax purposes as a corporation can’t own an S corporation.
What’s the difference between a partnership and a corporation?
Accordingly, while a partnership or an LLC taxed as a partnership can’t ownan S corporation, an S corporation can ownan interest in a partnership or an LLC taxed as a partnership. Similarly, while a corporation can’t in almost all situations ownan S corp, an S corp can owna corporation.
Can a partnership own a limited liability company?
Can a partnership own an S corporation? This is not legally allowed; an S corporation also cannot be owned by a corporation or by a non-resident alien. Only U.S. citizens and residents and certain estates and trusts can be shareholders in an S corporation or members of a limited liability company (LLC) that opts for S corporation taxation.
How many shares of stock does a partnership own?
2. At the end of the tax year, did the partnership own 20% or more directly of the stock of a corporation or interest in another partnership; or did the partnership own 50% or more, directly or indirectly, of the stock of a corporation or interest in another partnership?
