(a) A certificate of limited partnership shall be cancelled upon the dissolution and the completion of winding up of the limited partnership or at any other time there are no limited partners.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-2-203

  • Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate referred to in §. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • Confirmation of good standing: means confirmation by the commissioner of revenue issued through electronic communication to the secretary of state or a certificate of tax clearance that at the time such confirmation is issued a limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership is current on all taxes and penalties to the satisfaction of the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • 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.
  • Person: means a natural person, a foreign or domestic partnership (whether general or limited), trust, estate, association, corporation, custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity in its own or any representative capacity. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Tax clearance for termination or withdrawal: means confirmation by the commissioner of revenue issued through electronic communication to the secretary of state or a certificate of tax clearance that a limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership has filed all applicable reports, including, but not limited to, a final report, and has paid all fees, penalties and taxes as required by the revenue laws of this state. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
(b) A certificate of cancellation shall be filed with the secretary of state and set forth:

(1) The name of the limited partnership;
(2) The date of filing of its certificate of limited partnership;
(3) The reason for filing the certificate of cancellation;
(4) The future effective date or time (which shall be a date or time certain) of cancellation if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate; and
(5) Any other information which the person filing the certificate of cancellation determines necessary to include.
(c) The secretary of state shall file the certificate of cancellation if the secretary of state finds that the certificate of cancellation:

(1) Complies with subsection (b); and
(2) Is accompanied by a tax clearance for termination or withdrawal relative to such limited partnership; provided, however, that a confirmation of good standing shall be required in lieu of the tax clearance for termination or withdrawal if the limited partnership indicates in the certificate of cancellation that the limited partnership is converting to another entity type.