General partner is a person who joins with at least one other person to form a business. A general partner has responsibility for the actions of the business, can legally bind the business and is personally liable for all the partnership's debts and obligations. Role of a general partner A general partner acts on behalf of a business, and generally has the power to make decisions with or without the permission of the other partners. Due to their managerial role general partners have unlimited liability, which means that a partnership's genera partners are personally responsible for all business debts, meaning that the personal assets of general partners are at potential risk for the debts of the partnership. In the event that a partnership is dissolved, general partners are subject to liquidation, such that their share of the assets of the partnership may be distributed to claimants such as creditors before the partner receives any remaining share. General partner v. limited partner Unlike general partners, limited partners enjoy limited liability, meaning that limited partners are not personally liable for the debts and obligations of the partnership and their personal assets cannot be reached to satisfy business debts. General partners have unlimited personal liability for business debts. The protection against liability enjoyed by limited partners comes at the cost of management power. General partners are actively involved with management of the partnership, while limited partners do not have any management power or decision-making authority for the partnership. Limited partners may have a role in the business, outside of the scope of making or influencing business management or operations. General partners are able to make decisions that are fully and legally binding to the partnership, but limited partners do not have that authority. Taxation is also different between limited and general partners. Worldwide France Article 1832 of the Civil Code in France, describes a partnership under the French Commercial Code. Just like the United States, a general partnership consists of general partners, who are personally liable for all of the business debts and claims. Furthermore, taxation is based on individual partners, rather than the partnership being taxed through income or corporate tax. Partnerships in France are also considered as separate legal personalities. India The Indian Partnership Act of 1932, was a law that described partnerships based in India, which was the relationship between individuals who have decided to share profits of a business.