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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78618</law_id><section_number>50-73.123</section_number><catch_line>Settlement of accounts and contributions among partners</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>50-73.112</reference><reference>50-73.119</reference><reference>50-73.129</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="50">Partnerships</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Virginia Uniform Partnership Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Winding up Partnership Business</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In winding up a <span class="dictionary">partnership</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">business</span>, the <span class="dictionary">assets</span> of the <span class="dictionary">partnership</span>, including the contributions of the partners required by this section, shall be applied to discharge its obligations to <span class="dictionary">creditors</span>, including, to the extent permitted by <span class="dictionary">law</span>, partners who are <span class="dictionary">creditors</span>. Any surplus shall be applied to pay in cash the net amount distributable to partners in accordance with their right to <span class="dictionary">distributions</span> under subsection B. <a id="paragraph-281724" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.123/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each partner is entitled to a <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> of all <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> accounts upon winding up the <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> <span class="dictionary">business</span>. In settling accounts among the partners, the profits and losses that result from the <span class="dictionary">liquidation</span> of the <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> <span class="dictionary">assets</span> shall be credited and charged to the partners&#x2019; accounts. The <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> shall make a <span class="dictionary">distribution</span> to a partner in an amount equal to any excess of the credits over the charges in the partner&#x2019;s account. A partner shall contribute to the <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> an amount equal to any excess of the charges over the credits in the partner&#x2019;s account that is attributable to an obligation for which the partner is liable under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Partner's liability" href="/50-73.96/">50-73.96</a>. <a id="paragraph-281725" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.123/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If a partner fails or is not obligated to contribute, each other partner shall contribute, in the proportion in which that partner shares <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> losses, the additional amount necessary to satisfy any <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> obligations for which the partner is liable under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Partner's liability" href="/50-73.96/">50-73.96</a>. <a id="paragraph-281726" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.123/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A partner or partner&#x2019;s legal representative may recover from the other partners any contributions on account of obligations for which the other partners are liable under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Partner's liability" href="/50-73.96/">50-73.96</a> that the partner or legal representative makes to the extent the amount contributed exceeds that partner&#x2019;s share of the <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> obligations for which the partner or legal representative is personally liable under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Partner's liability" href="/50-73.96/">50-73.96</a>. <a id="paragraph-281727" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.123/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> After the <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> of accounts, each partner shall contribute, in the proportion in which the partner shares <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> losses, the amount necessary to satisfy <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> obligations for which the partner is liable under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Partner's liability" href="/50-73.96/">50-73.96</a> and that were not known at the time of the <span class="dictionary">settlement</span>. <a id="paragraph-281728" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.123/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> The estate of a deceased partner is liable for the partner&#x2019;s obligation to contribute to the <span class="dictionary">partnership</span>. <a id="paragraph-281729" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.123/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">G.</span> An assignee for the benefit of <span class="dictionary">creditors</span> of a <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> or a partner, or a <span class="dictionary">person</span> appointed by a <span class="dictionary">court</span> to represent <span class="dictionary">creditors</span> of a <span class="dictionary">partnership</span> or a partner, may enforce a partner&#x2019;s obligation to contribute to the <span class="dictionary">partnership</span>. <a id="paragraph-281730" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.123/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 292.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
