(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this section, the association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit forms a partnership, whether or not the persons intend to form a partnership. (b) An association formed under a statute other than this chapter, a predecessor statute, or a comparable statute of another jurisdiction is not a partnership under this chapter. (c) In determining whether a partnership is formed, the following rules apply: (1) joint tenancy, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entirety, joint property, common property, or part ownership does not by itself establish a partnership, even if the co-owners share profits made by the use of the property; (2) the sharing of gross returns does not by itself establish a partnership, even if the persons sharing them have a joint or common right or interest in property from which the returns are derived; (3) a person who receives a share of the profits of a business is presumed to be a partner in the business, unless the profits are received in payment (A) of a debt by installments or otherwise; (B) for services as an independent contractor, or of wages or other compensation to an employee; n the business, unless the profits are received in payment (A) of a debt by installments or otherwise; (B) for services as an independent contractor, or of wages or other compensation to an employee; (C) of rent; (D) of an annuity or other retirement or health benefit provided to a beneficiary, representative, or designee of a deceased or retired partner; (E) of interest or other charge on a loan, even if the amount of payment varies with the profits of the business, including a direct or indirect present or future ownership of the collateral, or rights to income, proceeds, or increase in value derived from the collateral; or (F) for the sale of the good will of a business or other property by installments or otherwise.
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