Which statement about a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is true?

• A. They are incorporated.
• B. They pay corporation tax.
• C. They do not have members.
• D. Income tax on the profits is paid by the LLP to the partners.

Answer: (B)

Limited Liability Partnerships are a form of business that combines a separate legal personality with the flexibility of a partnership. They are incorporated, meaning they have their own legal identity and limited liability for members, and they are registered to operate as an LLP.

For taxes, the key point is that the LLP is treated as a pass-through for tax purposes. The partnership itself does not pay corporation tax. Instead, profits are allocated to the members, and each member pays income tax (and any applicable national insurance) on their share of the profits through their personal tax return. The LLP just provides the information and distribution of profits to the members.

So, the statement that an LLP pays corporation tax isn’t correct; the tax burden falls on the members individually rather than on the LLP as a separate corporate taxpayer.