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Installment liquidation: It typically requires several months to complete liquidation, it includes installment, payments to partners during liquidation period because they require funds for the personal purposes. Most liquidations take place over an extended period in order to obtain the large possible amount from the realization of the assets. Some partnerships using installment liquidations prepare a plan of liquidation and dissolution prior to beginning the liquidation.
Installment liquidations involve distributing cash to partners before complete liquidation of assets occurs. To ensure fairness in making cash distributions a schedule of safe payments to partners and the cash distribution plan is followed.
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