What is a strong indication in determining whether a partnership exists?

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Sharing of profits presumptively indicates a partnership because, under common law and most partnership statutes, receipt of a share of the business’s profits creates a prima facie presumption that the payee is a partner. This is the single strongest indicator courts use to infer a partnership relationship.

Relevant knowledge points:
- Elements courts consider: sharing of profits, sharing of losses, joint ownership or control, mutual agency (each can bind the other), contribution of capital, and intent to carry on a business as co-owners.
- Legal rule: sharing of business profits is prima facie evidence of a partnership; however there are important exceptions (e.g., payments that are for rent, wages, interest on a loan, or other debt settlement do not create the presumption).
- Corroborating indicators (sharing losses, joint management) strengthen the finding but are secondary.

Step-by-step reasoning:
1. Identify facts: does a person receive a share of profits? If yes, the law presumes a partnership exists unless an exception applies.
2. Test exceptions: determine whether payments labeled “profit” are actually wages, rent, loan interest, or a purchase-price installment. If so, the presumption is rebutted.
3. Check corroboration: evidence that the parties share losses, jointly control the business, or treat it as co-owned further supports partnership status.

Why the correct answer is correct:
- Sharing profits (and losses) reflects both shared reward and shared risk, the hallmark of a partnership. While sharing losses corroborates the relationship, the act of sharing profits is the primary, legally dispositive indicator because it demonstrates an economic interest in net business results.

Why other indicators are weaker:
- Joint ownership or occasional mutual agency may exist without a partnership (e.g., joint tenants holding property).
- Contribution of capital alone does not establish partnership if the contributor is a lender or passive investor.
- A written label (e.g., “independent contractor”) can be rebutted by the profit-sharing fact.

Conclusion: Because sharing profits (and losses) is the primary, presumptive legal indicator of a partnership, the correct answer is “Sharing profit and losses,” which matches the provided answer.

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