It feels like someone is hiding something to me, too.  What your accountant is asking for does not sound unreasonable to me.  Your husband should talk to a small business attorney in your area, as soon as possible, and one place to start your search for the lawyer you need would be our website, http://attorneypages.comIn general, a limited partner doesn't have a right to participate in day-to-day management decisions, but he does have a right to see all the business records on a reasonable basis.  I can think of a few reasons why your husband's partner wouldn't want to provide these relatively basic documents -- which aren't even all of what your husband should be entitled to see -- and the least unpleasant of those reasons is he doesn't want to miss his tee time at the golf club, or he's too cheap to pay for a few extra photocopies.