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प्रश्न
Ram, Manohar and Joshi were partners in a firm. Joshi died on 31st May, 2018. His share of profit from the closure of the last accounting year till the date of death was to be calculated on the basis of the average of three completed financial years of profits before death. Profits for the years ended 31st March, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were ₹ 7,000; ₹ 8,000 and ₹ 9,000 respectively. Calculate Joshi's share of profit till the date of his death and pass necessary Journal entry for the same.
उत्तर
`"Average profit" = "Profit for last 3 years"/3`
`"Average profit" = (7,000 + 8,000 + 9,000)/3 = "Rs" 8,000`
Joshi’s Profit Share (from April 01, 2018 to May 31, 2018)
= `8,000 xx 2/12 xx 1/3 = "Rs" 444`
Journal
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Particulars |
L.F. |
Debit Amount Rs |
Credit Amount Rs |
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Profit and Loss Suspense A/c |
Dr. |
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444 |
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To Joshi’s Capital A/c |
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444 |
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(Joshi’s profit share credited to his capital account) |
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| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
|
| Creditors | 49,000 | Cash | 8,000 | |
| Reserve | 18,500 | Debtors | 19,000 | |
| Capital A/cs: X | 82,000 | Stock | 42,000 | |
| Y | 60,000 | Building | 2,07,000 | |
| Z | 75,500 | 2,17,500 | Patents | 9,000 |
| 2,85,000 | 2,85,000 | |||
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(b) Bad Debts amounted to ₹ 2,000 were to be written off.
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|
Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
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| Sundry Creditors |
2,50,000 |
Cash at Bank | 50,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 80,000 | Bills Receivable | 60,000 | ||
| Partners' Loan A/cs: |
|
Debtors |
80,000 |
|
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| X |
50,000 |
Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts |
4,000 |
76,000 |
|
| Y | 40,000 | Stock | 1,24,000 | ||
| Capital A/cs: | Fixed Assets | 3,00,000 | |||
| X | 1,00,000 | Advertisement Suspense A/c | 16,000 | ||
| Y |
60,000 |
|
Profit and Loss A/c | 4,000 | |
| Z |
50,000 |
2,10,000 |
|
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6,30,000 |
6,30,000 |
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(a) Stock to be reduced by ₹ 12,000.
(b) Advertisement Suspense Account to be written off.
(c) Provision for Doubtful Debts to be increased to ₹ 6,000.
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|
Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
||
| Creditors |
30,000 |
Cash in Hand | 18,000 | ||
| Bills Payable |
16,000 |
Debtors |
25,000 |
|
|
| General Reserve |
12,000 |
Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts |
3,000 |
22,000 |
|
| Capital A/cs: | Stock | 18,000 | |||
| A |
40,000 |
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Furniture | 30,000 | |
| B | 40,000 | Machinery | 70,000 | ||
| C |
30,000 |
1,10,000 |
Goodwill |
10,000 |
|
|
1,68,000 |
1,68,000 |
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| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | |
| Creditors | 50,000 | Cash at Bank | 40,000 | |
| Employees' Provident Fund | 10,000 | Sundry Debtors | 1,00,000 | |
| Profit and Loss A/c | 85,000 | Stock | 80,000 | |
| Capital A/cs: | Fixed Assets | 60,000 | ||
| X | 40,000 | |||
| Y | 62,000 | |||
| Z | 33,000 | 1,35,000 | ||
| 2,80,000 | 2,80,000 | |||
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(b) Fixed Assets are to be depreciated to ₹ 57,500.
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| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | |
| Capital A/cs: | Building | 18,00,000 | ||
| A | 11,00,000 | Investments | 4,00,000 | |
| B | 11,40,000 | Stock | 6,00,000 | |
| C | 7,60,000 | 30,00,000 | Debtors | 10,00,000 |
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 10,00,000 | Cash and Bank | 6,00,000 | |
| Creditors | 2,00,000 | |||
| Employees' Provident Fund | 2,00,000 | |||
| 44,00,000 | 44,00,000 | |||
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(b) Investments to be valued at ₹ 3,00,000.
(c) Stock be taken at ₹ 8,00,000.
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| Year | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
| Profits (₹) | 4,00,000 | 5,00,000 | 6,00,000 | 8,00,000 | 7,00,000 |
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(b) Pass Journal entry without raising Goodwill Account for its adjustment.
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(a) That the Accounts be balanced on 31st March every year.
(b) That the profits be divided as: X one-half, Y one-third and carried to a Reserve one-sixth.
(c) That in the event of the death of a partner, his Executors be entitled to be paid:
(i) The Capital to his credit till the date of death.
(ii) His proportion of profits till the date of death based on the average profits of the last three completed years.
(iii) By way of Goodwill, his proportion of the total profits for the three preceding years.
(d)
| BALANCE SHEET as at 31st March, 2019 | |||||
| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ||
| Capital A/cs: | Sundry Assets | 21,000 | |||
| X | 9,000 | ||||
| Y | 6,000 | 15,000 | |||
| Reserve | 3,000 | ||||
| Creditors | 3,000 | ||||
| 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||
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(a) Interest on Capital @ 12% p.a.
(b) Interest on Drawings @ 18% p.a.
(c) Salary of ₹ 12,000 p.a.
(d) Share in the profit of the firm (up to the date of death) on the basis of previous year's profit.
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(a) His capital as per the last Balance Sheet.
(b) Interest on above capital @ 3% p.a. till the date of death.
(c) His share of profits till the date of death calculated on the basis of last year's profits.
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The net profits for the last three years, after charging insurance premium, were ₹ 20,000; ₹ 25,000 and ₹ 30,000 respectively. Kapoor's capital as per Balance Sheet was ₹ 40,000 and his drawings till the date of death were ₹ 5,000.
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| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ||
| Capital A/cs: | Buildings | 2,00,000 | |||
| Virad | 3,00,000 | Machinery | 3,00,000 | ||
| Vishad | 2,50,000 | Patents | 1,10,000 | ||
| Roma | 1,50,000 | 7,00,000 | Stock | 1,00,000 | |
| Reserve Fund | 60,000 | Debtors | 80,000 | ||
| Creditors | 1,10,000 | Cash | 80,000 | ||
| 8,70,000 | 8,70,000 | ||||
Virad died on 1st October, 2013. It was agreed between his executors and the remaining partners that:
(i) Goodwill of the firm be valued at 212 years purchase of average profits for the last three years. The average profits were ₹ 1,50,000.
(ii) Interest on capital be provided at 10% p.a.
(iii) Profits for the 2013-14 be taken as having accrued at the same rate as that of the previous year which was ₹ 1,50,000.
Prepare Virad's Capital Account to be presented to his Executors as on 1st October, 2013.
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|
Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount |
||
|
Creditors |
43,000 |
Cash |
10,200 |
||
|
Bills Payable |
17,000 |
Stock |
24,500 |
||
|
General Reserve |
70,000 |
Debtors | 27,300 | ||
|
Capital A/cs: |
Land and Building | 1,40,000 | |||
| B | 40,000 | Profit and Loss A/c | 70,000 | ||
| C |
50,000 |
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| D |
52,000 |
1,42,000 |
|||
|
2,72,000 |
2,72,000 |
||||
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(a) Goodwill of the firm was to be valued at 3 years' purchase of the average profit of last 5 years. The profits for the years ended 31st December, 2007, 31st December, 2006, 31st December, 2005, and 31st December, 2004 were ₹ 70,000; ₹ 60,000; ₹ 50,000 and ₹ 40,000 respectively.
(b) B's share of profit or loss till the date of his death was to be calculated on the basis of the profit or loss for the year ended 31st December, 2008.
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(i) Goodwill of the firm and B's share of goodwill at the time of his death.
(ii) B's share in the profit or loss of the firm till the date of his death.
(iii) Prepare B's Capital Account at the time of his death to be presented to his Executors.
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| Liabilities | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Investments Fluctuation Reserve | 60,000 | Investments (At Cost) | 4,00,000 |
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| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
||
| Sundry Creditors | 13,800 | Furniture | 16,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 23,400 | Land and Building | 56,000 | ||
| Investment Fluctuation Fund | 20,000 | Investments | 30,000 | ||
| Bhavya's Capital | 50,000 | Trade Receivables | 18,500 | ||
| Sakshi's Capital | 40,000 | Cash in Hand | 26,700 | ||
| 1,47,200 | 1,47,200 | ||||
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(i) Investments to be valued at ₹ 20,000.
(ii) Goodwill of the firm be valued at ₹ 24,000.
(iii) General Reserve not to be distributed between the partners.
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| Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
|
| Capital A/cs: | Land and Building | 3,50,000 | ||
| A | 2,50,000 | Machinery | 2,40,000 | |
| B | 2,50,000 | Computers | 70,000 | |
| C | 2,00,000 | 7,00,000 | Investments (Market value ₹ 90,000) | 1,00,000 |
| General Reserve | 60,000 | Sundry Debtors | 50,000 | |
| Investments Fluctuation Reserve | 30,000 | Cash in Hand | 10,000 | |
| Sundry Creditors | 90,000 | Cash at Bank | 55,000 | |
| Advertisement Suspense | 5,000 | |||
| 8,80,000 | 8,80,000 | |||
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(i) Value of Land and Building be decreased by 5%.
(ii) Value of Machinery be increased by 5%.
(iii) A Provision for Doubtful Debts be created @ 5% on Sundry Debtors.
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| Book values (₹) | Revised values (₹) | |
| Machinery | 2,50,000 | 3,00,000 |
| Computers | 2,00,000 | 1,75,000 |
| Sundry Creditors | 90,000 | 75,000 |
| Outstanding Expenses | 15,000 | 25,000 |
Pass an adjustment entry.
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BALANCE SHEET OF SURESH, RAMESH, MAHESH AND Ganesh
as on 1st April, 2016
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
|
| Capital A/cs: | Fixed Assets | 6,00,000 | ||
| Suresh | 1,00,000 | Current Assets | 3,45,000 | |
| Ramesh | 1,50,000 | |||
| Mahesh | 2,00,000 | |||
| Ganesh | 2,50,000 | 7,00,000 | ||
| Sundry Creditors | 1,70,000 | |||
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 75,000 | |||
| 9,45,000 | 9,45,000 | |||
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(a) Claim against Workmen Compensation Reserve will be estimated at ₹ 1,00,000 and fixed assets will be depreciated by 10%.
(b) The Capitals of the partners will be adjusted according to the new profit-sharing ratio. For this, necessary cash will be brought or paid by the partners as the case may be.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and the Balance Sheet of the reconstituted firm.
Choose the appropriate alternative from the given options:
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You are required to:
- Calculate the new profit-sharing ratio of the remaining partners.
- Pass the journal entry to write off the loss on revaluation of assets and liabilities.
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Akshat, Javed and Gaurav are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 7. Akshat died on 31st March, 2024. Javed and Gaurav decided to share the profits in reconstituted firm in the ratio 2 : 3. The capital accounts of the partners on 31st March, 2024, before considering the firm’s goodwill were:
| Akshat | ₹ 1,66,000 |
| Javed | ₹ 66,000 |
| Gaurav | ₹ 1,41,000 |
After considering the adjustment for goodwill, Akshat’s share was determined to be ₹ 1,81,000. It was decided that this amount would be paid to Akshat’s executor immediately by the firm through a cheque, the amount being contributed by Javed and Gaurav in such a manner that their capitals would become proportionate to their new profit-sharing ratio.
You are required to pass journal entries to record:
- The adjustment for self-generated goodwill of the firm.
- Cash brought in by Javed and Gaurav to pay off Akshat’s executor.
- Payment made to Akshat’s executor.
