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Death is a compulsory ______. - Book Keeping and Accountancy

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Death is a compulsory ______.

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  • Dissolution

  • Admission

  • Retirement

  • Winding-up

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Solution

Death is a compulsory retirement.

Explanation:

A partner will cease to be a partner on his death and hence death is considered as compulsory retirement. Partnership business may be continued by surviving partners if partnership firm makes provision in Partnership Deed.

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Reconstitution of Partnership (Death of Partner)
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Chapter 5: Reconstitution of Partnership (Death of Partner) - Exercise 5.1 (Objective Questions) [Page 200]

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Liabilities Amount ₹ Assets Amount ₹
Capital Account :   Land and Building 4,00,000
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Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2019
Liabilities Amount ₹ Assets Amount ₹
Bank Loan 25,000 Furniture 50,000
Creditors 20,000 Land & Building 50,000
Bills Payable 5,000 Motor Car 20,000
Reserve Fund 30,000 Sundry Debtors 50,000
Capital Account:   Bills Receivable 20,000
Virendra 90,000 Investments 50,000
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Narendra 30,000    
  2,60,000   2,60,000

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1. The capital to his credit at the date of death.

2. His proportion of Reserve at the date of the last Balance sheet.

3. His proportion of Profits to date of death based on the average profits of the last four years.

4. His share of Goodwill should be calculated at two years purchase of the profits of the last four years for the year ended 31st March were as follows -

2016 ₹ 40,000
2017 ₹  60,000
2018 ₹ 70,000
2019 ₹ 30,000

5. Mr. Virendra has drawn ₹ 3000 p.m. to date of death, There is no increase and Decrease the value of assets and liabilities.

Prepare Mr. Virendras Executors A/c


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Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2019
Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹)
Bank Overdraft 18,000 Bank 48,000
Creditors 85,000 Debtors 30,000
Bills payable 40,000 Land and Building 40,000
Bank Loan 1,50,000 Machinery 80,000
General Reserve 27,000 Investments 40,000
Capital Account:   Computers 40,000
Sohan 20,000 Stock 90,000
Rohan 20,000 Patents 12,000
Mohan 20,000    
  3,80,000   3,80,000

Mr. Rohan died on 1st October 2019 and the following adjustments were made.

  1. Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 30,000.
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  3. Investments are valued at ₹ 60,000
  4. Stock to be undervalued by ₹ 5000 and a provision of 10% as debtors were required.
  5. Patents were valueless.
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The following is the Balance Sheet of Shikha, Divit and Naman, who were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1.

Balance sheet as on 31st March 2020
Liabilities Amount (₹) Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹) Amount (₹)
Capital A/cs:     Investment   1,40,000
Shikha 80,000 2,20,000 Stock   48,000
Divit 60,000 Debtors 81,600 80,000
Naman 80,000 Less: R.D.D. 1,600
Creditors   48,000 Cash   12,000
Outstanding Salaries   12,000      
    2,80,000     2,80,000

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Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2019
Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹)
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Land and Building ₹ 88,000
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(2) All debtors were good.

(3) Goodwill of the firm valued at two times the average profit of lost 4 years' profit.

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Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2019
Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹)
Creditors 20,000 Premises 2,40,000
Bank Loan 90,000 Debtors 2,00,000
Bill Payable 10,000 Furniture 60,000
General Reserve 64,000 Stock 1,00,000
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Prem 2,40,000    
Verma 2,00,000    
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  5. Interest on capital is allowed at 10% p.a. and to be charged on drawing at ₹ 4000.
  6. The amount due to Prem be transferred to his executors loan account.

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Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023
Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹)
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M 6,00,000 Furniture 3,60,000
N 2,40,000 Debtors 3,60,000
O 2,40,000 Stock 1,20,000
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Bank Loan 1,80,000    
  14,40,000   14,40,000

M died on 30th June, 2023 and the following adjustments were agreed as:

(1) Furniture was to be adjusted to its market price of ₹ 4,08,000.

(2) Land and Building was to be depreciated by 10%.

(3) Provide R.D.D. @ 5% on Debtors.

(4) The profit up to the date of death of M is to be calculated on the basis of last years profit which was ₹ 2, 16,000.

Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c, Partners' Capital Accounts A/c and Balance Sheet of the continuing firm.


A person who died is known as ______.


A, B and C were partners in a business sharing Profits and Losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1 respectively. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2022 is as under.

Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2022
Liabilities Amount (₹) Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹) Amount (₹)
Capital A/c:     Land and Building   89,280
A   64,000 Investment   48,000
B   64,000 Furniture   25,600
C   32,000 Debtors 33,280 32,000
Creditors   48,000 Less : R.D.D. 1,280
Bills Payable   3,200 Bank   13,120
Bank Loan   12,800 Goodwill   16,000
    2,24,000     2,24,000

On 1st July 2022, C died and the following adjustments were made:

(1) All the debtors were considered as good debtors.

(2) A contingent liability for a compensation of ₹ 1,440 was provided.

(3) Investment were sold out in the market at 10% profit.

(4) Loan were paid off.

5) Land and Building were depreciated by ₹ 1,280 and Furniture by ₹ 1,760.

(6) Goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 24,000. It was to be raised in the Books.

(7) C was entitled to get his share in the profit up to the date of his death. Profit for 2022-23 was estimated at ₹ 16,000.

(8) The amount due to C's executors was paid by NEFT.

Prepare Revaluation Account, Partners' Capital Account and Balance Sheet of new firm.


Answer in one sentence only:

What is New Profit Sharing Ratio?


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Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023
Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹)
General Reserve 35,000 Goodwill 70,000
Creditors 1,40,000 Loose Tools 70,000
Unpaid Rent 35,000 Debtors 2,10,000
Capital Accounts:   Livestock 1,40,000
Het 1,40,000 Cash 35,000
Heet 1,05,000    
Hari 70,000    
  5,25,000   5,25,000

Hari died on 3lst July, 2023 and the following adjustments were agreed by as per partnership deed:

(1) Creditors have increased by ₹ 14,000.

(2) Goodwill is to be calculated at 2 years purchase of average profits of 5 years.

(3) The profits of the preceding 5 years was

2018-19 ₹ 1,26,000
2019-20 ₹ 1,40,000
2020-21 ₹ 84,000
2021-22 ₹ 70,000
2022-23 ₹ 70,000 (Loss)

Hari's share in it was to be given to him.

(4) Loose Tools and Livestock were valued at ₹ 1,12,000 and ₹ 1,68,000 respectively.

(5) R.D.D. was maintained at ₹ 14,000.

( 6) Commission ₹ 2,800 p.m. was payable to Hari. Profit for 2023-24 was estimated at ₹ 63,000 and Bari's share in it up to the date of his death was given to him.

Prepare Revaluation Ale, Bari's Capital Ale showing the amount payable to his executors.


The Balance Sheet of Karma, Punya and Bandhan who were sharing Profits and Losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1 is as follows:

Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2022
Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹)
Bank Overdraft 27,000 Bank 72,000
Creditors 1,27,500 Debtors 45,000
Bills Payable 60,000 Land and Building 60,000
Bank Loan 2,25,000 Machinery 1,20,000
General Reserve 40,500 Investments 60,000
Capital Accounts:   Computers 60,000
Karma 30,000 Stock 1,35,000
Punya 30,000 Patents 18,000
Bandhan 30,000    
  5,70,000   5,70,000

Punya died on 1st October, 2022 and the following adjustments were made:

(1) Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 45,000.

(2) Land & Building and Machinery were found to be undervalued by 20%.

(3) Investments are valued at ₹ 90,000.

(4) Stock to be undervalued by ₹ 7,500 and a provision of 10% as Debtors was required.

(5) Patents were valueless.

(6) Punya was entitled to share in profits up to the date of death and it was decided that he may be allowed to retain his drawings as his share of profit. Punya's drawings till date of death was ₹ 37,500.

Prepare Partner's Capital Accounts.


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