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Question
How are accumulated profits and losses distributed among the partners at the time of admission of a new partner?
Solution
Profits and losses of previous years which are not distributed to the partners are called accumulated profit and losses. This belongs to the old partners and hence these should be distributed to the old partners in the old profit sharing ratio.
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Mr. Kishor & Mr. Lal were in partnership sharing profits & losses in the proportion of 3/4 and 1/4 respectively.
| Balance Sheet as on 31 March 2018 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amt (₹) |
Amt (₹) |
Assets | Amt (₹) |
Amt (₹) |
| Creditors | 1,20,000 | Land and Building | 75,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 12,000 | Furniture | 6,000 | ||
| Capital A/c: | Stock | 60,000 | |||
| Kishor | 90,000 | Debtors | 60,000 | ||
| Lal | 48,000 | 1,38,000 | Bills Receivable | 39,000 | |
| Cash at Bank | 30,000 | ||||
| 2,70,000 | 2,70,000 | ||||
They decided to admit Ram on 1 April 2018 on following terms:
1. He should be given 1/5th share in profit and for that he brought in ₹ 60,000 as capital through RTGS.
2. Goodwill should be raised at ₹ 60,000
3. Appreciate Land and Building by 20%
4. Furniture and Stock are to be depreciated by 10%
5. The Capitals of all partners should be adjusted in their new profit sharing ratio through Bank A/c.
Pass necessary Journal Entries in the books of the Partnership firm and a Balance sheet of the new firm.
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Sai and Shankar are partners, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. The firm’s balance sheet as on 31st December, 2017, was as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ | ₹ |
| Capital accounts: | Building | 34,000 | |||
| Sai | 48,000 | Furniture | 6,000 | ||
| Shankar | 40,000 | 88,000 | Investment | 20,000 | |
| Creditors | 37,000 | Debtors | 40,000 | ||
| Outstanding wages | 8,000 | Less: Provision for bad debts | 3,000 | 37,000 | |
| Bills receivable | 12,000 | ||||
| Stock | 16,000 | ||||
| Bank | 8,000 | ||||
| 1,33,000 | 1,33,000 |
On 31st December, 2017 Shanmugam was admitted into the partnership for 1/4 share of profit with ₹ 12,000 as capital subject to the following adjustments.
- Furniture is to be revalued at ₹ 5,000 and building is to be revalued at ₹ 50,000.
- Provision for doubtful debts is to be increased to ₹ 5,500
- An unrecorded investment of ₹ 6,000 is to be brought into account
- An unrecorded liability ₹ 2,500 has to be recorded now.
Pass journal entries and prepare the Revaluation Account and capital account of partners after admission.
Rajan and Selva are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. Their balance sheet as on 31st March 2017 is as under:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Capital accounts: | Building | 25,000 | ||
| Rajan | 30,000 | Furniture | 1,000 | |
| Selva | 16,000 | 46,000 | Stock | 20,000 |
| General reserve | 4,000 | Debtors | 16,000 | |
| Creditors | 37,500 | Bills receivable | 3,000 | |
| Cash at bank | 12,500 | |||
| Profit and loss account | 10,000 | |||
| 87,500 | 87,500 |
On 1.4.2017, they admit Ganesan as a new partner on the following arrangements:
- Ganesan brings ₹ 10,000 as capital for 1/5 share of profit.
- Stock and furniture is to be reduced by 10%, a reserve of 5% on debtors for doubtful debts is to be created.
- Appreciate buildings by 20%.
Prepare revaluation account, partners’ capital account and the balance sheet of the firm after admission.
At the time of admission of a partner, what will be the effect of the following information?
Balance in Workmen compensation reserve ₹40,000. Claim for workmen compensation ₹45,000.
Assertion (A): At the time of admission of a partner if there is any General Reserve, Reserve Fund or the balance of Profit & Loss Account appearing in the balance sheet, it should be transferred to old partners' capital/current accounts in their old profit sharing ratio.
Reason (R): The General reserve, Reserve Fund or the Balance of Profit and Loss Account are the result of the past profits when the new partner was not admitted.
The following is the Balance sheet of partners Aditya and Chaitanya on 31st March, 2019 they share profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2:
Balance sheet as on 31st march 2019
| Liabilities |
Amount ₹ |
Assets | Amount ₹ |
| Creditors | 60,000 | Building | 30,000 |
| Capital Accounts: | Furniture | 1,800 | |
| Aditya | 42,000 | Machinery | 42,000 |
| Chaitanya | 42,000 | Stock | 24,600 |
| Current Accounts: | Debtors | 54,000 | |
| Aditya | 7,500 | Cash | 6,000 |
| Chaitanya | 6,900 | ||
| 1,58,400 | 1,58,400 |
Adjustments:
They admitted Sachin into partnership on 1st April, 2019 on the following terms:
- Building to be valued at ₹ 36,000, machinery and furniture to be reduced by 10%.
- Sachin should pay ₹ 6,000 as his share of Goodwill. 50% of goodwill withdrawn by partners in cash.
- A provision of 5% on debtors to be made for doubtful debts.
- He should bring ₹ 18,000 as capital for 1/4th share in future profit.
- Stock is to be taken at the value of ₹ 30,000.
Prepare:
- Profit and Loss Adjustment Account.
- Partners’ Current Account.
- Balance Sheet of the New Firm.
Hansa and Kavya share profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 2 respectively. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 was as under:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Bills Payable | 90,000 | Cash at Bank | 1,500 |
| Reserve fund | 60,000 | Sundry Debtors | 1,33,500 |
| Capital A/c: | Stock | 51,000 | |
| Hansa | 2,16,000 | Furniture | 72,000 |
| Kavya | 1,44,000 | Plant | 1,80,000 |
| Building | 72,000 | ||
| 5,10,000 | 5,10,000 | ||
They admit Munir into partnership on 1-4-2023. The terms being that:
(1) He shall have to bring in ₹ 1,20,000 as his Capital for 1/4th share in future profits.
(2) Value of Goodwill of the firm is to be fixed at the average profits for the last three years.
The Profits were:
| 2019-20 | ₹ 96,000 |
| 2020-21 | ₹ 1,62,000 |
| 2021-22 | ₹ 1,47,000 |
(3) Reserve for Doubtful debts is to be created at ₹ 3,000.
(4) Closing stock is valued at ₹ 45,000.
(5) Plant and Building is to be depreciated by 5%.
Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment Alc, Capital Accounts of Partners and Balance Sheet of the new firm.
