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Pannalal, Babulal and Hiralal were partners sharing profits and losses in the proportion of 2:2:1, following is their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2008.
Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2008
Liabilities | Amount (Rs) | Assets | Amount (Rs) | |
Capital Accounts: | Machinery | 25000 | ||
Pannalal | 30000 | Stock | 10000 | |
Babulal | 10000 | Debtors | 27500 | 26000 |
Hiralal | 10000 | Less : R.D.D | 1500 | |
General Reserve | 3000 |
Investment |
12000 | |
Creditors | 20000 | Profit and Loss A/c | 9000 | |
Pannalal’s Loan A/c | 4000 | Bank | 2000 | |
Bills payable | 7000 | |||
84000 | 84000 |
On the above date the partners decided to dissolve the firm:
1) Assets were realised: Machinery Rs 22,500, Stock Rs 9,000, Investment Rs 10,500, Debtors Rs 22,500.
2) Dissolution expenses were Rs 1,500.
3) Goodwill of the firm realised Rs 12,000
Pass the necessary Journal entries in the books of the firm.
Solution
Journal Entry
Date | Particulars | L.F | Debit Amount (Rs) | Credit Amount (Rs) |
Realisation A/c Dr To Machinery A/c To Stock A/c To Debtors A/c To Investments A/c (Being Sundry Assets transferred to Realisation A/c) |
74,500 |
25,000 10,000 27,500 12,000 |
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Creditors A/c Dr Bills Payable A/c Dr Reserve for Doubtful Debts A/c Dr To Realisation A/c (Being Sundry Liabilities transferred to Realisation A/c ) |
20000 7000 1500 |
28500 | ||
Bank A/c Dr. To Realisation A/c (Being Sundry Assets realised) |
76500 | 76500 | ||
Realisation A/c Dr To Bank A/c (Being Sundry Liabilities paid off) |
28500 | 28500 | ||
Realisation A/c Dr. To Pannalal’s Capital A/c To To Babulal’s Capital A/c To Hiralal’s Capital A/c (Being Profit on Realisation transferred to Partner’s Capital Account) |
2000 |
800 800 400 |
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Pannalal’s Capital A/c Dr. Babulal’s Capital A/c Dr Hiralal’s Capital A/c Dr To Profit and Loss A/c (Being Profit and Loss A/c (Dr.) transferred to Partner’s Capital A/c) |
3600 3600 1800 |
9000 | ||
General Reserve A/c Dr To Pannalal’s Capital A/c To Babulal’s Capital A/c To Hiralal’s Capital A/c (Being General Reserve transferred to Partner's Capital A/c) |
3000 |
1200 1200 600 |
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Pannalal’s Loan A/c Dr. To Bank A/c (Being Pannalal’s Loan has been paid) |
4000 | 4000 | ||
Pannalal’s Capital A/c Dr Babulal’s Capital A/c Dr Hiralal’s Capital A/c Dr To Bank A/c (Being Amount paid to partners on account of final settlement) |
28400 8400 9200 |
46000 |
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