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Question
State the accounting treatment for:
Unrecorded assets
Solution
Accounting Treatment for Unrecorded Assets
Unrecorded asset is an asset, the value of which has been written off in the books of accounts but the asset is still in usable position. The accounting treatment for unrecorded asset is:
a) When the unrecorded asset is sold for cash
Cash A/c Dr.
To Realisation A/c
(Unrecorded assets sold for cash)
b) When the unrecorded asset is taken over by any partner
Partner's Capital A/c Dr.
To Realisation A/c
(Unrecorded asset taken over by the partner)
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A. Renewed Veerendra’s acceptance of Rs 17,500 due on 21st May 2010 with interest Rs 500 for 2 months.
B. Bank informed that Radhabai’s acceptance of Rs 1,400 which was discounted dishonoured, bank paid noting charges Rs 185.
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D. Pandharinath honoured his acceptance of Rs 8,500 which was deposited into bank for collection.
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[a] Realisation expenses amounted to Rs 2,500.
[b] Realisation expenses amounting to Rs 3,000 were paid by Ashok, one of the partners.
[c] Realisation expenses Rs 2,300 borne by Tarun, personally.
[d] Amit, a partner was appointed to realise the assets, at a cost of Rs 4,000. The actual amount of Realisation amounted to Rs 3,000.
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You are required to record the journal entries for Realisation of assets.
What journal entries would be recorded for the following transactions on the dissolution of a firm after various assets (other than cash) on the third party liabilities have been transferred to Reliasation Account.
1. Arti took over the Stock worth Rs 80,000 at Rs 68,000.
2. There was unrecorded Bike of Rs 40,000 which was taken over By Mr. Karim.
3. The firm paid Rs 40,000 as compensation to employees.
4. Sundry creditors amounting to Rs 36,000 were settled at a discount of 15%.
5. Loss on Realisation Rs 42,000 was to be distributed between Arti and Karim in the ratio of 3:4.
The following is the Balance Sheet of Gupta and Sharma as on December 31,2017:
Balance Sheet of Gupta and Sharma as on December 31, 2017
| Liabilities | Amt (Rs.) |
Amt (Rs.) |
Assets | Amt (Rs.) |
| Sundry Creditors | 38,000 | Cash at Bank | 12,500 | |
| Mrs.Gupta’s loan | 20,000 | Sundry Debtors | 55,000 | |
| Mrs.Sharma’s loan | 30,000 | Stock | 44,000 | |
| Reserve fund | 6,000 | Bills Receivable | 19,000 | |
| Provision of doubtful debts | 4,000 | Machinery | 52,000 | |
| Investment | 38,500 | |||
| Capital : | 150,000 | Fixtures | 27,000 | |
| Gupta | 90,000 | |||
| Sharma | 60,000 | |||
| 248,000 | 248,000 |
The firm was dissolved on December 31, 2017 and asset realised and settlements of liabilities as follows:
(a) The Realisation of the assets were as follows:
| Rs. | |
| Sundry Debtors | 52,000 |
| Stock | 42,000 |
| Bills receivable | 16,000 |
| Machinery | 49,000 |
(b) Investment was taken over by Gupta at agreed value of Rs 36,000 and agreed to pay of Mrs. Gupta’s loan.
(c) The Sundry Creditors were paid off less 3% discount.
(d) The Realisation expenses incurred amounted to Rs 1,200.
Journalise the entries to be made on the dissolution and prepare Realisation Account, Bank Account and Partners Capital Accounts.
Pass Journal entries for the following transactions at the time of dissolution of the firm:
(a) Loan of ₹ 10,000 advanced by a partner to the firm was refunded.
(b) X, a partner, takes over an unrecorded asset (Typewriter) at ₹ 300.
(c) Undistributed balance (Debit) of Profit and Loss Account ₹ 30,000. The firm has three partners X,Y and Z.
(d) Assets of the firm realised ₹ 1,25,000.
(e) Y who undertakes to carry out the dissolution proceedings is paid ₹ 2,000 for the same.
(f) Creditors are paid ₹ 28,000 in full settlement of their account of ₹ 30,000.
Pass necessary Journal entries for the following transactions on the dissolution of the firm P and Q after the various assets (other than cash) and outside liabilities have been transferred to Realisation Account:
(a) Bank Loan ₹ 12,000 was paid.
(b) Stock worth ₹ 16,000 was taken over by partner Q.
(c) Partner P paid a creditor ₹ 4,000.
(d) An asset not appearing in the books of accounts realised ₹ 1,200.
(e) Expenses of realisation ₹ 2,000 were paid by partner Q.
(f) Profit on realisation ₹ 36,000 was distributed between P and Q in 5 : 4 ratio.
Achal and Vichal were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 5. On 31st March, 2019, their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | |||||
| Capital A/cs: | Land and Building | 4,00,000 | ||||||
| Achal | 3,00,000 | Machinery | 3,00,000 | |||||
| Vichal | 5,00,000 | 8,00,000 | Debtors | 2,22,000 | ||||
| Creditors | 1,79,000 | Cash at Bank | 78,000 | |||||
| Employees' Provident Fund | 21,000 | |||||||
| 10,00,000 | 10,00,000 | |||||||
The firm was dissolved on 1st April, 2019 and the Assets and Liabilities were settled as follows:
(a) Land and Building realised ₹ 4,30,000.
(b) Debtors realised ₹ 2,25,000 (with interest) and ₹ 1,000 were recovered for Bad Debts written off last year.
(c) There was an Unrecorded Investment which was sold for ₹ 25,000.
(d) Vichal took over Machinery at ₹ 2,80,000 for cash.
(e) 50% of the Creditors were paid ₹ 4,000 less in full settlement and the remaining Creditors were paid full amount.
Pass necessary Journal entries for dissolution of the firm.
Balance Sheet of P, Q and R as at 31st March, 2019, who were sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1, was:
|
Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
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| Bills Payable |
40,000 |
Cash at Bank | 40,000 | ||
| Loan from Bank | 30,000 | Stock | 19,000 | ||
| General Reserve |
9,000 |
Sundry Debtors |
42,000 |
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| Capital A/cs: |
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Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts |
2,000 |
40,000 |
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| P | 44,000 | ||||
| Q |
36,000 |
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Building | 40,000 | |
| R |
20,000 |
1,00,000 |
Plant and Machinery |
40,000 |
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1,79,000 |
1,79,000 |
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The partners dissolved the business. Assets realised − Stock ₹ 23,400; Debtors 50%; Fixed Assets 10% less than their book value. Bills Payable were settled for ₹ 32,000. There was an Outstanding Bill of Electricity ₹ 800 which was paid off. Realisation expenses ₹ 1,250 were also paid.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partner's Capital Accounts and Bank Account.
A, B and C were equal partners. On 31st March, 2019, their Balance Sheet stood as:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
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| Creditors | 50,400 | Cash | 3,700 | |
| Reserve | 12,000 | Stock | 20,100 | |
| Capital A/cs: | Debtors | 62,600 | ||
| A | 40,000 | Loan to A | 10,000 | |
| B | 25,000 | Investments | 16,000 | |
| C | 15,000 | 80,000 | Furniture | 6,500 |
| Building | 23,500 | |||
| 1,42,400 | 1,42,400 | |||
The firm was dissolved on the above date on the following terms:
(a) For the purpose of dissolution, Investments were valued at ₹ 18,000 and A took over the Investments at this value.
(b) Fixed Assets realised ₹ 29,700 whereas Stock and Debtors realised ₹ 80,000.
(c) Expenses of realisation amounted to ₹ 1,300.
(d) Creditors allowed a discount of ₹ 800.
(e) One Bill receivable for ₹ 1,500 under discount was dishonoured as the acceptor had become insolvent and was unable to pay anything and hence the bill had to be met by the firm.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partner's Capital Accounts and Cash Account showing how the accounts would finally be settled among the partners.
Yogesh and Naresh were partners sharing profits equally. They dissolved the firm on 1st April, 2019. Naresh was assigned the responsibility to realise the assets and pay the liabilities at a remuneration of ₹10,000 including expenses. Balance Sheet of the firm as on that date was as follows:
|
Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
||
| Creditors |
40,000 |
Cash/Bank | 6,000 | ||
| Bills Payable | 40,000 | Investments | 30,000 | ||
| Naresh's Loan |
44,000 |
Debtors |
40,000 |
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| Mrs. Yogesh's Loan |
42,000 |
Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts |
4,000 |
36,000 |
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| Investment Fluctuation Reserve | 8,000 | Bills Receivable | 33,400 | ||
| Capital A/cs: | Profit and Loss A/c | 1,10,600 | |||
| Yogesh |
21,000 |
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| Naresh |
21,000 |
42,000 |
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2,16,000 |
2,16,000 |
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The firm was dissolved on following terms:
(a) Yogesh was to pay his wife's loan.
(b) Debtors realised ₹ 30,000.
(c) Naresh was to take investments at an agreed value of ₹ 26,000.
(d) Creditors and Bills Payable were payable after two months but were paid immediately at a discount of 15% p.a.
(e) Bills Receivable were received allowing 5% rebate.
(f) A Debtor previously written off as Bad Debt paid ₹ 15,000.
(g) An unrecorded asset realised ₹10,000.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts, Partners' Loan Account and Cash/Bank Account.
Ashok, Babu and Chetan are in partnership sharing profit in the proportion of 1/2, 1/3, 1/6 respectively. They dissolve the partnership of the 31st March, 2019 when the Balance Sheet of the firm as under:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
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| Sundry Creditors | 20,000 | Bank | 7,500 | |||||
| Bills Payable | 25,500 | Sundry Debtors | 58,000 | |||||
| Babu's Loan | 30,000 | Stock | 39,500 | |||||
| Capital A/cs: | Machinery | 48,000 | ||||||
| Ashok | 70,000 | Investments | 42,000 | |||||
| Babu | 55,000 | Freehold Property | 50,500 | |||||
| Chetan | 27,000 | 1,52,000 | ||||||
| Current A/cs: | ||||||||
| Ashok | 10,000 | |||||||
| Babu | 5,000 | |||||||
| Chetan | 3,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
| 2,45,500 | 2,45,500 | |||||||
The Machinery was taken over by Babu for ₹ 45,000, Ashok took over the Investments for ₹ 40,000 and Freehold property took over by Chetan at ₹ 55,000. The remaining Assets realised as follows:
Sundry Debtors ₹ 56,500 and Stock ₹ 36,500. Sundry Creditors were settled at discount of 7%. A Office computer, not shown in the books of accounts realised ₹ 9,000. Realisation expenses amounted to ₹ 3,000.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Bank Account.
Rita and Sobha are partners in a firm, Fancy Garments Exports, sharing profits and losses equally. On 1st April, 2019, the Balance Sheet of the firm was:
| Sundry Creditors | 75,000 | Cash | 6,000 | |||||
| Bills Payable | 30,000 | Bank | 30,000 | |||||
| Rita's Loan | 15,000 | Stock | 75,000 | |||||
| Reserve | 24,000 | Book Debts | 66,000 | |||||
| Capital A/cs: | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts | 6,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Rita | 90,000 | |||||||
| Sobha | 30,000 | 1,20,000 | Plant and Machinery | 45,000 | ||||
| Land and Building | 48,000 | |||||||
| 2,64,000 | 2,64,000 | |||||||
The firm was dissolved on the date given above. The following transactions took place:
(a) Rita took 25% of the Stock at a discount of 20% in settlement of her loan.
(b) Book Debts realised ₹ 54,000; balance of the Stock was sold at a profit of 30% on cost.
(c) Sundry Creditors were paid out at a discount of 10%. Bills Payable were paid in full .
(d) Plant and Machinery realised ₹ 75,000. Land and Building ₹ 1,20,000.
(e) Rita took the goodwill of the firm at a value of ₹ 30,000.
(f) An unrecorded asset of ₹ 6,900 was handed over to an unrecorded liability of ₹ 6,000 in full settlement.
(g) Realisation expenses were ₹ 5,250.
Show Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Bank Account in the books of the firm.
A, B and C were in partnership sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 2 : 1 and the Balance Sheet of the firm as at 31st March, 2019 was:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
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| Capital A/cs: | Building | 20,000 | ||
| A | 12,410 | Plant | 31,220 | |
| B | 8,650 | Goodwill | 10,000 | |
| C | 80,620 | 1,01,680 | 100 Shares in X Ltd. (At cost) | 2,400 |
| Creditors | 11,210 | 1,000 Shares in Y Ltd. (At cost) | 10,000 | |
| Reserve for Depreciation on Plant | 20,000 | Stock | 11,240 | |
| Debtors | 8,740 | |||
| Bank | 1,210 | |||
| Patents | 38,080 | |||
| 1,32,890 | 1,32,890 | |||
It was agreed to dissolve the partnership as on 31st March, 2019 and the terms of dissolution were−
(a) A to take over the Building at an agreed amount of ₹ 31,500.
(b) B, who was to carry on the business, to take over the Goodwill, Stock and Debtors at book value, the Patents at ₹ 30,000 and Plant at ₹ 5,000. He was also to pay the Creditors.
(c) C to take over shares in X Ltd. at ₹ 15 each.
(d) The shares in Y Ltd. to be divided in the profit-sharing ratio.
Show Ledger Accounts recording the dissolution in the books of the firm.
Krishna and Arjun are partners in a firm. They share profits in the ratio of 4 : 1. They decide to dissolve the firm on 31st March, 2019 at which date their Balance Sheet stood as:
|
Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
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Bank Loan |
1,500 |
Trademarks |
1,200 |
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Creditors for Goods |
8,000 |
Machinery |
12,000 |
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Bills Payable |
500 |
Furniture |
400 |
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Capital A/cs: |
Stock |
6,000 |
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Krishna |
16,000 |
Debtors |
9,000 |
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Arjun |
6,000 |
22,000 |
Less: Provision for Bad Debts |
400 |
8,600 |
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Cash at Bank |
2,800 |
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Advertisement Suspense |
1,000 |
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32,000 |
32,000 |
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The realisation shows the following results:
(a) Goodwill was sold for ₹ 1,000.
(b) Debtors were realised at book value less 10%.
(c) Trademarks realised ₹ 800.
(d) Machinery and Stock-in-Trade were taken by Krishna for ₹ 14,400 and ₹ 3,600 respectively.
(e) An unrecorded asset estimated at ₹ 500 was sold for ₹ 200.
(f) Creditors for goods were settled at a discount of ₹ 80. The expenses on realisation were ₹ 800.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Bank Account.
There are two partners X and Y in a firm and their capitals are ₹ 50,000 and ₹ 40,000. The creditors are ₹ 30,000. The assets of the firm realise ₹ 1,00,000. How much will X and Y receive?
The partnership between A and B was dissolved on 31st March, 2019. On that date the respective credits to the capitals were A − ₹ 1,70,000 and B − ₹ 30,000. ₹ 20,000 were owed by B to the firm; ₹ 1,00,000 were owed by the firm to A and ₹ 2,00,000 were due to the Trade Creditors. Profits and losses were shared in the proportions of 2/3 to A, 1/3 to B.
The assets represented by the above stated net liabilities realise ₹ 4,50,000 exclusive of ₹ 20,000 owed by B. The liabilities were settled at book figures. Prepare Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Cash Account showing the distribution to the partners.
X, Y and Z entered into partnership on 1st April, 2016. They contributed capital ₹ 40,000, ₹ 30,000 and ₹ 20,000 respectively and agreed to share profits in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. Interest on capital was to be allowed @ 15% p.a. and interest on drawings was to be charged at an average rate of 5%. During the two years ended 31st March, 2018, the firm made profit of ₹ 21,600 and ₹ 25,140 respectively before allowing or charging interest on capital and drawings. The drawings of each partner were ₹ 6,000 per year.
On 31st March, 2018, the partners decided to dissolve the partnership due to difference of opinion. On that date, the creditors amounted to ₹ 20,000. The assets, other than cash ₹ 2,000, realised ₹ 1,21,000. Expenses of dissolution amounted to ₹ 760.
Draw up necessary Ledger Accounts to close the books of the firm.
