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Suresh, Ramesh, Mahesh and Ganesh were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 3 : 3. On 1st April, 2016, their Balance Sheet was as follows:
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 | |||
From the above date, the partners decided to share the future profits equally. For this purpose the goodwill of the firm was valued at ₹ 90,000. It was also agreed that:
(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.
Solution
Revaluation Account
| Dr. |
Cr. |
|||
|
Particulars |
Amount (₹) |
Particulars |
Amount (₹) |
|
| Depreciation on Fixed Assets A/c |
60,000 |
Revaluation Loss | ||
| Provision for Claim against WCF |
25,000 |
Suresh’s Capital A/c |
17,000 |
|
| Ramesh’s Capital A/c |
17,000 |
|||
| Mahesh’s Capital A/c |
25,500 |
|||
| Ganesh’s Capital A/c |
25,500 |
85,000 |
||
|
85,000 |
85,000 |
|||
Partners’ Capital Account
| Dr. |
Cr. |
||||||||
|
Particulars |
Suresh |
Ramesh |
Mahesh |
Ganesh |
Particulars |
Suresh |
Ramesh |
Mahesh |
Ganesh |
| Revaluation A/c |
17,000 |
17,000 |
25,500 |
25,500 |
Balance b/d |
1,00,000 |
1,50,000 |
2,00,000 |
2,50,000 |
| Mahesh's Capital A/c |
2,250 |
2,250 |
Suresh’s Capital A/c |
2,250 |
2,250 |
||||
| Ganesh's Capital A/c |
2,250 |
2,250 |
Ramesh’s Capital A/c |
2,250 |
2,250 |
||||
| Cash A/c |
25,250 |
75,250 |
Cash A/c |
75,250 |
25,250 |
||||
| Balance c/d |
1,53,750 |
1,53,750 |
1,53,750 |
1,53,750 |
|||||
|
1,75,250 |
1,75,250 |
2,04,500 |
2,54,500 |
1,75,250 |
1,75,250 |
2,04,500 |
2,54,500 |
||
Balance Sheet
|
Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
|
| Capital A/c | Fixed Assets (Less depreciation) |
5,40,000 |
||
| Suresh |
1,53,750 |
Current Assets |
3,45,000 |
|
| Ramesh |
1,53,750 |
|||
| Mahesh |
1,53,750 |
|
|
|
| Ganesh |
1,53,750 |
6,15,000 |
|
|
| Claim against WCF |
1,00,000 |
|||
| Sundry Creditors |
1,70,000 |
|||
|
8,85,000 |
8,85,000 |
|||
Working Notes
WN1:
Calculation of Gaining/Sacrificing Ratio
Adjustment for Goodwill
| Suresh’s Capital A/c |
Dr. |
4,500 |
||
| Ramesh’s Capital A/c |
Dr. |
4,500 |
||
| To Mahesh’s Capital A/c |
4,500 |
|||
| To Ganesh’s Capital A/c |
4,500 |
|||
| (Gaining partners compensate sacrificing partners) |
WN2: Calculation of Adjusted Capital
Suresh = 1,00,000 – 21,500 = Rs 78,500
Ramesh = 1,50,000 – 21,500 = Rs 1,28,500
Mahesh = 2,04,500 – 25,500 = Rs 1,79,000
Ganesh = 2,54,500 – 25,500 = Rs 2,29,000
Total Combined Capital = 6,15,000
WN3: Calculation of New Capital
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|
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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.
