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Trial Balance
After ledger posting and balancing of ledgers get complete we need to prepare a statement showing summary of all Ledger Account balances which is known as Trial Balance. Thus, often it is regarded as a statement showing summary of debit and credit balances of all Ledgers.
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Give journal entries and Manmit’s Account in the books of Harbhajan.
On 1st June, 2010 Narayan draws a bill for Rs 50,000 on Chunilal for 4 months period.
The bill is duly accepted and returned to Narayan. One month after the date. Narayan discounted the bill with bank @ 18% p.a.
Before due date Chunilal dishonoured his acceptance. Bank paid noting charges Rs 1,125. Narayan requested to renew the bill for further period of 2 months. Narayan agreed he took the bill back from bank and received new acceptance for 40% amount of the bill with full amount of noting charges and cheque for 60% balance plus interest @ 12% p.a.
Before the due date Chunilal declared insolvent and 30% of the amount due could be recovered from his private estate.
Write Journal of Narayan and Chunilal for the above bill transactions.
Journalise the following transactions regarding Realisation expenses:
[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.
There was an old computer which was written-off in the books of Accounts in the pervious year. The same has been taken over by a partner Nitin for Rs 3,000. Journalise the transaction, supposing. That the firm has been dissolved.
What journal entries will be recorded for the following transactions on the dissolution of a firm:
[a] Payment of unrecorded liabilities of Rs 3,200.
[b] Stock worth Rs 7,500 is taken by a partner Rohit.
[c] Profit on Realisation amounting to Rs 18,000 is to be distributed between the partners Ashish and Tarun in the ratio of 5:7.
[d] An unrecorded asset realised Rs 5,500.
The book value of assets (other than cash and bank) transferred to Realisation Account is Rs 1,00,000. 50% of the assets are taken over by a partner Atul, at a discount of 20%; 40% of the remaining assets are sold at a profit of 30% on cost; 5% of the balance being obsolete, realised nothing and remaining assets are handed over to a Creditor, in full settlement of his claim.
You are required to record the journal entries for Realisation of assets.
Anup and Sumit are equal partners in a firm. They decided to dissolve the partnership on December 31, 2017. When the balance sheet is as under:
Balance Sheet of Anup and Sumit as on December 31, 2017
| Liabilities | Amt (Rs.) | Amt (Rs.) |
Assets | Amt (Rs.) |
| Sundry Creditors | 27,000 | Cash at bank | 11,000 | |
| Reserve fund | 10,000 | Sundry Debtors | 12,000 | |
| Loan | 40,000 | Plants | 47,000 | |
| Capital : | 120,000 | Stock | 42,000 | |
| Anup | 60,000 | Leasehold land | 60,000 | |
| Sumit | 60,000 |
Furniture |
25,000 | |
| 197,000 | 197,000 |
The Assets were realised as follows:
| Rs. | |
| Lease hold land | 72,000 |
| Furniture | 22,500 |
| Stock | 40,500 |
| Plant | 48,000 |
| Sundry Debtors | 10,500 |
The Creditors were paid Rs 25,500 in full settlement. Expenses of Realisation amount to Rs 2,500.
Prepare Realisation Account, Bank Account, Partners Capital Accounts to close the books of the firm.
Ashu and Harish are partners sharing profit and losses as 3:2. They decided to dissolve the firm on December 31, 2017. Their balance sheet on the above date was:
Balance Sheet of Ashu and Harish as on December 31, 2017
| Liabilities | Amt (Rs.) | Amt (Rs.) | Assets | Amt (Rs.) |
| Capitals: | 162,000 | Building | 80,000 | |
| Ashu | 108,000 | Machinery | 70,000 | |
| Harish | 54,000 | Furniture | 14,000 | |
| Creditors | 88,000 | Stock | 20,000 | |
| Bank overdraft | 50,000 | Investments | 60,000 | |
| Debtors | 48,000 | |||
| Cash in hand | 8,000 | |||
| 300,000 | 300,000 |
Ashu is to take over the building at Rs 95,000 and Machinery and Furniture is take over by Harish at value of Rs 80,000. Ashu agreed to pay Creditor and Harish agreed to meet Bank overdraft. Stock and Investments are taken by both partner in profit sharing ratio. Debtors realised for Rs 46,000, expenses of Realisation amounted to Rs 3,000. Prepare necessary ledger 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 December 31, 2017, when the balance sheet of the firm as under:
Balance Sheet of Ashok, Babu and Chetan as on December 31, 2017
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Liabilities |
Amt (Rs.) |
Assets |
Amt (Rs.) |
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Sundry Creditors |
20,000 |
Bank |
7,500 |
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Bills payable |
25,500 |
Sundry Debtors |
58,000 |
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Babu’s loan |
30,000 |
Stock |
39,500 |
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Capital’s: |
1,52,000 |
Machinery |
48,000 |
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Ashok |
70,000 |
Investment |
42,000 |
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Babu |
55,000 |
Freehold Property |
50,500 |
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Chetan |
27,000 |
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Current Accounts : |
18,000 |
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Ashok |
10,000 |
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Babu |
5,000 |
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Chetan |
3,000 |
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2,45,500 |
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2,45,500 |
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The Machinery was taken over by Babu for Rs 45,000, Ashok took over the Investment for Rs 40,000 and Freehold property was taken over by Chetan at Rs 55,000. The remaining Assets realised as follows: Sundry Debtors Rs 56,500 and Stock Rs 36,500. Sundry Creditors were settled at discount of 7%. A Office computer, not shown in the books of Accounts realised Rs 9,000. Realisation expenses amounted to Rs 3,000.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners Capital Account, Bank Account.
Record necessary Journal entries in the following cases:
(a) Creditors worth ₹ 85,000 accepted ₹ 40,000 as cash and Investment worth ₹ 43,000, in full settlement of their claim.
(b) Creditors were ₹ 16,000. They accepted Machinery valued at ₹ 18,000 in settlement of their claim.
(c) Creditors were ₹ 90,000. They accepted Building valued at ₹ 1,20,000 and paid cash to the firm ₹ 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.
Aman and Harsh were partners in a firm. They decided to dissolve their firm. Pass necessary Journal entries for the following after various assets (other than Cash and Bank) and third party liabilities have been transferred to Realisation Account:
(a) There was furniture worth ₹ 50,000. Aman took over 50% of the furniture at 10% discount and the remaining furniture was sold at 30% profit on book value.
(b) Profit and Loss Account was showing a credit balance of ₹ 15,000 on the date of dissolution.
(c) Harsh's loan of ₹ 6,000 was discharged at ₹ 6,200.
(d) The firm paid realisation expenses amounting to ₹ 5,000 on behalf of Harsh who had to bear these expenses.
(e) There was a bill for 1,200 under discount. The bill was received from Soham who proved insolvent and a first and final dividend of 25% was received from his estate.
(f) Creditors, to whom the firm owed ₹ 6,000, accepted stock of ₹ 5,000 at a discount of 5% and the balance in cash.
Rohit, Kunal and Sarthak are partners in a firm. They decided to dissolve their firm. Pass necessary Journal entries for the following after various assets (other than Cash and Bank) and the third party liability have been transferred to Realisation Account:
(a) Kunal agreed to pay off his wife's loan of ₹ 6,000.
(b) Total Creditors of the firm were ₹ 40,000. Creditors worth ₹ 10,000 were given a piece of furniture costing ₹ 8,000 in full and final settlement. Remaining Creditors allowed a discount of 10%.
(c) Rohit had given a loan of ₹ 70,000 to the firm which was duly paid.
(d) A machine which was not recorded in the books was taken over by Kunal at ₹ 3,000, whereas its expected value was ₹ 5,000.
(e) The firm had a debit balance of ₹ 15,000 in the Profit and Loss Account on the date of dissolution.
(f) Sarthak paid the realisation expenses of ₹ 16,000 out of his private funds, who was to get a remuneration of ₹ 15,000 for completing dissolution process and was responsible to bear all the realisation expenses.
Pass necessary Journal entries on the dissolution of a firm in the following cases:
(a) Dharam, a partner, was appointed to look after the process of dissolution at a remuneration of ₹ 12,000 and he had to bear the dissolution expenses. Dissolution expenses ₹ 11,000 were paid by Dharam.
(b) Jay, a partner, was appointed to look after the process of dissolution and was allowed a remuneration of ₹ 15,000. Jay agreed to bear dissolution expenses. Actual dissolution expenses ₹ 16,000 were paid by Vijay, another partner on behalf of Jay.
(c) Deepa, a partner, was to look after the process of dissolution and for this work she was allowed a remuneration of ₹ 7,000. Deepa agreed to bear dissolution expenses. Actual dissolution expenses ₹ 6,000 were paid from the firm's bank account.
(d) Dev, a partner, agreed to do the work of dissolution for ₹ 7,500. He took away stock of the same amount as his commission. The stock had already been transferred to Realisation Account.
(e) Jeev, a partner, agreed to do the work of dissolution for which he was allowed a commission of ₹ 10,000. He agreed to bear the dissolution expenses. Actual dissolution expenses paid by Jeev were ₹ 12,000. These expenses were paid by Jeev by drawing cash from the firm.
(f) A debtor of ₹ 8,000 already transferred to Realisation Account agreed to pay the realisation expenses of ₹ 7,800 in full settlement of his account.
Balance Sheet of a firm as at 31st March, 2019, when it was decided to dissolve the same, was:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
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| Sundry Creditors | 14,000 | Cash at Bank | 640 | |||||
| General Reserve | 500 | Stock | 4,740 | |||||
| Capital A/cs: | Debtors | 5,540 | ||||||
| X | 4,000 | Machinery | 10,580 | |||||
| Y | 3,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| 21,500 | 21,500 | |||||||
₹19,500 were realised from all assets except Cash at Bank. The cost of winding up came to ₹ 440. X and Y shared profits in the ratio of 2 : 1 respectively.
Prepare Realisation Account and Capital Accounts of Partners.
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 31st March, 2019, their Balance Sheet was as follows:
| BALANCE SHEET as at 31st March, 2019 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
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| Creditors | 38,000 | Cash at Bank | 11,500 | |
| Mrs. A's Loan | 10,000 | Stock | 6,000 | |
| B's Loan | 15,000 | Debtors | 19,000 | |
| Reserve | 5,000 | Furniture | 4,000 | |
| A's Capital | 10,000 | Plant | 28,000 | |
| B's Capital | 8,000 | 18,000 | Investments | 10,000 |
| Profit and LossA/C | 7,500 | |||
| 86,000 | 86,000 | |||
The firm was dissolved on 31st March, 2019 and both the partners agreed to the following:
(a) A took Investments at an agreed value of ₹ 8,000. He also agreed to settle Mrs. A's Loan.
(b) Other assets realised as: Stock − ₹ 5,000; Debtors − ₹ 18,500; Furniture − ₹ 4,500; Plant − ₹ 25,000.
(c) Expenses of realisation came to ₹ 1,600.
(d) Creditors agreed to accept ₹ 37,000 in full settlement of their claims.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Bank Account.
Balance Sheet of P, Q and R as at 31st March, 2019, who were sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1, was:
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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.
Vinod, Vijay and Venkat are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. They decided to dissolve their firm on 31st March, 2019, the date on which their Balance Sheet stood as:
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Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
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| Creditors |
17,000 |
Bank | 3,500 | ||
| Bills Payable | 12,000 | Stock | 19,800 | ||
| Vinod's Loan |
5,300 |
Debtors |
15,000 |
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| General Reserve |
6,000 |
Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts |
1,000 |
14,000 |
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| Capital A/cs: | Investments | 4,000 | |||
| Vinod | 25,000 | Furniture | 10,000 | ||
| Vijay |
11,000 |
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Machinery | 33,000 | |
| Venkat |
8,000 |
44,000 |
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84,300 |
84,300 |
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The following additional information is given:
(a) The Investments are taken by Vinod for ₹ 5,000 in settlement of his loan
(b)
| Assets realised as follows: | ₹ |
| Stock | 17,500 |
| Debtors | 14,500 |
| Furniture | 6,800 |
| Machinery | 30,300 |
(c) Expenses on realisation amounted to ₹ 2,000.
Close the books of the firm giving relevant Ledger Accounts.
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:
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Liabilities |
Amount (₹) |
Assets |
Amount (₹) |
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| 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.
Srijan, Raman and Manan were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. On 31st, March, 2017 their Balance Sheet was as follows:
BALANCE SHEET OF SRIJAN, RAMAN AND MANAN as on 31st March, 2017
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
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| Capitals: | Capital: Manan | 10,000 | ||
| Srijan | 2,00,000 | Plant | 2,20,000 | |
| Raman | 1,50,000 | 3,50,000 | Investments | 70,000 |
| Creditors | 75,000 | Stock | 50,000 | |
| Bills Payable | 40,000 | Debtors | 60,000 | |
| Outstanding Salary | 35,000 | Bank | 10,000 | |
| Profit and Loss Account | 80,000 | |||
| 5,00,000 | 5,00,000 | |||
On the above date they decided to dissolve the firm.
(a) Srijan was appointed to realise the assets and discharge the liabilities. Srijan was to receive 5% commission on sale of assets (except cash) and was to bear all expenses of realisation.
(b)
| Assets were realised as follows: | ₹ |
| Plant | 85,000 |
| Stock | 33,000 |
| Debtors | 47,000 |
(c) Investments were realised at 95% of the book value.
(d) The firm had to pay ₹ 7,500 for an outstanding repair bill not provided for earlier.
(e) A contingent liabillity in respect of bills receivable, discounted with the bank had also materialised and had to be discharged for ₹ 15,000.
(f) Expenses of realisation amounting to ₹ 3,000 were paid by Srijan.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Bank Account.
A and B were partners sharing profits and losses as to 7/11th to A and 4/11th to B. They dissolved the partnership on 30th May, 2018. As on that date their capitals were: A ₹ 7,000 and B ₹ 4,000. There were also due on Loan A/c to A ₹ 4,500 and to B ₹ 750. The other liabilities amounted to ₹ 5,000. The assets proved to have been undervalued in the last Balance Sheet and actually realised ₹ 24,000.
Prepare necessary accounts showing the final settlement between partners.
A, B and C were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 1. They decided to dissolve the partnership. On that date of dissolution, Sundry Assets (including cash ₹ 5,000) amounted to ₹ 88,000, assets realised ₹ 80,000 (including an unrecorded asset which realised ₹ 4,000). A contingent liability on account of bills discounted ₹ 8,000 was paid by the firm. The Capital Accounts of A, B and C showed a balance of ₹ 20,000 each.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Cash Account.
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.
