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Accountancy · 2022 · 3 marks
Reconstitution of a Partnership Firm – Retirement/Death of a PartnerDeath of a Partner3 marksshort answer
CBSE 2022 · Region 3 · Set 2 · Q5
C, F and S were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $\displaystyle 5$ : $\displaystyle 4$ : 1. F died on 30th June, 2021. The firm earned a net profit of ₹ $\displaystyle 3,00,000$ for the year ended 31.3.2021. The deceased partners share in the year of his death was to be calculated on the basis of sales. The sales for the year ended $\displaystyle 31.3.2021$ were ₹ $\displaystyle 24,00,000$ whereas the sales from Is! April, $\displaystyle 2021$ to 30th June, $\displaystyle 2021$ were ₹ $\displaystyle 4,00$,000. Calculate F's share in the profits till the date of his death and pass necessary journal entry for the same.
Marking-scheme solution
$\displaystyle 3,00,000$
Firm’s profit till 30th June, $\displaystyle 2021$ = $\displaystyle 4,00,000$
$\displaystyle 24,00,000$
= ₹ $\displaystyle 50,000$
$\displaystyle 4$
F’s share in the profit = $\displaystyle 50,000$ = $\displaystyle 20,000$
$\displaystyle 10$
$\displaystyle 5$
Journal
Date L.F Debit Credit
Particulars Amount Amount
(₹) (₹)
$\displaystyle 2021$ Profit and Loss Suspense A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 20,000$
June
To F ’s Capital A/c $\displaystyle 20,000$
$\displaystyle 30$
(F’s share in the profits transferred to his
Capital Account at the time of his death)
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