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Accountancy · 2022 · 2 marks
Reconstitution of a Partnership Firm – Retirement/Death of a PartnerAscertaining the Amount Due to Retiring/Deceased Partner2 marksvery short answer
CBSE 2022 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q3
P, Q and R were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4: 3: 3. On 31.3.2022 R retired from the firm. On R's retirement the…
P, Q and R were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $\displaystyle 4$ : $\displaystyle 3$ : 3. On $\displaystyle 31.3.2022$ R retired from the firm. On R's retirement the balance sheet of the firm showed sundry debtors at ₹ $\displaystyle 3,75$,000. It was decided to write off ₹ $\displaystyle 5,000$ as bad debts and create a provision of 2.%% on debtors for bad and doubtful debts. Pass necessaly journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the firm on R's retirement.
Marking-scheme solution
Books of P, Q and R
Journal
L.F Debit Credit
Date Particulars Amount Amount
(₹) (₹)
$\displaystyle 2022$
March $\displaystyle 31$ Bad Debts A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 5,000$
To Sundry Debtors A/c $\displaystyle 5,000$
(Bad debts ₹ $\displaystyle 5,000$ written off on R’s
retirement)
,, ,, Revaluation A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 5,000$
To Bad Debts A/c $\displaystyle 5,000$
(Bad debts written off transferred to
revaluation)
,, ,, Revaluation A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 9,250$
To Provision for bad and $\displaystyle 9,250$
doubtful debts
(Created provision for bad and doubtful debts)
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