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Accountancy · 2023 · 3 marks
Accounting for Partnership: Basic ConceptsSpecial Aspects of Partnership Accounts3 marksshort answer
CBSE 2023 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q20
Raj, Mehak and Divya were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $\displaystyle 2$ : $\displaystyle 2$ : 1. Their respective capitals were : ₹ $\displaystyle 6,00,000$, ₹ $\displaystyle 4,00,000$ and ₹ $\displaystyle 2,00$,000. The partnership deed provided for the following : (a) Interest on capital @ $\displaystyle 8$% per annum. (b) Interest on drawings @ $\displaystyle 6$% per annum. (c) Interest on partner s loan to the firm @ $\displaystyle 5$% per annum. During the year, Raj had withdrawn ₹ $\displaystyle 12,000$ on 1st October, $\displaystyle 2021$, while Mehak withdrew ₹ $\displaystyle 60,000$ on 1st December, 2021. On 1st January, $\displaystyle 2021$, Divya had given a loan of ₹ $\displaystyle 1,20,000$ to the firm. Pass the necessary journal entries in the books of the firm for the following transactions for the year ended 31st March, $\displaystyle 2022$ : (i) Allowing interest on Raj's capital. (ii) Charging interest on Mehak's drawings . (iii) Providing interest on loan given to the firm by Divya. Also pass transfer entries in the Profit and Loss Account/Profit and Loss Appropriation Account, as the case may be.
Marking-scheme solution
Books of Raj, Mehak and Divya
Journal
Date Particulars L.F Dr. Amount Cr. Amount
₹ ₹
(i)(a)
Interest on capital A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 48,000$
To Raj’s Capital A/c $\displaystyle 48,000$
(Interest on capital provided @ $\displaystyle 8$% p.a.)
(b)
Profit & Loss Appropriation A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 48,000$
To Interest on capital A/c $\displaystyle 48,000$
(Interest on capital transferred to Profit &
Loss Appropriation Account)
(a)
Mehak’s Drawings A/c/Mehak’s Capital Dr. $\displaystyle 1,200$
To Interest on Mehak’s Drawings $\displaystyle 1,200$
(Interest on drawings charged @ $\displaystyle 6$% p.a.)
(b)
Interest on Mehak’s Drawings Dr. $\displaystyle 1,200$
To Profit & Loss Appropriation A/c $\displaystyle 1,200$
(Interest on Drawings transferred to Profit &
Loss Appropriation Account)
(a)
Interest on Divya’s Loan A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 6,000$
To Divya’s Loan A/c $\displaystyle 6,000$
(Interest on Loan provided @ $\displaystyle 5$% p.a.)
(b)
Profit & Loss A/c Dr. $\displaystyle 6,000$
To Interest on Divya’s Loan A/c $\displaystyle 6,000$
(Interest on Loan transferred to Profit &
Loss Account)
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