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Accountancy · 2023 · 4 marks
Reconstitution of a Partnership Firm – Retirement/Death of a PartnerDeath of a Partner4 marksshort answer
CBSE 2023 · Region 1 · Set 3 · Q22
Sudhir, Deepak and Naveen were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $\displaystyle 2$ : $\displaystyle 2$ : 1. On 31st March, $\displaystyle 2022$ their Balance Sheet was as under : Balance Sheet of Sudhir, Deepak and Naveen as at 31st March, $\displaystyle 2022$ Amount Amount Liabilities Assets < < Creditors $\displaystyle 50,000$ Land and Building $\displaystyle 2,10,000$ General Reserve $\displaystyle 1,00,000$ Machinery $\displaystyle 1,90,000$ Loan $\displaystyle 1,20,000$ Stock $\displaystyle 30,000$ Capitals : Investments $\displaystyle 1,70,000$ Advertisement Sudhir $\displaystyle 1,60,000$ $\displaystyle 1,20,000$ Suspense A/c Deepak $\displaystyle 1,50,000$ Naveen $\displaystyle 1,40,000$ $\displaystyle 4,50,000$ $\displaystyle 7,20,000$ $\displaystyle 7,20,000$ Sudhir died on 30th June, 2022. The partnership deed provided for the following, on the death of a partner : $\displaystyle 1$ years purchase of (i) Goodwill of the firm was to be valued at $\displaystyle 2$ $\displaystyle 2$ average profits of the previous four years which were ₹ $\displaystyle 1,80$,000. (ii) Sudhir's share of profit or loss till the date of death was to be calculated on the basis of sales. Sales for the year ended 31st March, $\displaystyle 2022$ amounted to ₹ $\displaystyle 4,00,000$ and that from 1st April, $\displaystyle 2022$ to 30th June, $\displaystyle 2022$ amounted ₹ $\displaystyle 1,50$,000. The profit for the year ended 31st March, $\displaystyle 2022$ was ₹ $\displaystyle 1,00$,000. (iii) Interest on capital was to be provided @ $\displaystyle 7$% p.a. Prepare Sudhir's capital account to be rendered to his executors.
Marking-scheme solution
Dr. Sudhir’s Capital A/c Cr.
Particulars (₹) Particulars (₹)
To Advertisement suspense A/c $\displaystyle 48,000$ By Balance b/d $\displaystyle 1,60,000$
To Sudhir’s Executors A/c $\displaystyle 3,49,800$ By General Reserve A/c $\displaystyle 40,000$
By Deepak’s Capital A/c $\displaystyle 1,20,000$
By Naveen’s Capital A/c $\displaystyle 60,000$
By Profit and Loss Suspense A/c $\displaystyle 15,000$
By Interest on Capital A/c $\displaystyle 2,800$
$\displaystyle 3,97,800$ $\displaystyle 3,97,800$
Workings:
Sudhir’s share in Goodwill
= $\displaystyle 2$/$\displaystyle 5$ x $\displaystyle 1,80,000$ x $\displaystyle 5$/$\displaystyle 2$
= `$\displaystyle 1,80,000$
Sudhir’s share in profits till death
$\displaystyle 1,00,000$ x $\displaystyle 1,50,000$ x $\displaystyle 2$
$\displaystyle 4,00,000$ $\displaystyle 5$
`$\displaystyle 15,000$
=
Interest on capital of Sudhir
$\displaystyle 1,60,000$ x $\displaystyle 7$/$\displaystyle 100$ x $\displaystyle 3$/$\displaystyle 12$
= `$\displaystyle 2,800$
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