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प्रश्न
Explain the process of dissolution of a partnership firm?
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उत्तर
Dissolution of partnership firm implies discontinuation of the business of the partnership firm. According to the Section 39 of Partnership Act, dissolution of partnership between all the partners of a firm is called dissolution of partnership firm. Dissolution involves winding up of business, disposal of assets and paying off the liabilities and distribution of any surplus or borne of loss by the partners of the firm. As per the Partnership Act 1932, a partnership firm may be dissolved in the following manners:
1) Dissolution by Agreement :
A firm may be dissolved with:
a) the consent of all the partners, or
b) the contract between the partners
2) Compulsory Dissolution :
A firm may be dissolved by:
a) the adjudication of all the partners or of all partners but one as insolvent
b) happening of an event or change in government policies that make the business unlawful.
3) Dissolution on the happening of Certain Contingencies
Subject to the contract between the partners, a firm is dissolved
a) if formed for a specific period then on the expiry of the period
b) if formed for a specific purpose then on completion of the purpose
c) on the death of partner/partners
d) on insolvency of a partner/partners
4) Dissolution by Notice
If partnership is at will then the partnership firm is dissolved if any partner giving notice in writing to all the other partners expressing his/her intention to dissolve the firm.
5) Dissolution by Court
The court may order to dissolve a partnership firm when:
a) a partner becomes insane or lunatic.
b) a partner becomes permanently incapable of performing the duties.
c) a partner is guilty of misconduct and affects the business activities.
d) a partner repeatedly breaks the terms of agreement .
e) a partner transfers his interest to a third party without the consent of other partners.
f) a business persistently incurs losses.
Besides these above mentioned circumstances, a partnership firm may be dissolved if the court at any stage finds dissolution of the firm to be justified and inevitable.
The following are the rules of settlement of accounts on dissolution as per the Section 48 of Partnership Act 1932.
1. Application of Assets: Amount received by the realisation (sale) of the assets shall be used in the following order:
a) First of all the external liabilities and expenses are to be paid.
b) Then, all loans and advances forwarded by the partners should be paid.
c) Then, the capital of each partners should be paid off. If there remains any surplus after the payment of (a), (b) and (c), then it should be distributed among the partners in their profit sharing ratio.
2.Treatment of Loss: In case of loss and any deficiency of capital, then this should be paid in the following order:
a) First these should be adjusted against firm's profits.
b) Then, against the total capital of the firm.
c) If still there exists any loss and deficiencies, then it should be borne by all the partners individually in their profit sharing ratio.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mr. Aaba and Mr. Baba are equal partners whose Balance Sheet as on 31 st March, 2012 was as under:
Balance Sheet as on
31st March, 2012
| Liabilities | Amount(Rs.) | Assets | Amount(Rs.) |
| Sundry Creditors | 16000 | Cash in hand | 500 |
|
Capital A/c Aaba Baba |
2000 2000 |
Stock | 4500 |
| Debtors | 4000 | ||
| Plant and machinery | 5000 | ||
| Furniture | 2000 | ||
| Land and Building | 4000 | ||
| 20000 | 20000 |
Due to weak financial position of the partners the firm is dissolved.
Aaba and Baba are not able to contribute anything from their private estate, hence they are declared insolvent.
The assets are realised as follows :-
Stock Rs. 3,000, Plant and Machinery Rs. 3,000, Furniture Rs. 1,000, Land and Building Rs. 2,000 and Debtors Rs. 1,000 only.
Realisation expenses amounted to Rs. 500.
You are required to prepare necessary Ledger Accounts to close the books of the firm.
Distinguish between 'Dissolution of partnership' and 'Dissolution of partnership firm' on the basis of court's intervention.
E and F were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 7:3. On 28-2-2016 the firm was dissolved. After transferring assets (other than cash) and outsider's liabilities to realization account you are given the following information:
(a) A creditor for Rs 3, 00,000 accepted building valued Rs 3, 75,000 and paid the firm Rs 75,000.
(b) A second creditor for Rs 93,000 accepted stock valued at Rs 90,000 in full settlement of his claim.
(c) A third creditor amounting to Rs 60,000 accepted Rs 37,000 in cash and investments of the book value of Rs 40,000 in full settlement of his claim.
(d) Loss on dissolution was Rs 7,000.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the firm assuming that all payments were made by cheque.
Pass necessary journal entries on the dissolution of a partnership firm in the following cases :
1) Expenses of dissolution were Rs 9,000.
2) Expenses of dissolution Rs 3,400 were paid by a partner, Vishal
3) Shiv, a partner, agreed to do the work for dissolution for a commission of Rs 4,500. He also agreed to bear the dissolution expenses. Actual dissolution expenses Rs 3,900 were paid from the firm's bank account.
4) Naveen, a partner, agreed to look after the dissolution work for which he was allowed a remuneration of Rs 3,000. Naveen also agreed to bear the dissolution expenses. Actual expenses on dissolution Rs 2,700 were paid by Naveen.
5) Vivek, a partner, was appointed to look after the dissolution work for a remuneration of Rs 7,000. He agreed to bear the dissolution expenses. Actual dissolution expenses Rs 6,500 were paid by Rishi, another partner, on behalf of Vivek.
6) Gaurav, a partner, was appointed to look after the work of dissolution for a commission of Rs 12,500. He agreed to bear the dissolution expenses. Gaurav took over furniture of Rs 12,500 as his commission. The furniture had already been transferred to realisation account.
Assets and liabilities are transferred to Realisation Account at their ______ value.
Moli, Bhola and Raj were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 3 : 4. Their partnership deed provided for the following :
(i) Interest on capital @ 5% p.a.
(ii) Interest on drawing @ 12% p.a.
(iii) Interest on partners' loan @ 6% p.a.
(iv) Moli was allowed an annual salary of Rs 4,000; Bhola was allowed a commission of 10% of net profit as shown by Profit and Loss Account and Raj was guaranteed a profit of Rs 1,50,000 after making all the adjustments as provided in the partnership agreement.
Their fixed capitals were Moli : Rs 5,00,000; Bhola : Rs 8,00,000 and Raj : Rs 4,00,000. On 1st April, 2016 Bhola extended a loan of Rs 1,00,000 to the firm. The net profit of the firm for the year ended 31st March, 2017 before interest on Bhola's loan was Rs 3,06,000.
Prepare Profit and Loss Appropriation Account of Moli, Bhola and Raj for the year ended 31st March, 2017 and their Current Accounts assuming that Bhola withdrew Rs 5,000 at the end of each month, Moli withdrew Rs 10,000 at the end of each quarter and Raj withdrew Rs 40,000 at the end of each half year.
Aniket Ltd issued 40,000 equity shares of ` 100 each payable as follows :
On application Rs 20
On allotment Rs 30
On first call Rs 30
On second call Rs 20
The company received applications for 50,000 equity shares. Allotment of shares was made on pro-rata basis. Excess application money were adjusted to allotment. Share allotment and calls were made and also received, except Mr. Sanish who was holding 1,000 shares failed to pay both the calls. His shares were forfeited after the second call.
Record the above transactions in the books of Aniket Ltd
Answer in one sentence only.
When is Realisation Account opened?
Answer in one sentence only.
Which account is debited on repayment of Partner’s Loan?
Answer in one sentence only.
Which account is debited on payment of dissolution expenses?
Write the word / term / phrase, which can substitute the following statements.
An account opened to find out the Profit or Loss on Sale of Assets and Settlement of Liabilities.
State whether the following statement is True or False with reason.
The insolvency loss at the time of dissolution of the firm is shared by the solvent partners in their profit sharing ratio.
In case of dissolution assets and liabilities are transferred to ______ A/c.
If the number of partners in a firm falls below two, the firm stands_________.
Select the most appropriate alternative from those given below :
Realisation Account is __________on realisation of assets.
A, B and C were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2:1. On 31st March, 2010. Their Balance Sheet was as follows:
Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2010
| Liabilities | Amount (Rs) | Assets | Amount (Rs) | |
| Sundry Creditors | 15400 | Cash at Bank | 3500 | |
| Bills payable | 3600 | Stock | 19800 | |
| A’s loan A/c | 10000 | Debtors | 15000 | 14000 |
| Capital Account: | Less : Provision | 1000 | ||
| A | 20000 | Join Life Policy | 4000 | |
| B | 16000 | Plant and Machinery | 43700 | |
| C | 8000 | |||
| Reserve Fund | 12000 | |||
| 85000 | 85000 | |||
The firm was dissolved on 31st March, 2010 and the assets realised as follows:
1) Join Life Policy was taken over by Mr. A at Rs 5,000.
2) Stock realised Rs 18,000, Debtors realised Rs 14,500, Plant and Machinery was sold for Rs 36,000.
3) Liabilities were paid in full. In addition one bill for Rs 700 under discount was dishonoured and had to be taken up by the firm.
4) There were no realisation expenses.
Give the Journal entries and necessary Ledger Accounts to close the books of the firm.
Pannalal, Babulal and Hiralal were partners sharing profits and losses in the proportion of 2:2:1, following is their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2008.
Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2008
| Liabilities | Amount (Rs) | Assets | Amount (Rs) | |
| Capital Accounts: | Machinery | 25000 | ||
| Pannalal | 30000 | Stock | 10000 | |
| Babulal | 10000 | Debtors | 27500 | 26000 |
| Hiralal | 10000 | Less : R.D.D | 1500 | |
| General Reserve | 3000 |
Investment |
12000 | |
| Creditors | 20000 | Profit and Loss A/c | 9000 | |
| Pannalal’s Loan A/c | 4000 | Bank | 2000 | |
| Bills payable | 7000 | |||
| 84000 | 84000 | |||
On the above date the partners decided to dissolve the firm:
1) Assets were realised: Machinery Rs 22,500, Stock Rs 9,000, Investment Rs 10,500, Debtors Rs 22,500.
2) Dissolution expenses were Rs 1,500.
3) Goodwill of the firm realised Rs 12,000
Pass the necessary Journal entries in the books of the firm.
What is a Realisation Account?
Jay , Ajay and Vijay were partners sharing profits and losses in the proportion of 2 : 2 : 1 . Following is their balance sheet as on 31.03.2013.
Balance sheet as on 31st March 2013
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | |
| Capital A/c | Machinery | 50000 | ||
| Jay | 60000 | Stock | 20000 | |
| Ajay | 20000 | Debtors | 55000 | 52000 |
| Vijay | 20000 | Less : R.D.D. | (3000) | |
| General Reserve | 6000 | Investments | 24000 | |
| Creditors | 40000 | Profit and loss A/c | 18000 | |
| Jay's Loan A/c | 8000 | Bank | 4000 | |
| Bills Payable | 14000 | |||
| 168000 | 168000 | |||
On the above date the partners decided to dissolve the firm.
(1) Assets were realised as :
Machinery ₹45000 ; Stock ₹ 18000;
Investment ₹ 21000 ; Debtors ₹ 45000
(2) Dissolution expenses were ₹ 3000.
(3) Goodwill of the firm realised ₹ 24000.
Prepare : (1) Realisation Account (2) Partner's Capital Account (3) Bank Account.
Realisation profit of a firm is ₹ 6,000, partners share Profit & Loss in the ratio of 3: 2: 1. Calculate the amount of Realisation Profit to be credited to Partners Capital A/c.
Ganesh and Kartik are partners sharing Profits and Losses equally. They decided to dissolve the firm on 31st March 2018. Their Balance Sheets was as under :
| Balance Sheets as on 31st March 2018. | |||
| Liabilities | Amount ₹ | Assets | Amount ₹ |
| Creditors | 18,400 | Building | 88,000 |
| Bills Payable | 5,600 | Furniture | 12,000 |
| Reserve Fund | 20,000 | Debtors | 32,000 |
| Capital A/c : | Stock | 24,000 | |
| Ganesh | 40,000 | Bills Receivable | 4,000 |
| Kartik | 80,000 | Cash | 4,000 |
| 1,64,000 | 1,64,000 | ||
Assets were realised as under :
Building ₹82,000, Debtors ₹ 22,000, Stock ₹ 20,000. Bills Receivable ₹ 3,200 and Ganesh agreed to take over Furniture for ₹10,000. Realisation Expenses amounted to ₹ 2,000.
Show Realisation A/c, Partners’ Capital A/c and Cash A/c.
Leela, Manda, and Kunda are partners in the firm ‘Janki Stores’ sharing Profits and Losses in the ratio of 3:2:1 respectively. On 31st March 2018, they decided to dissolve the firm when their Balance Sheet was as under.
| Balance Sheets as on 31st March 2018. | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 28,800 | Building | 1,02,000 |
| Bills Payable | 21,600 | Machinery | 73,000 |
| Capital A/c’s | Motor Car | 1,67,600 | |
| Leela | 2,27,160 | Goodwill | 45,600 |
| Manda | 1,44,000 | Investment | 62,400 |
| Kunda | 1,08,000 | Debtors | 30,600 |
| Stock | 45,000 | ||
| Bank | 3,360 | ||
| 5,29,560 | 5,29,560 | ||
Leela agreed to take over the Building at ₹ 1,23,600. Manda took over Goodwill, Stock, and Debtors at Book values and agreed to pay Creditors and Bills payable. Motor Car and Machinery realised ₹ 1,51,080 and ₹ 31,680 respectively. Investments were taken by Kunda at an agreed value of ₹ 55,440. Realisation expenses amounted to ₹ 6,800.
Pass necessary entries in the books of ‘Janki Stores.’
Seeta and Geeta are partners in the firm sharing Profits and Losses in the ratio of 4:1. They decided to dissolve the partnership on 31st March 2020 on which date their Balance Sheet stood as follows.
| Balance Sheets as on 31st March 2020 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Capital: | Furniture | 14,000 | ||
| Seeta | 90,000 | Plant | 65,000 | |
| Geeta | 40,000 | Trademark | 8,000 | |
| Sundry Creditors | 35,000 | Sundry Debtors | 48,000 | 45,000 |
| Bank Loan | 15,000 | Less: R.D.D | 3,000 | |
| Stock | 30,000 | |||
| Cash in hand | 10,000 | |||
| Advertisement Suspense | 8,000 | |||
| 1,80,000 | 1,80,000 | |||
Additional Information:
- Plant and Stock taken over by Seeta ₹ 78,000, and ₹ 22,000 respectively.
- Debtors Realised 90% of the Book Value and Trademark at ₹ 5,000. and Goodwill was realised for ₹ 7,000.
- Unrecorded assets estimated ₹ 4,500 was sold for ₹ 1,500.
- ₹ 1,000 Discount were allowed by creditors while paying their claim.
- The Realisation Expenses amounted to ₹ 3,500.
You are required to prepare Realisation A/c, Cash A/c, and Partners Capital A/c.
The object of a partnership firm is ______
A firm is dissolved with the consent of all the partners or in accordance with a contract between the partners is known as ______
In the event of dissolution of the firm, the partner’s assets are first used for payment of the following:
Which of the following does not result into reconstitution of a partnership firm?
Asha, Usha and Nisha are partners in the firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1 respectively. On 31st March, 2019 they decided to dissolve the firm when their Balance Sheet was as under:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2019 | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 28,800 | Building | 1,02,000 |
| Bills Payable | 21,600 | Machinery | 73,000 |
| Capitol Accounts: | Motor Car | 1,67,600 | |
| Asha | 2,27,160 | Goodwill | 45,600 |
| Usha | 1,44,000 | Investment | 62,400 |
| Nisha | 1,08,000 | Debtors | 30,600 |
| Stock | 45,000 | ||
| Bank | 3,360 | ||
| 5,29,560 | 5,29,560 | ||
The firm was dissolved on the above date and the assets realised as under:
- Asha agreed to take over the Building at ₹ 1,23,600
- Usha took over Goodwill Stock and Debtors at book value and agreed to pay Creditors and Bills payable.
- Motor car and Machinery realised at ₹ 1,51,080 and ₹ 31,680 respectively.
- Investment were taken by Nisha at an agreed value of ₹ 55,440.
- Realisation Expenses amounted to ₹ 6,800.
Prepare:
- Realisation Account
- Partners' Capital Account
- Bank Account
A firm consisting of partners Mukund, Sachin and Yuvraj decided to dissolve the partnership They decided to take over certain assets and liabilities and continue the business separately. The Balance Sheet was as under.
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
||
| Capital A/c: | Furniture | 2,000 | |||
| Mukund | 55,000 | 89,000 | Sundry Assets | 34,000 | |
| Sachin | 20,000 | Debtors | 48,400 | 46,000 | |
| Yuvraj | 14,000 | Less: RDD | 2,400 | ||
| Creditors | 12,000 | Stock | 15,600 | ||
| Loan | 3,000 | Cash | 6,400 | ||
| 1,04,000 | 1,04000 | ||||
It was agreed as under:
- Mukund is to take Furniture at ₹ 1,600 and the Debtors amounting to ₹ 40,000 at ₹ 34,400 only. He accepted the Creditors on ₹ 12,000 at that figure.
- Sachin is to take over all Stock at ₹ 14,000 and Sundry Assets worth ₹ 16,000 at ₹ 14,400 only.
- Yuvraj is to take over the remaining Sundry Assets at ₹ 16,000 and assume the responsibility for the discharge of the loan together will accrued interest on a loan of ₹ 60. which has not been recorded in accounts.
- The dissolution expenses were ₹ 540.
- The remaining debtors realised only ₹ 4,200.
- The necessary adjustments were made by partners to settle their accounts.
Prepare Realisation Account, Partners Capital Account, and Cash Account, after giving effect to the above adjustments.
Complete the table.
| Debit side total of Realisation A/c |
Credit side total of Realisation A/c |
Loss on Realisation |
| ₹ 20,000 | ? | ₹ 4,000 |
Pass the necessary journal entries for the following transactions on the dissolution of the partnership firm of Tanay and Mehak after various assets (other than cash) and external liabilities have been transferred to Realisation Account:
- Creditors of ₹ 60,000 accepted stock valued at ₹ 59,000 in full settlement of their claim.
- Tanay agreed to pay off his wife's loan of ₹ 12,000.
- The firm had a debit balance of ₹ 18,000 in the profit and loss account on the date of dissolution.
- An unrecorded liability of ₹ 20,000 was paid by partner, Mehak, at a discount of 10%.
- Tanay's loan of ₹ 4,000 was paid through a cheque.
- Expenses on dissolution amounted to ₹ 11,000 which were paid by Mehak.
Pass necessary Journal Entries for the following transactions on the dissolution of a partnership firm of Mita and Sonu on 31st March, 2022 after the various assets other than cash and third party liabilities have been transferred to the Realisation Account.
- Creditors of ₹ 90,000 took over Land and Building of ₹ 2,00,000 in full settlement of their claim.
- Sonu took over debtors amounting to ₹ 50,000 at ₹ 40,000.
- Realisation expenses ₹ 1,800 were paid by Sonu.
- A machine which was not recorded in the books was taken over by Mita at ₹ 11,000 while its expected market value was ₹ 15,000.
- Sortu agreed to pay off his wife's loan of ₹ 20,000.
- Profit on dissolution amounted at ₹ 50,000.
On the day of dissolution of the firm ‘Roop Brothers’ had partner’s capital amounting to ₹ 1,50,000 external liabilities ₹ 35,000, Cash balance ₹ 8,000 and P & L A/c (Dr.) ₹ 7,000. If Realisation expense and loss on Realisation amounted to ₹ 5,000 and ₹ 25,000 respectively, the amount realised by sale of assets is ______.
Complete the following table:
| Debit side total of Realisation A/c | Credit side total of Realisation A/c | Loss on Realisation |
| ₹ 30,000 | ? | ₹ 24,000 |
| ? | ₹ 10,000 | ₹ 40,000 |
Vinay, Premal and Monil were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio 2 : 2 : 1. They decided to dissolve their partnership firm on 31st March, 2023 and their Balance Sheet on that date stood as:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Capital : | Plant | 2,40,000 | |||
| Vinay | 1,80,000 | 3,60,000 | Debtors | 90,000 | |
| Premal | 1,20,000 | Stock | 1,50,000 | ||
| Monil | 60,000 | ||||
| Loan | 24,000 | ||||
| Sundry Creditors | 18,000 | ||||
| Bank Overdraft | 78,000 | ||||
| 4,80,000 | 4,80,000 | ||||
It was agreed that:
(1) Vinay to discharge Loan and to take Debtors at book value.
(2) Plant realised ₹ 2, 70,000.
(3) Stock realised ₹1,44,000.
( 4) Creditors were paid off at a discount of ₹ 90.
Show Realisation Account, Partner's Capital Accounts and Bank Account.
Mita and Sita, sharing profits in, the ratio 2 : 1, decided to dissolve their partnership firm on 31st March, 2022, on which date their Balance Sheet was as under:
| Balance Sheet of Mita and Sita as on 31st March, 2022 |
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| Liabilities | (₹) | Assets | (₹) | ||
| Sundry Creditors | 40,000 | Land & Building | 29,000 | ||
| Sita's Son's Loan | 2,000 | Plant & Machinery | 20,000 | ||
| Bank Overdraft | 8,000 | Stock | 3,000 | ||
| Capital Accounts: | Debtors | 26,400 | 26,000 | ||
| Mita | 20,000 | 30,000 | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts |
400 | |
| Sita | 10,000 | Bank | 2,000 | ||
| 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||
The partnership firm was dissolved on the date of the Balance Sheet subject to the following adjustments:
- Trade creditors accepted plant and machinery at an agreed valuation of 10% less than the book value and the balance in cash in full settlement of their claims.
- Debtors of ₹ 1,000 proved bad.
- Sita took over the stock at a discount of 20%.
- Realisation expenses of ₹ 1,100 were paid by the firm.
You are required to prepare the Realisation Account.
Read the following hypothetical situation and answer question on the basis of the same.
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Nitya, Shreya and Ishita are partners in a firm. They share profit in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. Their fixed capital are ₹1,80,000; ₹1,60,000 and ₹2,00,000 respectively. For the year ending 31st March, 2022, Nitya withdrew ₹7,500 at the end of every quarter. |
The partnership deed provide that interest on capital will be allowed @10% p.a. The amount of interest on Ishita's capital will be:
Mention the liability of a partnership firm which is not shown in its balance sheet but is paid off at the time of the dissolution of the firm.
