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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
State any two situations when a partnership firm can be compulsorily dissolved.
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उत्तर
Following are the two situations when a partnership firm can be compulsorily dissolved:
- When all the partners or all the partners except one become insolvent.
- The happening of an event or any change in the government policies that makes the business of the firm unlawful.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is True or False with reason.
The debit balance of insolvent partner’s Capital Account is known as a capital deficiency.
If an asset is taken over by partner from firm his capital account will be ___________.
Prem and Suresh were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 7: 8. On 1.4.2015 their firm was dissolved. After transferring assets (other than cash) and outsider's liabilities to realisation account, you given the following information :
(a) Raman, a creditor of Rs 4, 00,000 accepted land valued at Rs 7,00,000 and paid Rs 3,00,000 to the firm.
(b) Gopal, a second creditor for Rs 1,05,000 accepted Rs 90,000 in cash and investments of Rs 14,000 in full settlement of his account.
(c) Hari, a third creditor amounting to Rs 75,000 accepted stock of the book value of Rs 60,000 for Rs 45,000 and the balance was paid to him by cheque.
(d) Loss on dissolution was Rs 45,000.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the firm.
Ashwin, Bhavin and Pravin carried on business. They share profits an losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2 respectively. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2016 was as under :
Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2016
| Liabilities | Amount | Assets | Amount |
| Sundry creditors | 42,000 | Plant and machinery | 40,000 |
| Bhavin's loan | 10,000 | Investment | 16,000 |
| Reserve fund | 40,000 | Stock | 60,000 |
| Capital accounts : | Debtors 36,000 | ||
| Ashwin | 40,000 | Less : R.D.D 2,000 | |
| Bhavin | 20,000 | Bank | 10,000 |
| Pravin | 8,000 | ||
| 1,96,000 | 1,60,000 |
On the above date, the firm was dissolved, and the assets realised were as under :
1. Investment Rs 10,000. Stock Rs 48,000, and Debtors Rs 30,000
2. Plant and machinery were taken over by Ashwin at book value.
3. Sundry creditors and Bhavin's loan were paid in full.
4. Realisation expenses incurred Rs 2,000.
Prepare :
(1) Realisation Account
(2) Partners' Capital Account
(3) Bank Account
Answer in one sentence only.
Who is called insolvent person?
State whether the following statement is True or False.
On dissolution Cash or Bank Account is closed automatically.
State whether the following statements is True or False.
At the time of dissolution of Partnership Firm all assets should be transferred to Realisation A/c.
State the difference between dissolution of partnership and dissolution of partnership firm.
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.’
The dissolution of partnership may take place in the following ways?
Name the account opened to find out the Profit or Loss on Sale of Assets and Settlement of Liabilities?
Consider the following statements
Statement 1: "The firm is dissolved automatically, on the retirement all partners."
Statement 2: A firm dissolves on the retirement of a partner.
Consider the following statements
Statement 1: "On dissolution Cash or Bank Account is closed automatically".
Statement 2: This is done because of the double- entry system of book-keeping.
What Journal Entry will be passed on dissolution of partnership firm, when creditors of ₹ 40,000 accepted investments of ₹ 50,000 (Book value)?
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?
Mandar and Prasad are partners in a firm sharing profit & losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. The following is their balance sheet as on 31st March, 2019.
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | |
| Capital A/c: | Building | 72,000 | ||
| Mandar | 95,000 | Plant & Machinery | 60,000 | |
| Prasad | 1,00,000 | Furniture | 10,000 | |
| Creditors | 4,000 | Debtors | 42,000 | 40,000 |
| Bills Payable | 3,000 | Less: RDD | 2,000 | |
| Bank | 20000 | |||
| 2,02,000 | 2,02,000 |
On 1st April, 2019 Shubham is admitted for 1/2 share on the following terms:
- He paid ₹ 1,00,000 as Capital ₹ 40,000 as his shares of goodwill by RTGS.
- Plant & Machinery revalued at ₹ 48,000.
- Building is taken over by Mandar at ₹ 100,000.
- Reserve for Doubtful Debts (RDD) to be increased upto ₹ 4,000.
- The old partners decided to retain half of the amount of goodwill in the business.
- The old partners decided to sacrifice equally.
Prepare Partners' Capital Account Only and show your working clearly.
______ means winding-up of partnership firm.
| Nitya, Shreya and Ishita are partners in a firm. They share profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. Their fixed capitals 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 average number of months for which interest on drawings will be calculated, will be:
A firm having a debtor of ₹ 30,000 from whom the amount was due on 30th June, 2023, gets dissolved on 31st March, 2023. The debtor cleared his dues on the date of dissolution of the firm at a discount of 4% per annum.
Give the journal entry passed by the firm to realise the payment from the debtor.
