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Question
How are accumulated profits and losses distributed among the partners at the time of admission of a new partner?
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Solution
Profits and losses of previous years which are not distributed to the partners are called accumulated profit and losses. This belongs to the old partners and hence these should be distributed to the old partners in the old profit sharing ratio.
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| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Capital accounts: | Computer | 40,000 | ||
| Anbu | 4,00,000 | Motor car | 1,60,000 | |
| Shankar | 3,00,000 | 7,00,000 | Stock | 4,00,000 |
| Profit and loss | 1,20,000 | Debtors | 3,60,000 | |
| Creditors | 1,20,000 | Bank | 40,000 | |
| Workmen compensation fund | 60,000 | |||
| 10,00,000 | 10,00,000 |
Rajesh is admitted for 1/5 share on the following terms:
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- Motor car is valued at ₹ 2,00,000; stock at ₹ 3,80,000 and debtors at ₹ 3,50,000.
- Anticipated claim on workmen compensation fund is ₹ 10,000
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| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | |
| Capital A/cs: | Premises | 2,80,000 | ||
| Radhika | 2,00,000 | 3,20,000 | Furniture and Fixture | 22,800 |
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| Current A/cs: | Debtors | 18,200 | ||
| Radhika | 2,400 | 5,200 | Cash at bank | 2,200 |
| Vijay | 2,800 | |||
| Loan from Omkar Balu | 40,000 | |||
| Creditors | 12,000 | |||
| 3,77,200 | 3,77,200 | |||
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Balance sheet as on 31st march 2019
| Liabilities |
Amount ₹ |
Assets | Amount ₹ |
| Creditors | 60,000 | Building | 30,000 |
| Capital Accounts: | Furniture | 1,800 | |
| Aditya | 42,000 | Machinery | 42,000 |
| Chaitanya | 42,000 | Stock | 24,600 |
| Current Accounts: | Debtors | 54,000 | |
| Aditya | 7,500 | Cash | 6,000 |
| Chaitanya | 6,900 | ||
| 1,58,400 | 1,58,400 |
Adjustments:
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- A provision of 5% on debtors to be made for doubtful debts.
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The following is the Balance Sheet of Vivaan and Vihaan sharing Profits and Losses in the ratio of 3 : 2 as on 31 March, 2023.
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Capital Accounts: | Building | 1,08,000 | ||
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