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Select the most appropriate alternative from those given below :

All activities of the partnership firm cease (stop) on ____________ of firm.

Options

  • dissolution

  • admission

  • retirement

  • None of these

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Solution

All activities of the partnership firm cease (stop) on dissolution of firm.

Explanation: Dissolution of a partnership firm involves discontinuance of the firm’s business, besides the termination of the existing partnership deed. Thus, at the time of dissolution of a partnership firm, all the activities of the firm tend to cease.

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Chapter 6: Dissolution of Partnership Firm - Exercise 4 [Page 182]

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Micheal Vaz Book Keeping and Accountancy [English] 12 Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 6 Dissolution of Partnership Firm
Exercise 4 | Q 10 | Page 182

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Liabilities Amount Rs Assets Amount Rs.
Sundry Creditor 12,500 Debtors             56,250  
Bank Overdraft 10,000    Less: R.D.D.      6,250 50000
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  227500   227500

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Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2012
Liabilities Amount (Rs) Assets Amount (Rs)
Sundry Creditors 15,000 Cash at bank 3,000
Uday’s Wife’s Loan 30,000      Debtors       67,500  
Capital A/c       (–) R.D.D.       7,500 60,000
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  2,73,000   2,73,000

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(ii) Interest on drawing @ 12% p.a.
(iii) Interest on partners' loan @ 6% p.a.
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              Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2010

Liabilities Amount (Rs) Assets Amount (Rs)
Sundry Creditors 21000 Plant and Machinery 20000
Y’s loan 5000 Investment 8000
Reserve fund 20000 Stock  
Capital Account:   Debtors 18000 17000
X 20000 Less : R.D.D 1000
Y 10000 Cash in hand 2000
Z 4000 Cash at Bank 3000
  80000   80000

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      Balance Sheet as on 31st December, 2011

Liabilities Amount (Rs) Assets Amount (Rs)
Capital Accounts   Sadanand’s Capital A/c 2000
Shiv 6000 Buildings 18300
Sadashiv 4000

Machinery

12700
Parvati’s Loan 10000

Debtors

9100
Sundry Creditors 30000

Bank

7900
  50000   50000

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           Balance Sheet as on 31st December, 2011

Liabilities Amount (Rs) Assets Amount (Rs)
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Ganga 25000 Yamuna 20000
Yamuna 10000 Godavari 4000
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Sundry Creditors 4000 Debtors 9600
Bank loan 3000 Cash 6400
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At the time of dissolution, a loan from the partner will be transferred to Realisation Account.


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Balance Sheets as on 31st December 2019.
Liabilities Amount ₹ Assets Amount ₹
Capital Account :   Building 7000
Shailesh 10,000 Plant 9,000
Shashank 6,000 Debtors 14,000
Current Account :   Stock 5,000
Shailesh 3,000 Bank 6,000
Shashank 2,000    
Creditors 17,400    
Bills payable 2,600    
  41,000   41,000

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1. Plant ₹ 8,000, Building ₹ 6,000, Stock ₹ 4,000 and Debtors ₹ 12,000.

2. Shailesh agreed to pay of the Bills Payable.

3. Creditors were paid in full.

4. Dissolution expenses were ₹ 1,400

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Balance Sheets as on 31st March, 2019
Liabilities Amount (₹) Assets Amount (₹)
Capital:   Land 2,10,000
Sangeeta 60,000 Plant 20,000
Anita 40,000 Goodwill 15,000
Smita 30,000 Debtors 1,25,000
Sangeeta’s Loan A/c 1,20,000 Loans and Advances 15,000
Sundry Creditors 1,20,000 Bank 5,000
Bills Payable 20,000    
  3,90,000   3,90,000

They decided to dissolve the firm as follows:

1. Assets realised as; Land recovered ₹ 1,80,000; Goodwill for ₹ 75,000; Loans and Advances realised ₹ 12,000; 10% of the Debts proved bad;

2. Sangeeta took Plant at book value.

3. Creditors and Bills payable paid at 5% discount.

4. Sangeeta’s Loan was discharged along with ₹ 6,000 as Interest.

5. There was a contingent liability in respect of bills of ₹ 1,00,000 which was under discount. Out of them, a holder of one bill of ₹ 20,000 became insolvent

Show Realisation Account, Partners Capital Account, and Bank Account.


A partnership firm is compulsorily dissolved:


Pick the odd one out: (In reference to Dissolution partnership firm)


What Journal Entry will be passed on dissolution of partnership firm, when creditors of ₹ 40,000 accepted investments of ₹ 50,000 (Book value)?


Which of the following is the characteristic of a partnership firm?


Which of the following does not result into reconstitution of a partnership firm?


At the time of the firm's dissolution, the balance of General Reserve shown in the Balance Sheet is credited to ______.


Distinguish between 'Dissolution of Partnership' and 'Dissolution of Partnership Firm' on the basis of Termination of business.


Complete the table.

Debit side total of
Realisation A/c
Credit side total of
Realisation A/c
Loss on
Realisation
 ₹ 20,000 ₹ 4,000

Hema, Manisha and Limsy were in partnership firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3:2. They decided to dissolve their partnership firm on 31st March 2019 and their Balance sheet as on that date stood as:

Balance sheet as on 31st March,2019
Liabilities Amount ₹ Assets Amount ₹
Capital Account:   Machinery 1,00,000
Hema 1,50,000 Debtors 50,000
Manisha 80,000 Stock 70,000
Reserve Fund 10,000 Cash at Bank 30,000
Sundry Creditors 20,000 Limsy Capital A/c 20,000
Bills payable 10,000    
  2,70,000   2,70,000

The firm was dissolved on 31st March, 2019 and assets were realised as under:

  1. Machinery realised 60% of its book value.
  2. Out of debtors, Mr. Jagdish, our customer for ₹ 20,000 was declared insolvent and nothing could be recovered from him. Other debtors are good and recovered and realised.
  3. Hema took stock at an agreed value of ₹ 50,000.
  4. Creditors and Bills payable were paid at 10% discount.
  5. Limsy became insolvent and nothing was recovered from her estate.

Prepare:

  1. Realisation Account
  2. Partners’ Capital Account
  3. Bank Account

Pass the necessary journal entries for the following transactions on the dissolution of the partnership firm of Tina and Rina after various assets (other than cash) and external liabilities have been transferred to Realisation Account:

  1. An unrecorded asset of ₹ 18,000 was taken over by Tina at ₹ 16,000.
  2. Rina agreed to pay her brother's loan of ₹ 23,000.
  3. Stock of ₹ 30,000 was taken over by a creditor of ₹  40,000 in full settlement.
  4. Expenses of dissolution ₹  40,000 were paid by Rina. 
  5. Creditors were paid ₹ 18,800 in full settlement of their account of ₹  20,000.
  6. Tina's loan of ₹  15,000 was paid through a cheque.

Read the following hypothetical situation and answer question on the basis of the same.

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 average number of months for which interest on drawings will be calculated, will be:


Read the following hypothetical situation and answer question on the basis of the same.

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:


Choose the correct order in which a partnership firm, at the time of its dissolution, will apply the amount realised from the sale of its assets, including any amount contributed by the partners, towards the payment of:

P: Partners' loan

Q: Firm's debts

R: Balance of partners' capital

S: Surplus divided amongst the partners in their profit-sharing ratio


Assertion: A revaluation account is prepared at the time of dissolution of a partnership.

Reason: A revaluation account is prepared to determine the net gain/loss on realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities.

Which one of the following is correct?


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.


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