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State the difference between dissolution of partnership and dissolution of partnership firm.
Mention two differences between dissolution of a partnership and dissolution of a firm.
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Solution
| Basis of Difference | Dissolution of Partnership | Dissolution of Partnership firm |
| Meaning | It means change in the partnership deed (or the agreement) among the partners. | It means that the business is wound up and the firm is dissolved. |
| Discontinuation | Business is not discontinued. | Business is discontinued, as the firm is dissolved. |
| Closure of Books of Accounts | Books of accounts are not closed, as there is only change in the existing agreement between the partners. | Books of accounts are closed, as the business is discontinued. |
| Assets and Liabilities | In this case, the assets and liabilities are revalued. | In this case, all the assets are sold off in order to pay the liabilities of the business. |
| Role of Court | There is no intervention by the court. | Dissolution of a partnership firm may be done with the consent of the court. |
| Nature | It is voluntary in nature. | It may be voluntary (as per the discretion of the partners) or compulsory (as per the order of the court). |
| Effect | It may or may not involve dissolution of the firm. | It necessarily involves dissolution of both the partnership as well as of the partnership firm. |
Notes
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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.
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.
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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 |
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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.
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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
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Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2012
| Liabilities | Amount (Rs) | Assets | Amount (Rs) | |
| Creditors | 18000 | Cash at Bank | 9600 | |
| Loan | 4500 | Sundry Assets | 51000 | |
| Capitals | Debtors | 72600 | 69000 | |
| Mahesh | 82500 | Less : R.D.D. | 3600 | |
| Suresh | 30000 | Stock | 23400 | |
| Jayesh | 21000 | Furniture | 3000 | |
| 156000 | 156000 | |||
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1) Mahesh will accept furniture for Rs 2,000 and agreed accept the debtors of book value of Rs 60,000 at on agreed value of Rs 51,000.
2) Suresh will accept stock at an agreed value Rs 20,000, and Sundry Assets of Book value Rs 24,000 at Rs 23,500.
3) Jayesh will accept remaining Sundry Assets for Rs 25,000 He will further accept the liability of loan along with due interest at 12% p.a.
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4) Expenses of dissolution were Rs 1,000 and outstanding expenses of Rs 1,200 were to be paid from the firm.
5) The remaining debtors were realised Rs 7,000.
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2) Partner’s Capital A/c
3) Bank A/c
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Second call and
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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.
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Give the word/term/phrase which can substitute the following statement.
Credit balance of realisation Account.
State whether the following statement is True or False with reason.
The firm must be dissolved on the retirement of a partner.
State whether the following statement is True or False with reason.
A solvent partner having debit balance to his Capital Account does not share the deficiency of insolvent partner Capital Account.
Creditors ₹ 30,000, Bills Payable ₹ 20,000 and Bank Loan ₹ 10,000. Available Bank Balance ₹ 40,000 what will be the amount that creditors will get in case of all partner's insolvency.
Insolvent Partner Capital A/c debit side total is ₹ 10,000 and the credit side total is ₹ 6,000. Calculate deficiency.
Kalpana and Bela were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 2. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2019 was as follows:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2019 | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Capital Accounts: | Building | 14,000 | |
| Kalpana | 20,000 | Plant | 18,000 |
| Bela | 12,000 | Debtors | 28,000 |
| Current Accounts: | Stock | 10,000 | |
| Kalpana | 6,000 | Bank | 12,000 |
| Bela | 4,000 | ||
| Creditors | 34,800 | ||
| Bills Payable | 5,200 | ||
| 82,000 | 82,000 | ||
The firm was dissolved on the above date and the assets realised as under:
(1) Plant ₹ 16,000, Building ₹ 12,000, Stock ₹ 8,000 and Debtors ₹ 24,000.
(2) Kalpana agreed to pay off the Bill Payable.
(3) Creditors were paid in full.
(4) Dissolution expenses were ₹ 2,800.
Prepare: Realisation A/c, Partner's current A/c, Partner's Capital A/c and Bank A/c.
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.
A partnership firm is compulsorily dissolved:
At the time of dissolution, all assets are transferred to Realisation Account at their ______.
Which of the following is the characteristic of a partnership firm?
On dissolution of the firm, ______ will be debited to the Realisation Account.
At the time of dissolution of a firm, Creditors are ₹ 70,000; Firm’s Capital is ₹ 1,20,000; Cash Balance is ₹ 10,000. Other assets realised ₹ 1,50,000. Gain/Loss in the realisation account will be:
Charu, Dhwani, Iknoor and Paavni were partners in a firm. They had entered into partnership firm last year only, through a verbal agreement. They contributed Capitals in the firm and to meet other financial requirements, few partners also provided loan to the firm. Within a year, their conflicts arisen due to certain disagreements and they decided to dissolve the firm. The firm had appointed Ms. Kavya, who is a financial advisor and legal consultant, to carry on the dissolution process. In the first instance, Ms. Kavya had transferred various assets and external liabilities to Realisation A/c. Due to her busy schedule; Ms. Kavya has delegated this assignment to you, being an intern in her firm. On the date of dissolution, you have observed the following transactions:
- Dhwani’s Loan of ₹ 50,000 to the firm was settled by paying ₹ 42,000.
- Paavni’s Loan of ₹ 40,000 was settled by giving an unrecorded asset of ₹ 45,000.
- Loan to Charu of ₹ 60,000 was settled by payment to Charu’s brother loan of the same amount.
- Iknoor’s Loan of ₹ 80,000 to the firm and she took over Machinery of ₹ 60,000 as part payment.
You are required to pass necessary entries for all the above-mentioned transactions.
Complete the table.
| Creditors | Bills Payable | Third-Party Liabilities |
| ₹ 16,000 | ₹ 12,000 | ? |
Dino, Manu and Ramu are Partners Sharing Profits and Losses in the Ratio 2 : 2 : 1. They decided to dissolved the firm on 31st March, 2020. When their position was as under.
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
|
| Capital A/c: | Building | 78,000 | ||
| Dino | 26,000 | 66,000 | Computer | 45,000 |
| Manu | 22,000 | Debtors | 20,000 | |
| Ramu | 18,000 | Goodwill | 35,000 | |
| Creditors | 80,000 | Bank | 8,000 | |
| Bill Payable | 40,000 | |||
| 1,86,000 | 1,86,000 | |||
The firm was dissolved on above date and the following is the result of realisation.
- The Assets were realised as Building ₹ 40,000, Computer ₹ 30,000, Debtors ₹ 10,000.
- Realisation expenses amounted to ₹ 2,000.
- All partners were insolvent The following amount was recovered from them Dino ₹ 2,000 and Manu ₹ 2,000.
Prepare Necessary ledger account to close the books of the firm.
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:
- Machinery realised 60% of its book value.
- 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.
- Hema took stock at an agreed value of ₹ 50,000.
- Creditors and Bills payable were paid at 10% discount.
- Limsy became insolvent and nothing was recovered from her estate.
Prepare:
- Realisation Account
- Partners’ Capital Account
- Bank Account
Total assets of a partnership firm, which was dissolved were ₹ 30,00,000 and its total liabilities were ₹ 6,00,000. Assets were realised at 80% and liabilities were settled at 5% less. If dissolution expenses were ₹ 30,000 the profit or loss on dissolution was ______.
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.
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 |
Amul and Anand are partners in the firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4 : 1. They decided to dissolve the partnership on 31st March, 2023 on which date their Balance Sheet stood as follows:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Capital: | Furniture | 19,600 | |||
| Amul | 1,26,000 | 1,82,000 | Plant | 91,000 | |
| Anand | 56,000 | Trademark | 11,200 | ||
| Sundry Creditors | 49,000 | Sundry Debtors | 67,200 | ||
| Bank Loan | 21 ,000 | Less: R.D.D. | 4,200 | 63,000 | |
| Stock | 42,000 | ||||
| Cash in Hand | 14,000 | ||||
| Advertisement Suspense | 11,200 | ||||
| 2,52,000 | 2,52,000 | ||||
Additional Information:
(1) Plant and Stock taken over by Amul at ₹ 1,09,200 and ₹ 30,800 respectively.
(2) Debtors realised 90% of the book value and Trademark at ₹ 7,000 and Goodwill was realised for ₹ 37,800.
(3) Unrecorded assets estimated ₹ 6,300 was sold for ₹ 2,100.
( 4) ₹ 1,400 Discount were allowed by creditors while paying their claim.
(5) The Realisation expenses amounted to ₹ 4,900.
You are required to prepare Realisation A/c, Cash A/c and Partner's Capital A/cs.
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.
Lal, Bal and Pal were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. The following is the Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020.
| Balance sheet as on 31st March 2020 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | |
| Capital A/c | Machinery | 50,000 | ||
| Lal | 60,000 | Investments | 24,000 | |
| Bal | 20,000 | Debtors | 55,000 | 52,000 |
| Pal | 20,000 | Less: R.D.D. | (3,000) | |
| General Reserve | 6,000 | Stock | 20,000 | |
| Creditors | 48,000 | Profit and loss A/c | 18,000 | |
| Bills Payable | 14,000 | Bank | 4,000 | |
| 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:
- Realisation Account
- Partner's Capital Account
- Bank Account.
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?
