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Why does a firm revaluate its assets and reassess its liabilities on retirement or death of a partner?
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Solution
The retiring or the deceased partner may be benefited or may bear loss due to change in the values of assets and liabilities.Therefore, the revaluation of the assets and reassessment of the liabilities is necessary in order to ascertain the true profit or loss that is to be divided among all the partners in their old profit sharing ratio. For this purpose,an account in the name of Revaluation Account is prepared to ascertain the profits or losses of the firm.
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Kalpana and Kanika were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 1st April, 2013 they admitted Karuna as a new partners for 1/5th share in the profits of the firm. The Balance Sheet of Kalpana and Kanika as on 1st April, 2013, was as follows:
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Balance Sheet of Kalpana and Kanika as on 1st April, 2013 |
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Liabilities |
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Capitals |
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Land and Building |
2,10,000 |
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Kalpana |
4,80,000 |
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Plant |
2,70,000 |
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Kanika |
2,10,000 |
6,90,000 |
Stock |
2,10,000 |
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General Reserve |
60,000 |
Debtors |
1,32,000 |
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Workmen’s Compensation Fund |
1,00,000 |
Less: Provision |
–12,000 |
1,20,000 |
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Creditors |
90,000 |
Cash |
1,30,000 |
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9,40,000 |
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9,40,000 |
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It was agreed that
(i) the value of Land and Building will be appreciated by 20%.
(ii) the value of plant be increased by Rs 60,000.
(iii) Karuna will bring Rs 80,000 for her share of goodwill premium.
(iv) the liabilities of Workmen's Compensation Fund were determined at Rs 60,000.
(v) Karuna will bring in cash as capital to the extent of `1/5`th share of the total capital of the new firm.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Partner's Capital Accounts and Balance Sheet of the new firm.
Select the most appropriate answer from the alternative given below and rewrite the sentence.
Account is debited when unrecorded liability is brought into business.
State 'True' or 'False'.
The credit balance of revaluation account means loss on revaluation account.
Write a word/phrase/term which can substitute the following statement.
Profit and Loss Account balance appearing on the liability side of the Balance Sheet.
Find the Odd one.
A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 1:1. C is admitted. A surrenders `1/4`th share and B surrenders `1/5`th of his share in favor of C. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.
What does the excess of debit over credits in the Profit and Loss Adjustment Account indicate?
_____________ =`"Total profit"/"Number of years"`
Amalendu and Sameer share profits and losses in the ratio 3:2 respectively Their balance sheet as on 31st March 2017 was as under.
Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2017
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Sundry Creditors | 10,000 | Cash at bank | 12,000 |
| Amlendu capital | 60,000 | Sundry debtors | 24,000 |
| Sameer capital | 40,000 | Land & Building | 50,000 |
| General reserve | 20,000 | Stock | 16,000 |
| Plant and machinery | 20,000 | ||
| Furniture & fixture | 8,000 | ||
| 1,30,000 | 1,30,000 |
On 1st April 2017, they admit Paresh into partnership. The term being that:
- He shall pay ₹16,000 as his share of Goodwill 50% amount of Goodwill shall be withdrawn by the old partners.
- He shall have to bring in ₹ 20,000 as his Capital for 1/4 share in future profits.
- For the purpose of Paresh’s admission, it was agreed that the assets would be revalued as follows.
A) Land and Building is to be valued at ₹ 60,000
B) Plant and Machinery to be valued at ₹ 16,000
C) Stock valued at ₹ 20,000 and Furniture and Fixtures at ₹ 4,000.
D) A Provision of 5% on Debtors would be made for Doubtful Debts.
Pass the necessary Journal Entries in the Books of a New Firm.
Vrushali and Leena are equal partners in the business. Their Balance sheet as on 31 March 2018 stood as under.
| Balance Sheet as on 31 March 2018 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amt. (₹) | Amt. (₹) | Assets | Amt. (₹) | Amt. (₹) |
| Sundry Creditors | 90,000 | 90,000 | Cash in Bank | 62,000 | |
| Capitals: | Debtors | 31,000 | |||
| Vrushali | 45,000 | 75,000 | Less: R.D.D | 1,000 | 30,000 |
| Leena | 30,000 | Building | 55,000 | ||
| General Reserves | 18,000 | Machinery | 24,000 | ||
| Bills Receivable | 12,000 | ||||
| 1,83,000 | 1,83,000 | ||||
They decided to admit Aparna on 1st April 2018 on the following terms:
1. The Machinery and Building be depreciated by 10%. Reserve for Doubtful Debts to be increased by ₹ 5,000
2. Bills Receivable are taken over by Vrushali at the discount of 10%
3. Aparna should bring Rs. 60,000 as capital for her 1/4th share in future profits.
4. The capital accounts of all the partners be adjusted in proportion to the new profit-sharing ratio by opening the current accounts of the partners.
Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c, Partner’s Capital A/c, Balance sheet of the new firm.
The balance sheet of Medha and Radha who share profit and loss in the ratio 3: 1 is as follows:
| Balance Sheet as on 31 March 2018 | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Sundry Creditors | 80,000 | Cash | 78,000 |
| Bills Payable | 20,000 | Sundry debtors | 64,000 |
| Bank overdraft | 20,000 | Stock | 40,000 |
| Capital A/c: | Plant and Machinery | 60,000 | |
| Medha | 1,20,000 | Furniture | 22,000 |
| Radha | 40,000 | Land and Building | 32,000 |
| General reserve | 16,000 | ||
| 2,96,000 | 2,96,000 | ||
They decided to admit Krutika on 1st April 2018 on the following terms:
- Krutika is taken as partner on 1st April 2017. She will pay 40,000 as her capital for 1/5th share in future profits and Rs. 2,500 as goodwill.
- A 5% provision for bad and doubtful debt be created on debtors.
- Furniture be depreciated by 20%.
- Stocks be appreciated by 5% and plant and machinery by 20%.
- The Capital accounts of all partners be adjusted in their new profit sharing ratio by adjusting the amount through current account.
- The new profit sharing ratio will be 3/5:1/5:1/5 respectively.
You are required to prepare profit and loss adjustment A/c, Partner’s Capital A/c, Balance Sheet of the new firm.
The Balance Sheet of Sahil and Nikhil who share profits in the ratio of 3: 2 as on 31st March 2017
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2017 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amt. (₹) | Amt. (₹) | Assets | Amt. (₹) | Amt. (₹) |
| Creditors | 60,000 | Furniture | 60,000 | ||
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capitals: |
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Building |
72,000 |
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Sahil |
80,000 |
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Debtors | 40,000 | |
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Nikhil |
1,00,000 |
1,80,000 |
Closing Stock | 48,000 | |
| Cash in Hand | 20,000 | ||||
| 2,40,000 | 2,40,000 | ||||
Varad admitted on 1St April 2017 on the following terms :
1. Varad was to pay 1,00,000 for his share of capital.
2. He was also to pay 40,000 as his share of goodwill.
3. The new profit sharing ratio was 3:2:3
4. Old partners decided to revalue the assets as follows:
Building 1,00,000, Furniture- 48,000, Debtors - 38,000 (in view of likely bad debts)
5. It was found that there was a liability for 3,000 for goods in March 2017 but recorded on 2nd April 2017.
You are required to prepare:
a) Profit and Loss adjustment accounts
b) Capital accounts of the partners
c) Balance sheet after the admission of Varad
The following is the Balance Sheet of Om and Jay on 31st March 2018, they share profits and losses in the ratio 3:2
| Balance Sheet As On 31st March 2018 |
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| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 30,000 | Cash | 3,000 |
| Capital A/c | Building | 15,000 | |
| Om | 21,000 | Machinery | 21,000 |
| Jay | 21,000 | Furniture | 900 |
| Current A/c | Stock | 12,300 | |
| Om | 3,750 | Debtors | 27,000 |
| Jay | 3,450 | ||
| 79,200 | 79,200 | ||
They take Jagdish into partnership on 1st April 2018 the terms being:
- Jagdish should pay 3,000 as his share of Goodwill. 50% of goodwill withdrawn by partners in cash.
- He should bring 9,000 as capital for 1/4th share in future profits.
- Building to be valued at 18,000, Machinery and Furniture to be reduced by 10%.
- A Provision of 5% on debtors to be made for doubtful debts.
- Stock is to be taken at a value of 15,000.
Prepare profit and loss A/c, Partner’s Current A/c, Balance Sheet of the new firm.
Revaluation A/c is a _________.
At the time of admission, the goodwill brought by the new partner may be credited to the capital accounts of __________.
Hari, Madhavan and Kesavan are partners, sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. As from 1st April 2017, Vanmathi is admitted into the partnership and the new profit sharing ratio is decided as 4 : 3 : 2 : 1. The following adjustments are to be made.
- Increase the value of premises by ₹ 60,000.
- Depreciate stock by ₹ 5,000, furniture by ₹ 2,000 and machinery by ₹ 2,500.
- Provide for an outstanding liability of ₹ 500.
Pass journal entries and prepare a revaluation account.
Seenu and Siva are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 : 3. In view of Kowsalya admission, they decided
- To increase the value of building by ₹ 40,000.
- To bring into record investments at ₹ 10,000, which have not so far been brought into account.
- To decrease the value of machinery by ₹ 14,000 and furniture by ₹ 12,000.
- To write off sundry creditors by ₹ 16,000.
Pass journal entries and prepare a revaluation account.
Amal and Vimal are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 7 : 5. Their balance sheet as on 31st March, 2019, is as follows:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Capital accounts: | Land | 80,000 | ||
| Amal | 70,000 | Furniture | 20,000 | |
| Vimal | 50,000 | 1,20,000 | Stock | 25,000 |
| Sundry creditors | 30,000 | Debtors | 30,000 | |
| Profit and loss A/c | 24,000 | Debtors | 19,000 | |
| 1,74,000 | 1,74,000 |
Nirmal is admitted as a new partner on 1.4.2018 by introducing a capital of ₹ 30,000 for 1/3 share in the future profit subject to the following adjustments.
- Stock to be depreciated by ₹ 5,000
- Provision for doubtful debts to be created for ₹ 3,000
- Land to be appreciated by ₹ 20,000
Prepare revaluation account and capital account of partners after admission.
Rajan and Selva are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. Their balance sheet as on 31st March 2017 is as under:
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Capital accounts: | Building | 25,000 | ||
| Rajan | 30,000 | Furniture | 1,000 | |
| Selva | 16,000 | 46,000 | Stock | 20,000 |
| General reserve | 4,000 | Debtors | 16,000 | |
| Creditors | 37,500 | Bills receivable | 3,000 | |
| Cash at bank | 12,500 | |||
| Profit and loss account | 10,000 | |||
| 87,500 | 87,500 |
On 1.4.2017, they admit Ganesan as a new partner on the following arrangements:
- Ganesan brings ₹ 10,000 as capital for 1/5 share of profit.
- Stock and furniture is to be reduced by 10%, a reserve of 5% on debtors for doubtful debts is to be created.
- Appreciate buildings by 20%.
Prepare revaluation account, partners’ capital account and the balance sheet of the firm after admission.
The following is the balance sheet of James and Justina as on 1.1.2017. They share the profits and losses equally
| Liabilities | ₹ | ₹ | Assets | ₹ |
| Capital accounts: | Building | 70,000 | ||
| James | 40,000 | Stock | 30,000 | |
| Justina | 50,000 | 90,000 | Debtors | 20,000 |
| Creditors | 35,000 | Bank | 15,000 | |
| Reserve fund | 15,000 | Prepaid insurance | 5,000 | |
| 1,40,000 | 1,40,000 |
On the above date, Balan is admitted as a partner with a 1/5 share in future profits. Following are the terms for his admission:
- Balan brings ₹ 25,000 as capital.
- His share of goodwill is ₹ 10,000 and he brings cash for it.
- The assets are to be valued as under:
Building ₹ 80,000; Debtors ₹ 18,000; Stock ₹ 33,000
Prepare necessary ledger accounts and the balance sheet after admission.
Anbu and Shankar are partners in a business sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 7 : 5. The balance sheet of the partners on 31.03.2018 is as follows:
| 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:
- Goodwill of the firm is valued at ₹ 80,000 and Rajesh brought cash ₹ 6,000 for his share of goodwill.
- Rajesh is to bring ₹ 1,50,000 as his capital.
- 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
- Unrecorded investment of ₹ 5,000 has to be brought into account.
Prepare revaluation account, capital accounts and balance sheet after Rajesh’s admission.
What would be the journal entry of when excess capital was withdrawn by the partner?
A revaluation account is operated to find out the gain or loss at the time of ______
Which account will be prepared to record the adjusting amount of assets and liabilities?
Karan and Saran are partners in a partnership. They admitted Mohit as a new partner for `1/4`th share in profits.
| Balance Sheet [Extract] | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) |
Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Creditors | 25,000 | ||
If 5% of creditors are not likely to claim their dues, what amount of creditors will be shown in the Balance Sheet on Mohit's admission?
Ram and Shyam were in partnership sharing profits and Losses in the proportion of 3 : 1 respectively. Their Balance sheet as on 31st March, 2020 stood as follows:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020 | ||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | |
| Sundry Creditors | 80,000 | Cash | 80,000 | |
| Bills Payable | 42,000 | Sundry Debtors | 64,000 | |
| Capital Accounts: | Land and Building | 32,000 | ||
| Ram | 1,20,000 | 1,60,000 | Stock | 40,000 |
| Shyam | 40,000 | Plant and Machinery | 60,000 | |
| General Reserve | 16,000 | Furniture | 22,000 | |
| 2,98,000 | 2,98,000 | |||
They admit Bharat into partnership on 1st April 2020. The term is that
- He shall have to bring in cash ₹ 40,000 as his Capital for 1/5th share in future profit and ₹ 20,000 as his share of Goodwill.
- A provision for 5% doubtful debts to be created on sundry debtors.
- Stock should be appreciated by 5% and Land and Building be appreciated by 20%.
- Furniture to be depreciated by 20%.
- Capital Accounts of all partners be adjusted in their new profit-sharing ratio through Cash Account.
Prepare:
- Profit and Loss Adjustment Account
- Partners' Capital Account
- Balance Sheet of the new firm.
Navya and Radhey were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 1. Shreya was admitted for 1/5th share in the profits. Shreya was unable to bring her share of goodwill premium in cash. The journal entry recorded for goodwill premium is given below:
| Date | Particulars | LF | Debit (₹) | Credit (₹) |
| Shreya’s Current A/c ...Dr. | 24,000 | |||
| To Navya’s Capital A/c | 8,000 | |||
| To Radhey’s Capital A/c | 16,000 | |||
| (Being entry for goodwill treatment passed) |
The new profit-sharing ratio of Navya, Radhey and Shreya will be ______.
Indu, Vijay, and Pawan were partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 3. They admitted Subhash into partnership with effect from 1st April, 2022. New profit sharing ratio among Indu, Vijay, Pawan, and Subhash will be 3 : 3 : 2 : 2. An extract of their Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2022, is given below:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Investment Fluctuation Reserve |
80,000 | Investment (Market Value ₹ 80,000) |
90,000 |
Which of the following is the correct accounting treatment of ‘investment fluctuation reserve’ at the time of Subhash’s admission?
A, B and C who were sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 4:3:2 decided to share the future profits and losses in the ratio to 2:3:4 with effect from 1st April 2023. An extract of their Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2023 is:
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Workmen Compensation Reserve | 65,000 |
At the time of reconstitution, a certain amount of Claim on workmen compensation was determined for which B’s share of loss amounted to ₹ 5,000. The Claim for workmen compensation would be:
X and Y are partners in a firm with capital of ₹ 18,000 and ₹ 20,000. Z brings ₹ 10,000 for his share of goodwill, and he is required to bring proportionate capital for `1/3`rd share in profits. The capital contribution of Z will be ______.
Hansa and Kavya share profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 2 respectively. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 was as under:
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2023 | |||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Bills Payable | 90,000 | Cash at Bank | 1,500 |
| Reserve fund | 60,000 | Sundry Debtors | 1,33,500 |
| Capital A/c: | Stock | 51,000 | |
| Hansa | 2,16,000 | Furniture | 72,000 |
| Kavya | 1,44,000 | Plant | 1,80,000 |
| Building | 72,000 | ||
| 5,10,000 | 5,10,000 | ||
They admit Munir into partnership on 1-4-2023. The terms being that:
(1) He shall have to bring in ₹ 1,20,000 as his Capital for 1/4th share in future profits.
(2) Value of Goodwill of the firm is to be fixed at the average profits for the last three years.
The Profits were:
| 2019-20 | ₹ 96,000 |
| 2020-21 | ₹ 1,62,000 |
| 2021-22 | ₹ 1,47,000 |
(3) Reserve for Doubtful debts is to be created at ₹ 3,000.
(4) Closing stock is valued at ₹ 45,000.
(5) Plant and Building is to be depreciated by 5%.
Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment Alc, Capital Accounts of Partners and Balance Sheet of the new firm.
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 | ||
| Vivaan | 1,20,000 | Plant and Machinery | 90,000 | |
| Vihaan | 1,50,000 | Stock | 72,000 | |
| Sundry Creditors | 90,000 | Debtors | 63,000 | 60,000 |
| Bank Overdraft | 15,000 | Less: R.D .D. | 3,000 | |
| Bank | 30,000 | |||
| Investments | 15,000 | |||
| 3,75,000 | 3,75,000 | |||
On 1-4-2023, Prihaan is admitted on the following terms:
(1) He is to pay ₹ 1,50,000 as his capital and ₹ 60,000 as his share of Goodwill.
(2) The new profit sharing ratio is to be 5 : 3 : 2.
(3) The assets are to be revalued as under:
Building ₹ 1,50,000, Plant and Machinery ₹ 72,000.
(4) R.D.D. to be increased up to ₹ 6,000
(5) The old partners decided to keep half of the amount of goodwill in the business.
(6) Sundry creditors are to be revalued at ₹ 99,000.
Prepare Revaluation Account, Capital Accounts of Partners and Balance Sheet of new [um.
Seeta and Geeta share profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2 in Partnership Firm. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020 was as under:
Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2020
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | ||
| Capitals: | 40,500 | Bank | 11,250 | ||
| Seeta | 22,500 | Bills Receivable | 5,700 | ||
| Geeta | 18,000 | Debtors | 31,200 | 30,000 | |
| Creditors | 18,750 | (-) R.D.D. | 1,200 | ||
| Biil Payable | 15,000 | Stock | 18,000 | ||
| Bank Loan | 24,000 | Furniture | 7,050 | ||
| General Reserve | 3,750 | Machinery | 7,500 | ||
| Building | 22,500 | ||||
| 1,02,000 | 1,02,000 |
On 1st April, 2020 they admitted Reeta on the following terms:
- For half (1/2) share in future profit Reeta should bring ₹ 15,000 as capital and ₹ 7,500 for goodwill in cash.
- Furniture should be appreciated up to ₹ 8,025 and building be appreciated by 20%.
- R.D.D. is to be maintained at ₹ 1,500.
- The stock is to be reduced by 10% and machinery depreciated by 5%.
- Half of amount of goodwill is withdrawn by old partners.
Pass the necessary Journal Entries in the books of the firm.
