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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.
The gradual and permanent decrease in the value of fixed assets due to any cause.
Write the word/term or phrase which can substitute the following statement.
Account which is opened to record the gains and losses on revaluation.
State 'True' or 'False'
Profit on revaluation account is distributed between the old partners on admission of a partner.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
What shows credit balance of revaluation account ?
______ is credited when an unrecorded asset is brought into the business.
If the asset is taken over by the partner ______ account is debited.
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.
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.
Anika and Radhika are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5:1. They decide to admit Sanika in the firm for `1/5`th share. calculate the sacrifice ratio of Anika and Radhika
Pramod and Vinod are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2. After the admission of Ramesh the new ratio of Pramod, Vinod and Ramesh is 4:3:2. Find out the sacrifice ratio.
What does the excess of debit over credits in the Profit and Loss Adjustment Account indicate?
_____________ =`"Total profit"/"Number of years"`
The stock showed in Balance Sheet → Stock undervalued by 20% → Cost of Stock
₹1,60,000 → __________→ __________
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.
Vasu and Viraj Share Profits and Losses in the Ratio of 3:2 respectively Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2019 was as under
Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2019
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) |
| Sundry Creditors | 45,000 | Cash at bank | 750 |
| General Reserve | 30,000 | Sundry debtors | 66,750 |
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Capital: |
Stock | 25,500 | |
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Vasu |
1,08,000 | ||
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Viraj |
72,000 | ||
| Investment | 36,000 | ||
| Plant | 90,000 | ||
| Building | 36,000 | ||
| 2,55,000 |
2,55,000 |
They admit Hari into Partnership on 1.4. 2019 the terms being that :
1 He shall have to bring in ₹60,000 as his Capital for 1/4 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 Profit was.
2009-10 ₹ 48,000,
2010-11 ₹ 81,000
2011-12 ₹ 73,500
Hari is unable to bring the value of the Goodwill in cash. It is decided to raise the Goodwill in the books of accounts.
3. Reserve for Doubtful Debts is to be created at ₹ 1,500.
4. Closing Stock is valued at ₹ 22,500
5. Plant and Building is to be depreciated by 5%
Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c, Capital Accounts of Partners, And Balance Sheet of the New Firm.
Mr. Deep & Mr. Karan were in Partnership sharing Profits & Losses in the proportion of 3:1 respectively. Their Balance Sheet On 31st March 2018 Stood as follows.
| Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2018 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) | Assets | Amount (₹) | Amount (₹) |
| Sundry Creditors | 40,000 | Cash | 40,000 | ||
| Bill Payable | 10,000 | Sundry debtors | 32,000 | ||
| Bank Overdraft | 11,000 | Land & Building | 16,000 | ||
| Capital A/c: | Stock | 20,000 | |||
| Deep | 60,000 | Plant and machinery | 30,000 | ||
| Karan | 20,000 | 80,000 | Furniture | 11,000 | |
| General Reserve | 8,000 | ||||
| 1,49,000 | 1,49,000 | ||||
They admit Shubham into Partnership on 1 April 2018 The term being that:
- He shall have to bring in ₹ 20,000 as his capital for 1/5 Share in future profits & 10,000 as his share of Goodwill.
- A Provision for 5% doubtful debts to be created on Sundry Debtors.
- Furniture to be depreciated by 20%
- Stock should be appreciated by 5% and Building be appreciated by 20%
- Capital A/c of all partners be adjusted in their new profit sharing ratio through cash account.
Prepare Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c, Partner’s Capital A/c, Balance sheet of the new firm.
Mr. Kishor & Mr. Lal were in partnership sharing profits & losses in the proportion of 3/4 and 1/4 respectively.
| Balance Sheet as on 31 March 2018 | |||||
| Liabilities | Amt (₹) |
Amt (₹) |
Assets | Amt (₹) |
Amt (₹) |
| Creditors | 1,20,000 | Land and Building | 75,000 | ||
| General Reserve | 12,000 | Furniture | 6,000 | ||
| Capital A/c: | Stock | 60,000 | |||
| Kishor | 90,000 | Debtors | 60,000 | ||
| Lal | 48,000 | 1,38,000 | Bills Receivable | 39,000 | |
| Cash at Bank | 30,000 | ||||
| 2,70,000 | 2,70,000 | ||||
They decided to admit Ram on 1 April 2018 on following terms:
- He should be given 1/5th share in profit and for that he brought in ₹ 60,000 as capital through RTGS.
- Goodwill should be raised at ₹ 60,000.
- Appreciate Land and Building by 20%.
- Furniture and Stock are to be depreciated by 10%.
- The Capitals of all partners should be adjusted in their new profit sharing ratio through Bank A/c.
Pass necessary Journal Entries in the books of the Partnership firm and a 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.
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 __________.
How are accumulated profits and losses distributed among the partners at the time of admission of a new partner?
What are the journal entries to be passed on revaluation of assets and liabilities?
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.
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.
At the time of admission of a partner, what will be the effect of the following information?
Balance in Workmen compensation reserve ₹40,000. Claim for workmen compensation ₹45,000.
What would be the journal entry of when excess capital was withdrawn by the partner?
If at the time of admission, there is some unrecorded liability, it will be:
Assertion (A): At the time of admission of a partner if there is any General Reserve, Reserve Fund or the balance of Profit & Loss Account appearing in the balance sheet, it should be transferred to old partners' capital/current accounts in their old profit sharing ratio.
Reason (R): The General reserve, Reserve Fund or the Balance of Profit and Loss Account are the result of the past profits when the new partner was not admitted.
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?
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.
