
Question 41 Chapter 5 of +2-A
41. Anil and Sunil are partners in a firm with fixed capitals of 3,20,000 and
2,40,000 respectively. They admitted Charu as a new partner for 1/4th share in the profits of the firm on 1st April, 2012. Charu brought 3,20,000 as her share of capital.
Calculate value of goodwill and record necessary Journal entries
| Date | Particulars |
L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank A/c | Dr | 3,20,000 | |||
| To Charu’s Capital A/c | 3,20,000 | ||||
| (Being Charu’s share of goodwill adjusted with his capital account) | |||||
| Charu’s Current A/c | Dr | 1,00,000 | |||
| To Anil’s Capital A/c | 50,000 | ||||
| To Sunil’s Capital A/c | 50,000 | ||||
| (Being Charu’s share of goodwill adjusted through current accounts) | |||||
Total Capital of the firm on the Basis of Charu’s Capital
Total Capital of the firm = Charu’s Capital * Reciprocal of his share
| = | 3,20,000 | * | 4 |
| 1 | |||
| = | 12,80,000 |
Actual Capital of Firm = Capital of Old Partners + Incoming Partner’s Capital
| = | 3,20,000 + 2,40,000 + 3,20,000 |
| = | 8,80,000 |
| Goodwill | = | Total Capital of the firm on basis of Charu’s Capital |
- Actual Capital of Firm |
| = | 12,80,000 | +8,80,000 | |
| = | 4,00,000 |
| Charu’s Share of Goodwill | = | Firm’s Goodwill x | Share of E’s |
| = | 4,00,000 | X | 1 |
| 4 | |||
| = | 1,00,000 |
Sacrificing Ratio of Anil and Sunil = 1 : 1
| Anil will get Share of Goodwill | = | Charu’s Goodwill x | Sacrifice share of A |
| = | 1,00,000 | X | 1 |
| 2 | |||
| = | 50,000 |
| Sunil will get Share of Goodwill | = | Charu’s Goodwill x | Sacrifice share of A |
| = | 1,00,000 | X | 1 |
| 2 | |||
| = | 50,000 |
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