Question 56 Chapter 6 of Class 12 Part – 1 Usha Publication
56. (Journal Entries/Amount due to executors of deceased Partner) Following is the balance sheet of Black, Brown, and White as of 31st December 2018
| Liabilities | Rs. | Assets | Rs. |
| Capital A/c | Plant & Machinery | 10,000 | |
| Black | 10,000 | Stock | 4,000 |
| Brown | 5,000 | Sundry Debtors | 6,000 |
| White | 5,000 | Cash in hand | 200 |
| Sundry Creditors | 2,000 | Cash at bank | 5,000 |
| Reserve fund | 3,200 | ||
| 25,200 | 25,200 |
White died on 31st March 2019. Under the terms of the partnership deed, the Executors of a deceased partner wore entitled:
- the amount standing to the credit of the partner’s capital account,
- share of goodwill on the basis of twice the average of the past three year’s profit; and
- share of profit from the closing of the last financial year to the death on the basis of the last years profits.
Profits for 2016, 2017, and 2018 were respectively. Rs. 6,000, Rs. 8,000 and Rs. 7,000.Profits were shared in the ratio of capitals.
Pass the necessary journal entries and show the amount due to the executors of White.
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| Journal |
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| Date | Particulars |
L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
| a) | Reserve fund A/c | Dr. | 3,200 | ||
| To Black’s capital A/c | 1,600 | ||||
| To Brown’s capital A/c | 800 | ||||
| To White’s capital A/c | 800 | ||||
| (Being reserve fund transferred to the capital A/c in old profit sharing ratio ) | |||||
| b) | Black’s capital A/c | Dr. | 2,333 | ||
| Brown’s capital A/c | Dr. | 1,167 | |||
| To White’s capital A/c | 3,500 | ||||
| (Being goodwill A/c raised with the share of deceased partner ) | |||||
| c) | Profit & loss suspense A/c | Dr. | 438 | ||
| To White’s capital A/c | 438 | ||||
| (Being white’s share of profit to the date of death ) | |||||
| d) | White’s capital A/c | Dr. | 9,738 | ||
| To Executor’s of White loan A/c | 9,738 | ||||
| (Being amount due to white transferred to executors A/c ) | |||||
| White’s Capital A/c |
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| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
| To executor’s loan A/c | 9,738 | By balance b/d | 5,000 | ||
| By reserve fund | 800 | ||||
| By goodwill A/c | 3,500 | ||||
| By profit & loss Suspense A/c | 438 | ||||
| 9,738 | 9,738 | ||||
WORKING NOTES :
Valuation of goodwill
| Year | Profit |
| 2016 | 6,000 |
| 2017 | 8,000 |
| 2018 | 7,000 |
| Total | 21,000 |
| Average profit | = | 21,000 |
| 3 | ||
| = | 7,000 |
Value of goodwill at 2 year’s purchase = 2 X 7,000 = Rs. 14,000
| White’s share in goodwill | = | 1 | x | 14,000 |
| 3 | ||||
| = | Rs 3,500 |
Calculation of share of profit of white till date of death
Profit of 2018 = Rs. 7,000
| Profit for 3 months | = | 3 | x | 7,000 |
| 12 | ||||
| = | Rs 1,750 |
| White’s share of profit | = | 1 | x | 1,750 |
| 4 | ||||
| = | Rs 438 |
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