Question 57 Chapter 6 of Class 12 Part – 1 Usha Publication
57. (Journal Entries/Deceased Partner’s Executor A/c) A, B and Care partners sharing profits and loss in the ratio of 3:2 1 respectively. On 31st December, 2017 their balance sheet was as under :
| Liabilities | Rs. | Assets | Rs. |
| Creditors | 19,860 | Cash in hand | 1,210 |
| General reserve | 3,000 | Stock | 10,750 |
| Capital A/c | Debtors | 10,750 | |
| A | 10,000 | Investments | 10,430 |
| B | 6,000 | Buildings | 8,000 |
| C | 4,000 | ||
| 42,860 | 42,860 |
B died on 28th Feb, 2018 and according to partnership agreement his legal representative is entitled to be paid out as follows:
- The capital to his credit at the time of his death and interest up to the time of death @ 6 % p.a.
- His appropriate share in general reserve.
- His share of profit for the period based on the figure of the profit of the previous year.
- Goodwill according to his share of profit to be calculated by taking twice the amount of average profit of the last three years. The profits for three years were 2015 Rs. 7,800, 2016 Rs. 9,000 and 2017 Rs. 9,600.
Is legal representative was paid off by selling the investments for Rs. 16,020.
Pass journal entries and write B’s executor’s account
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| 1.) interest in on capital | = | 6 | x | 2 | x | 6,000 |
| 100 | 12 | |||||
| = | Rs 60 |
| 2.) B’s share of the profit | Rs |
| Previous year profits | 9,600 |
| Profit of the firm for 2 months | 1,600 |
| B’s share of the profit [(1600X2)/6]= Rs. 533 (app) |
| 3.) B’s share of the profit on sale of investment : | Rs |
| Realized | 16,020 |
| Book value | 10,430 |
| Profit | 5,590 |
B’s share of the profit [(5,590 X 2)/6]= Rs. 1863 (app.)
| 4.) B’s share of goodwill : | Rs |
| Three years profit (7800+9000+9600) | 26,400 |
| Average profit (26,400/3) | 8,800 |
| Twice the average profit (8,800X 2) | 17,600 |
B’s share of goodwill [(17600 X2 )/6]= 5,867 (app.)
| B’s Capital A/c |
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| Particulars |
Amount | Particulars | Amount | ||
| To cash A/c | 15,323 | By B’s capital A/c | 6,000 | ||
| By general reserve | 1,000 | ||||
| By Revaluation A/c (Int.) | 60 | ||||
| By profit & loss Suspense A/c | 533 | ||||
| By A’s capital A/c | 4,400 | ||||
| By B’s capital A/c | 1,467 | ||||
| By Revaluation A/c | 1,863 | ||||
| 15,323 | 15,323 | ||||
| Journal |
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| Date | Particulars |
L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
| 1. | Revaluation A/c | Dr. | 60 | ||
| To B’s capital A/c | 60 | ||||
| (Being interest on Capital provided to B) | |||||
| 2. | General Reserve A/c | Dr. | 3,000 | ||
| To A’s capital A/c | 1,500 | ||||
| To B’s capital A/c | 1,000 | ||||
| To C’s capital A/c | 500 | ||||
| (Being General Reserve transferred to the capital A/c in old profit sharing ratio) | |||||
| 3. | Profit & loss suspense A/c | Dr. | 533 | ||
| To B’s capital A/c | 533 | ||||
| (Being the profit for the Interim period transferred to B’s Capital Account) | |||||
| 4. | A’s capital A/c | Dr. | 4,400 | ||
| C’s capital A/c | Dr. | 1,467 | |||
| To B’s capital A/c | 5,867 | ||||
| (Being adjustment of goodwill made through capital A/cs) | |||||
| 5. | Cash A/c | Dr. | 16,020 | ||
| To Investment A/c | 10,430 | ||||
| To Revaluation A/c | 5,590 | ||||
| (Being Investment sold on profit) | |||||
| 6. | Revaluation A/c | Dr. | 5,590 | ||
| To A’s capital A/c | 2,795 | ||||
| To B’s capital A/c | 1,863 | ||||
| To C’s capital A/c | 932 | ||||
| (Being profit on revaluation A/c transferred to the capital A/c in old profit sharing ratio) | |||||
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