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Kaustubh and Ketan are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 1 : 1. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2023 was as follows:Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2023LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)Capital Accounts:Building1,20,000Kaustu…

Q.2 Kaustubh and Ketan are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 1 : 1. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2023 was as follows:

Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2023

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Capital Accounts:Building1,20,000
Kaustubh2,00,000Machinery1,40,000
Ketan2,80,000Investment48,000
Creditors68,000Debtors52,000
Bills Payable52,000Stock80,000
Cash1,60,000
6,00,0006,00,000

On 1st April 2023, Pranav joins the firm as a partner for 1/5th share of future profits, on the following terms and conditions:

  1. Firm Goodwill is valued at ₹ 4,00,000. Pranav is to bring his share of goodwill in cash.
  2. Pranav is to bring in ₹ 2,00,000 as his share of capital.
  3. Provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts is to be created at 10% on debtors.
  4. Building is to be valued at ₹ 1,60,000.
  5. Stock and Machinery is to be reduced by 20%.

Prepare: (a) Revaluation Account (b) Partners’ Capital Account (c) Balance Sheet of the New Firm

OR

Following is the Balance Sheet of Sagar, Suraj and Sahil, who were sharing profit and losses equally.

Balance Sheet as on 31st March 2023

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Capital Accounts:Building1,40,000
Sagar87,200Machinery20,000
Suraj70,000Computer35,000
Sahil64,000Goodwill24,000
Reserve fund27,000Debtors 36,000
Less: R.D.D. 1,800
34,200
Creditors61,800Bank56,800
3,10,0003,10,000

On 1st April 2023, Sahil retired from the firm on the following terms:

  1. Machinery be revalued at ₹ 18,800.
  2. Building be appreciated by 10% and computer be reduced by ₹ 3,800.
  3. Debtors were all good and R.D.D. was no longer required.
  4. Goodwill of the firm be valued at ₹ 36,000.
  5. Amount payable to Sahil to be transferred to his Loan Account.

Prepare: (a) Profit and Loss Adjustment Account (b) Partners’ Capital Account (c) Balance Sheet of the New firm

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Answer: Revaluation loss ₹ 9,200 (₹ 4,600 each); closing capitals Kaustubh ₹ 2,35,400, Ketan ₹ 3,15,400, Pranav ₹ 2,00,000; new Balance Sheet total ₹ 8,70,800.

Working notes

  • Provision for doubtful debts = 10% of ₹ 52,000 = ₹ 5,200.
  • Stock reduced by 20% of ₹ 80,000 = ₹ 16,000 (new value ₹ 64,000). Machinery reduced by 20% of ₹ 1,40,000 = ₹ 28,000 (new value ₹ 1,12,000).
  • Building: ₹ 1,60,000 – ₹ 1,20,000 = ₹ 40,000 increase.
  • Pranav’s share of goodwill = ₹ 4,00,000 × 1/5 = ₹ 80,000, brought in cash. Old ratio 1 : 1; new share of the old partners = 4/5 shared equally = 2/5 each. Sacrifice: Kaustubh 1/2 – 2/5 = 1/10, Ketan 1/2 – 2/5 = 1/10, sacrifice ratio 1 : 1, so ₹ 40,000 each is credited to the old partners.
  • Cash: ₹ 1,60,000 + ₹ 2,00,000 (capital) + ₹ 80,000 (goodwill) = ₹ 4,40,000.

(a) Revaluation Account

Dr. ParticularsAmount (₹)Cr. ParticularsAmount (₹)
To Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c5,200By Building A/c40,000
To Stock A/c16,000By Loss on revaluation transferred to:
Kaustubh’s Capital A/c 4,600
Ketan’s Capital A/c 4,600
9,200
To Machinery A/c28,000
49,20049,200

(b) Partners’ Capital Accounts

Dr. ParticularsKaustubh (₹)Ketan (₹)Pranav (₹)Cr. ParticularsKaustubh (₹)Ketan (₹)Pranav (₹)
To Revaluation A/c (loss)4,6004,600–By Balance b/d2,00,0002,80,000–
To Balance c/d2,35,4003,15,4002,00,000By Cash A/c (capital)––2,00,000
By Premium for Goodwill A/c40,00040,000–
2,40,0003,20,0002,00,0002,40,0003,20,0002,00,000

(c) Balance Sheet of the new firm as on 1st April 2023

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Capital Accounts:Building1,60,000
Kaustubh2,35,400Machinery1,12,000
Ketan3,15,400Investment48,000
Pranav2,00,000Debtors 52,000
Less: Provision 5,200
46,800
Creditors68,000Stock64,000
Bills Payable52,000Cash4,40,000
8,70,8008,70,800

Note: the goodwill premium of ₹ 80,000 brought in cash is first credited to Premium for Goodwill Account and then transferred to the old partners in their sacrifice ratio 1 : 1. Goodwill is not shown in the new Balance Sheet.

OR (Retirement of Sahil): Profit on revaluation ₹ 10,800 (₹ 3,600 each); amount transferred to Sahil’s Loan Account ₹ 80,600; new Balance Sheet total ₹ 3,32,800.

Working notes

  • Machinery: ₹ 20,000 – ₹ 18,800 = ₹ 1,200 decrease.
  • Building: 10% of ₹ 1,40,000 = ₹ 14,000 increase (new value ₹ 1,54,000).
  • Computer: decrease ₹ 3,800 (new value ₹ 31,200).
  • R.D.D. of ₹ 1,800 is no longer required, so it is written back as a gain.
  • Goodwill: book value ₹ 24,000, agreed value ₹ 36,000. Goodwill is raised by ₹ 12,000 and credited to all partners in the old ratio 1 : 1 : 1 (₹ 4,000 each); it appears at ₹ 36,000 in the new Balance Sheet.
  • Reserve fund ₹ 27,000 is distributed equally, ₹ 9,000 each.

(a) Profit and Loss Adjustment Account

Dr. ParticularsAmount (₹)Cr. ParticularsAmount (₹)
To Machinery A/c1,200By Building A/c14,000
To Computer A/c3,800By R.D.D. A/c1,800
To Profit on revaluation transferred to:
Sagar’s Capital A/c 3,600
Suraj’s Capital A/c 3,600
Sahil’s Capital A/c 3,600
10,800
15,80015,800

(b) Partners’ Capital Accounts

Dr. ParticularsSagar (₹)Suraj (₹)Sahil (₹)Cr. ParticularsSagar (₹)Suraj (₹)Sahil (₹)
To Sahil’s Loan A/c––80,600By Balance b/d87,20070,00064,000
To Balance c/d1,03,80086,600–By Reserve Fund A/c9,0009,0009,000
By Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c3,6003,6003,600
By Goodwill A/c4,0004,0004,000
1,03,80086,60080,6001,03,80086,60080,600

(c) Balance Sheet of the new firm as on 1st April 2023

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Capital Accounts:Building1,54,000
Sagar1,03,800Machinery18,800
Suraj86,600Computer31,200
Sahil’s Loan A/c80,600Goodwill36,000
Creditors61,800Debtors36,000
Bank56,800
3,32,8003,32,800

Note: if the firm instead writes off the whole goodwill of ₹ 36,000 after raising it, the remaining partners’ capitals fall by ₹ 18,000 each (Sagar ₹ 85,800, Suraj ₹ 68,600) and the Balance Sheet total becomes ₹ 2,96,800; Sahil’s loan of ₹ 80,600 is the same either way.

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