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Chapter: Dissolution of Partnership Firm· Book-Keeping & Accountancy

OR Akshad, Aditya and Abha are partners. They share profits and losses equally. Their balance sheet as on 31st March, 2022 was as follows :Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2022LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)Creditors50,500Machinery53,000Reserve…

Q.2 OR Akshad, Aditya and Abha are partners. They share profits and losses equally. Their balance sheet as on 31st March, 2022 was as follows :

Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2022

LiabilitiesAmount (₹)AssetsAmount (₹)
Creditors50,500Machinery53,000
Reserve fund22,500Stock32,000
Bills payable15,000Bills Receivable47,000
Capital Accounts :Cash at Bank21,000
Akshad65,000Debtors 28,000 Less: R.D.D. 3,00025,000
Aditya40,000Abha’s Capital15,000
Total1,93,0001,93,000

On 31st March, 2022 it was decided to dissolve the firm :

  1. The assets realised were as follows : Stock ₹ 31,000; Machinery ₹ 39,500; Bills receivable ₹ 41,000; Debtors ₹ 27,000
  2. Creditors were paid at a discount of ₹ 500 and Bills payable were paid in full.
  3. Realisation expenses amounted to ₹ 6,600.
  4. Abha was declared insolvent and only ₹ 3,500 could be recovered from her private property.

Prepare : (a) Realisation Account (b) Partners’ Capital Account (c) Bank Account

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Answer: Loss on realisation ₹ 24,600 (₹ 8,200 each); Abha’s deficiency ₹ 12,200 borne by Akshad and Aditya in capital ratio 13 : 8; final payments Akshad ₹ 56,748 and Aditya ₹ 34,652.

(a) Realisation Account

Dr. ParticularsAmount (₹)Cr. ParticularsAmount (₹)
To Machinery A/c53,000By R.D.D. A/c3,000
To Stock A/c32,000By Creditors A/c50,500
To Bills Receivable A/c47,000By Bills Payable A/c15,000
To Debtors A/c28,000By Bank A/c (assets realised: 31,000 + 39,500 + 41,000 + 27,000)1,38,500
To Bank A/c (creditors 50,500 − 500)50,000By Loss on realisation transferred to :
To Bank A/c (bills payable)15,000Akshad’s Capital A/c8,200
To Bank A/c (realisation expenses)6,600Aditya’s Capital A/c8,200
Abha’s Capital A/c8,200
Total2,31,600Total2,31,600

Abha’s deficiency: Debit side 15,000 + 8,200 = ₹ 23,200; credit side reserve 7,500 + cash 3,500 = ₹ 11,000. Deficiency = ₹ 12,200. As per the decision in Garner v/s Murray, it is borne by the solvent partners in the ratio of their capitals as per the balance sheet before dissolution, 65,000 : 40,000 = 13 : 8. Akshad \(12{,}200\times\frac{13}{21} = ₹\ 7{,}552\) (rounded) and Aditya \(12{,}200\times\frac{8}{21} = ₹\ 4{,}648\).

(b) Partners’ Capital Accounts

Dr. ParticularsAkshad (₹)Aditya (₹)Abha (₹)Cr. ParticularsAkshad (₹)Aditya (₹)Abha (₹)
To Balance b/d——15,000By Balance b/d65,00040,000—
To Realisation A/c (loss)8,2008,2008,200By Reserve fund A/c7,5007,5007,500
To Abha’s Capital A/c (deficiency)7,5524,648—By Bank A/c (from private estate)——3,500
To Bank A/c (final payment)56,74834,652—By Akshad’s Capital A/c——7,552
By Aditya’s Capital A/c——4,648
Total72,50047,50023,200Total72,50047,50023,200

(c) Bank Account

Dr. ParticularsAmount (₹)Cr. ParticularsAmount (₹)
To Balance b/d21,000By Realisation A/c (creditors)50,000
To Realisation A/c (assets)1,38,500By Realisation A/c (bills payable)15,000
To Abha’s Capital A/c3,500By Realisation A/c (expenses)6,600
By Akshad’s Capital A/c56,748
By Aditya’s Capital A/c34,652
Total1,63,000Total1,63,000

Note: Reserve fund ₹ 22,500 is distributed equally (₹ 7,500 each) before closing the accounts. The bank balance left after paying outsiders, ₹ 91,400, exactly settles the two solvent partners.

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