Neptune, Jupiter, Venus and Pluto had been carrying on business in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 :2 :1 :1. They decide to…
CA Foundation · Accounting · RTP · January 2025
Neptune, Jupiter, Venus and Pluto had been carrying on business in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 :2 :1 :1. They decide to dissolve the partnership on the basis of the following Balance Sheet as on 30th April, 2024: Liabilities Particulars ₹ Assets Particulars ₹ Capital Account: Premises 1,20,000 Neptune 1,00,000 Furniture 40,000 Jupiter 60,000 1,60,000 Stock 1,00,000 General Reserve 56,000 Debtors 40,000 Capital Reserve 14,000 Bank 8,000 Sundry Creditors 20,000 Capital Overdrawn: Mortgage Loan 80,000 Venus 10,000 Pluto 12,000 22,000 3,30,000 3,30,000 (i) The assets were realised as under: ₹ Debtors - 24,000 Stock - 60,000 Furniture - 16,000 Premises - 90,000 (ii) Expenses of dissolution amounted to 4,000. (iii) Further creditors of 12,000 had to be met. (iv) General Reserve unlike Capital Reserve was built up by appropriation of profits. You are required to draw up the Realisation Account, Partners’ Capital Accounts and the Bank Account assuming that Venus became insolvent and nothing was realised from his private estate. Apply the principles laid down in Garner vs Murray.
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Realisation Account Particulars ₹ Particulars ₹ To Sundry assets A/c (transfer): By Sundry creditors A/c 20,000 Premises 1,20,000 By Mortgage loan 80,000 Furniture 40,000 By Bank A/c (assets realised): Stock 1,00,000 Premises 90,000 Sundry Debtors 40,000 Stock 60,000 To Bank A/c (creditors paid) 32,000 Debtors 24,000 1,90,000 To Bank A/c (Mortgage loan) 80,000 By Loss transferred to Capital Accounts: To Bank A/c (expenses) 4,000 Neptune 54,000 Jupiter 36,000 Venus 18,000 Pluto 18,000 1,26,000 4,16,000 4,16,000 Bank Account Particulars ₹ ₹ To Balance b/d 8,000 By Realisation A/c (creditors) 32,000 To Realisation A/c (assets realised) 1,90,000 By Realisation A/c (expenses) 4,000 To Capital A/c (realisation loss made good): By Mortgage loan 80,000 Neptune 54,000 By Neptune's Capital A/c 1,18,857 Jupiter 36,000 By Jupiter's Capital A/c 73,143 Pluto 18,000 1,08,000 To Pluto's Capital A/c 2,000 3,08,000 3,08,000 Partners’ Capital Account Particulars Neptune ₹ Jupiter ₹ Venus ₹ Pluto ₹ Particulars Neptune ₹ Jupiter ₹ Venus ₹ Pluto ₹ To Balance b/d − − 10,000 12,000 By Balance b/d 1,00,000 60,000 − − To Realisation A/c (loss) 54,000 36,000 18,000 18,000 By General reserve A/c (₹ 3 :2 :1 :1) 24,000 16,000 8,000 8,000 To Venus's Capital A/c (loss) (W.N.1) 11,143 6,857 − − By Capital reserve A/c (₹ 3 :2 :1 :1) 6,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 To Bank A/c 1,18,857 73,143 − − By Bank A/c (loss on realization) 54,000 36,000 − 18,000 By Neptune's Capital A/c − − 11,143 − By Jupiter's Capital A/c − − 6,857 − By Bank A/c − − − 2,000 1,84,000 1,16,000 28,000 30,000 1,84,000 1,16,000 28,000 30,000 W.N.1: Statement showing distribution of Loss of Venus Particulars Neptune Jupiter Opening Capital 1,00,000 60,000 General Reserve 24,000 16,000 Capital reserve 6,000 4,000 Total 1,30,000 80,000 Ratio 13 8 Loss of Venus of 18,000 is to be distributed in the ratio of (13:8) 11,143 6,857
Topics: Dissolution of Partnership Firms and LLPs
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