CCP402
CCP402
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Objective
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Adjustment of undistributed/
accumulated profits
Undistributed profits
Accumulated profits
Profit and loss account
Reserves/ General reserve – created out of previous
years’ profits
All the above accounts existing at the time of admission
of a partner should be transferred to capital or current
accounts of existing partners in their profit sharing ratio
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Adjustment of undistributed/
accumulated profits
Otherwise, the incoming partner will also have a right to
share the same, once he becomes a partner
Since the above reserves/profits are accrued prior to the
admission of new partner, he should not get a share in it
Hence, the incoming partner should not be allowed to
share the profits made before his admission
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Adjustment of undistributed/
accumulated profits
However, certain funds like:
Machinery Replacement Fund
Should not be distributed to partners
Since the above fund is not a General Reserve
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Illustration
Tom and Dick share profits in the ratio of 3:1.
Their balance sheet as on 31.12.2007 was as under
Liabilities Assets
Creditors 37,000 Bank 22,000
General Reserve 4,000 Bills receivable 3,000
Capital accounts : Debtors 16,000
Tom 30,000 Stock 20,000
Dick 16,000 Furniture 1,000
Land &Buildings 25,000
87,000
87,000
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Illustration
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Journal entries
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Journal entries
2. Goodwill a/c Dr 10,000
To Tom’s capital a/c 7,500
To Dick’s capital a/c 2,500
(Being the goodwill distributed)
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Journal entries
3. Revaluation a/c Dr 2,900
To Stock a/c 2,000
To Furniture a/c 100
To Debtors a/c 800
(Being the revaluation of assets made)
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Journal entries
4. Land & buildings a/c Dr 5,000
To Revaluation a/c 5,000
(Being the asset appreciated)
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Journal entries
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Journal entries
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Ledger accounts
Revaluation a/c
5,000 5,000
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Tom’s capital a/c
42,075 42,075
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Dick’s capital a/c
20,025 20,025
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Harry’s capital a/c
20,000 20,000
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Bank a/c
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New balance sheet
1,19,100 1,19,100
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Review questions
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Quiz
1. The general reserve a/c is to be closed on admission of
a partner by crediting the a/c’s by
a) Old partners
b) New partner
c) All partners
d) None
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