12 Accountancy Accounting For Partnership Firms Fundamentals Impq 3

CHAPTER - II Accounting for partnership firms - Fundamentals Q.1 Q.
2 What is the status of partnership from an accounting view point ? List the items that may appear on the debit side and credit side of a partner's fluctuating capital account. Q.3 Give two points of difference between Profit and Loss and profit and loss appropriation A/c. ANSWERS Ans.1 From an accounting viewpoint, partnership is a separate business entity. From a legal viewpoints, however, a Partnership, like a sole proprietorship, is not separate from the owners. Ans.2 On debit side : Drawing, interest on drawing, share of loss, closing credit balance of the capital. On credit side : Opening credit balance of capital, additional capital introduced,
share of profit, interest on capital, salary to a Partner, commission to a Partner. Ans.3 Distinction between Profit and loss and profit and loss appropriation account :
i) Profit & Loss A/c Profit and Loss A/c is prepared to i) ascertain net profit or net loss of the business for an accounting year. It is prepared by all the business ii) firms. Profit & Loss Appropriation A/c In case of partnership firms, profit and loss appropriation A/c is prepared to appropriate / distribute the profit of the year among partners. Only partnership firms and companies prepare profit and loss appropriation A/c
ii)
Q.4 P and Q are partners with capitals of Rs. 6,00,000 and Rs. 4,00,000 respectively. The profit and Loss Account of the firm showed a net Profit of Rs. 4, 26,800 for the year. Prepare Profit and Loss account after taking the following into consideration:(i) (ii) (iii) Interest on P's Loan of Rs. 2,00,000 to the firm Interest on 'capital to be allowed @ 6% p.a. Interest on Drawings @ 8% p.a. Drawings were ; P Rs 80,000 and Q Rs. 1000,000.
(iv)
Q is to be allowed a commission on sales @ 3%. Sales for the year was Rs. 1000000 10% of the divisible profits is to be kept in a Reserve Account.
(v)
Solution:4 Particulars
Profit and Loss Account for the year ended Amount Particulars 12000 By profit before interest 414800 426800 426800 Amount 426800
To Interest on P's Loan A/c To Profit transferred to P&L Appropriation A/c
Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the year ended. Particulars To interest on Capital P Q To Q's commission To reserve A/c To profit P's Capital Q's capital 135000 135000 270000 420000 420000 36000 24000 60000 60000 30000 Amount Particulars By profit and Loss A/c (Profit) By interest on drawings P Q 3200 2000 5200 Amount 414800
Q.5 A, and C are partners with fixed capitals of Rs. 2,00,000, Rs. 1,50,000 and Rs. 1,00,000 respectively. The balance of current accounts on 1st January, 2004 were A Rs. 10,000 (Cr.); B Rs. 4,000 (Cr.) and C Rs. 3,000 (Dr.). A gave a loan to the firm of Rs. 25,000 on 1st July, 2004. The Partnership deed provided for the following:(i) (ii) (iii) Interest on Capital at 6%. Interest on drawings at 9%. Each partner drew Rs. 12,000 on 1st July, 2004. Rs. 25,000 is to be transferred in a Reserve Account.
(iv)
Profit sharing ratio is 5:3: 2 upto Rs. 80,000 and above Rs. 80,000 equally. Net Profit of the firm before above adjustments was Rs. 1,98,360.
From the above information prepare Profit and Loss Appropriation Account, Capital and Current Accounts of the partners. Solution: 5 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the year ended 31st December, 2004 Particulars To Interest on Capital at 6% : 198360 Amount Particulars Amount
By profit and Loss A/c (being profit) A 12000
Less: interest on A's Loan @ 6% p.a. on Rs 25,000 for six months 750 197610 B 9000 By interest on drawings @ 9% p.a. for 6 months on Rs 12,000 27000 A 540
6000
To reserve A/c To profit A's current A/c B's current A/c C's current A/c 62410 46410
25000
B C
540 540 1620
38410 147230 199230 199230
Capital Accounts Particulars A B C Particulars A B C
To balance b/d 2,00,0001,50,0001,00,000 By balance c/d 2,00,0001,50,0001,00,000
Current accounts Particulars To balance b/d To drawings A 12000 B C Particulars A B 4000 C 6000
3000 By balance b/d 10000
12000 12000 By interest on capi 1200 9000
To interest on drawings
540
540
540 By P&L A/c
62410
46410 38410
To balance c/d 71870
46870 28870
84,410 59,410 44,410
84,410
59,410 44,410
Q.6 Yogesh, Ajay and Atul are partners sharing profits in the ratio 4:3:2. Yogesh withdraws Rs.3,000 in the beginning of every month. Ajay withdraws Rs. 2,000 in the middle of every month whereas Atul withdraws Rs. 1,500 at the end of every month. Interest on capitals and drawings is to be calculated @ 12% p.a. Ajay is also to be allowed a salary of Rs. 1,000 per month. After deducting salary but before charging any type of interest, the profit for the year ending 31stpecember, 1997 was Rs.,1,14,780. Prepare Profit & Loss Appropriation Account, Partners' Capital Accounts and Current Accounts from the additional information given below: SOLUTION 6 When there is no agreement between the partners, whether written or verbal, expressed or implied accounts of partners are determined by the following rules given in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 sections 12 to 17.
(i) (ii) (iii)
No interest is to be given on the partners' capital. No interest is to be charged on the personal drawings of the partners. No Salary Remuneration or Commission is to be given to any partner for his active participation. If any partner has given loan to the firm interest at the rate of 6% p.a. can be given. Profits and losses will be shared among all the partners equally irrespective of their capitals.
(iv)
(v)
Q.7 Ram and Shyam were Partners. in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 5. Their Fixed Capitals were ': Ram Rs. 5,00,000 and Shyam Rs. 9,00,000. After the accounts of the year had been closed, it was found that interest on capital at 10% per annum as provided in the partnership agreement has not been credited to the Capital Accounts of the partners. pass necessary entry to rectify the error.
Solution: Interest on Ram's Capital of Rs. 5,00,000 @ 10% Interest on Shyam 's Capital of Rs. 9,00,000 @ 10% Total interest to be a1lowed = = =
Rs. 50,000 90,000 1,40,000
Profit already distributed 140000 in the ratio 3:5 ie 52500 and 87500 the difference is 2500 . The entry is Ram A/C Dr 2500 2500
To Shyam A/C

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CHAPTER - II Accounting for partnership firms - Fundamentals Q.1 Q.

To Interest on P's Loan A/c To Profit transferred to P&L Appropriation A/c

By profit and Loss A/c (being profit) A 12000

540 540 1620

38410 147230 199230 199230

Capital Accounts Particulars A B C Particulars A B C

To balance b/d 2,00,0001,50,0001,00,000 By balance c/d 2,00,0001,50,0001,00,000

3000 By balance b/d 10000

12000 12000 By interest on capi 1200 9000

540 By P&L A/c

To balance c/d 71870

84,410 59,410 44,410

(i) (ii) (iii)

Rs. 50,000 90,000 1,40,000

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