Amrita and Kalyani are partners sharing profits in the ratio of . They decide to expand the business by admitting Suraj as a new partner for a share. Suraj's share of premium for goodwill is valued at , which he pays to compensate Amrita and Kalyani in an agreed ratio of .The firm's books provide the following information on that date:
The claim against the Workmen Compensation Fund is determined to be , and an existing goodwill balance appears in the books at .What journal entry must be passed to write off the existing goodwill appearing in the books?
- ADr. Goodwill A/c Rs. 60,000 to Amrita's Capital A/c Rs. 36,000 to Kalyani's Capital A/c Rs. 24,000
- BDr. Amrita's Capital A/c Rs. 36,000, Dr. Kalyani's Capital A/c Rs. 24,000 to Goodwill A/c Rs. 60,000
- CDr. Amrita's Capital A/c Rs. 12,000, Dr. Kalyani's Capital A/c Rs. 48,000 to Goodwill A/c Rs. 60,000
- DDr. Goodwill A/c Rs. 60,000 to All partners' Capital A/c Rs. 60,000
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Existing goodwill appearing in the books at the time of admission must be written off by debiting the old partners' capital accounts in their old profit-sharing ratio () and crediting the Goodwill Account.Amrita's Share: (Debit)Kalyani's Share: (Debit)Goodwill Account: (Credit)Thus, Option B is the correct journal entry.