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Rajinder and Surinder are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of . On April 15, 2017, they admitted Narender as a new partner. On that date, there was a balance of in general reserve and a debit balance of in the profit and loss account of the firm. Which among the following statements is correct for transferring profit and loss account?

  1. A
    will be credited to Rajinder's capital A/c.
  2. B
    will be debited to Surender's capital A/c.
  3. C
    will be credited to Rajinder's capital A/c
  4. D
    will be credited to Surender's capital A/c

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

A debit balance in the Profit and Loss Account represents an accumulated loss. At the time of a new partner's admission, accumulated losses must be debited to the old partners' capital accounts in their old profit-sharing ratio.Total accumulated loss = Old Ratio between Rajinder and Surinder = Let's compute the share of loss to be debited:


Thus, the statement " will be debited to Surender's capital A/c" is perfectly correct.

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Rajinder and Surinder are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of . On April 15, 2017, they admitted Narender as a new partner. On that date, there was a balance of in general reserve and a debit balance of in the profit and loss account of the firm. Which among the following statements is correct for transferring profit and loss account?
A
will be credited to Rajinder's capital A/c.
B
will be debited to Surender's capital A/c.
C
will be credited to Rajinder's capital A/c
D
will be credited to Surender's capital A/c

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