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?
- Awill be credited to Rajinder's capital A/c.
- Bwill be debited to Surender's capital A/c.
- Cwill be credited to Rajinder's capital A/c
- Dwill 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.
Thus, the statement " will be debited to Surender's capital A/c" is perfectly correct.