Which account is credited if the net assets taken over exceed the agreed purchase consideration at the time of purchasing a business?
- AGeneral Reserve
- BCapital Reserve
- CVendor's Account
- DRedemption Reserve
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When a company acquires a running business and the value of Net Assets (Assets minus Liabilities taken over) exceeds the purchase consideration paid to the vendor, the excess balance is a capital profit for the firm. This capital profit is credited to the Capital Reserve Account.The journal entry is: