Partnership Questions

Which combination of statements are false about partnership?(A) Interest on partner's loan is to be given @ 12% p.a. if the deed is silent about the rate.(B) If the deed is silent, interest at the rate of 6% p.a. would be charged on the drawings made by the partner.(C) Methods of settlement of dispute among the partners can't be part of the partnership deed.(D) Each partner carrying on the business is the principal as well as the agent for all the other partners.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Sundry Creditors in the balance sheet are Rs. 58,000. Creditors were unrecorded to the extent of Rs. 1,000. Creditors to be shown in Balance sheet after admission of partner will be:

If the partnership deed is silent on interest on capital, then:

P, Q and R share profits equally. At the time of P's retirement, goodwill appears in the books at $\text{Rs. }3000$. P will be debited with what amount for his share of existing Goodwill?

Which of the following situations result in the reconstitution of a partnership firm?(A) Change in profit sharing ratio among partners.(B) Admission of a new partner.(C) Dissolution of a partnership firm.(D) Dissolution of a partnership.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Gobind, Hari and Pratap are partners. On the retirement of Gobind, goodwill already appears in the Balance Sheet at $\text{Rs. }24,000$. This existing goodwill will be written-off by:

Naveen, Suresh and Tarun are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $5:3:2$. Suresh retires from the firm and his share is acquired by Naveen and Tarun in the ratio $2:1$. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio between Naveen and Tarun.

Unrecorded assets when taken over by a partner are shown on the:

Arrange the following steps in the correct accounting sequence in the case of dissolution of a partnership:(A) Preparing a Bank account(B) Realizing assets and payments of liabilities.(C) Transferring of assets and liabilities in realization account.(D) Preparation of capital account of partners.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

At the time of a firm's dissolution, a machine costing $\text{Rs. }20,000$ along with cash of $\text{Rs. }5,000$ were given to creditors of $\text{Rs. }30,000$ in full settlement of their claim. In this case, the Realisation Account will be debited with what amount for this settlement transaction?

Identify the right combination of type of Account in making Final Accounts of Partnership Firm.(a) Profit and Loss A/C(b) Profit and Loss Suspense A/C(c) Profit and Loss Appropriation A/C(d) Profit and Loss Adjustment A/C(e) Partners' Capital A/CsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Arrange the steps involved under the super profit method of calculating goodwill in the correct sequence:(A) Calculate the normal profit on the firm's capital on the basis of the normal rate of return(B) Calculate the average profit(C) Calculate goodwill by multiplying the super profits by the given number of years' purchase(D) Calculate the super profits by deducting normal profit from the average profitsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

For distributing profits made during a financial year among partners, which account is debited?

Calculate the interest on drawings if Ram withdrew $\text{Rs. }3,000$ per month at the beginning of each month for the whole year, with interest charged @ $9\%$ per annum.

In which of the following situations can the compulsory dissolution of a partnership firm take place?

A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$. They admit C for a $\frac{1}{5}\text{th}$ share in future profits, which he acquires equally from both A and B. What will be the new profit-sharing ratio?

The central government has prescribed the maximum number of partners in a firm to be _________ under Rule 10 of the companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014.

Murli, Naveen and Omprakash are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $\frac{3}{8}$, $\frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{1}{8}$. Murli retires and surrenders $\frac{2}{3}\text{rd}$ of his share in favour of Naveen and the remaining share in favour of Omprakash. The gaining ratio of the remaining partners is:

Gaining share of Continuing Partner =

When the business of a partnership firm becomes illegal due to changes in regulations or laws, it leads to dissolution under which category?

K, N and P are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $4:3:2$. N retires and the goodwill is valued at Rs. $72,000$. K and P decided to share future profits and losses in the ratio of $5:3$. Identify the correct journal entry in this scenario.

Arrange the following accounting procedures in the correct chronological sequence followed at the time of admission of a new partner:(A) Adjustments of capital accounts.(B) Valuation of goodwill.(C) Calculation of new profit sharing ratio and sacrificing ratio.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Dissolution by Court happens when:

Match List-I with List-IIList-I (Events)List-II (Result)(A) Termination of business(I) Not possible in the dissolution of partnership(B) Continuation of business(II) Not possible in the dissolution of a firm(C) Intervention of court(III) Dissolution of firm(D) Continuation of books of accounts(IV) Dissolution of partnershipChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

The total sum due to a retiring partner or to the legal executors (in case of death) includes which of the following, along with their capital account balance, share of goodwill, and revaluation profit?

At the time of retirement of a Partner if retiring Partner's whole amount is treated as loan, then the total amount is Debited in:

In case a deceased partner's share of profit is calculated during the intervening period, the following Journal Entry will be passed:

Which section of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 defines the term "Partnership"?

J and K are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $3:1$. Their capitals at the end of the financial year 2024-2025 were Rs. $1,50,000$ and Rs. $75,000$ respectively. During the year 2024-2025, J’s drawings were Rs. $20,000$ and the drawings of K were Rs. $5,000$, which had been duly debited to partner’s capital accounts. Profit before charging interest on capital for the year was Rs. $16,000$. The same had also been credited in their profit sharing ratio. K had brought additional capital of Rs. $16,000$ on October 1, 2024. Calculate interest on capital @ $12\%$ p.a. for the year 2024-2025 for J.

Partner's current accounts are transferred to respective ________ partner's accounts.

The value of goodwill calculated based on the capitalization of average profit method is $\text{Rs. }1,80,000$. If the Net Assets of the firm are valued at $\text{Rs. }8,20,000$, find the capitalized value of average profits.

On dissolution of a firm, bank overdraft is transferred to:

Under which method is the goodwill valued at an agreed number of years' purchase of the average profits of the past few years?

Based on Case Study 2, what is the value of the Average Profit?

Aman and Mohan, partners of a firm decided to dissolve the business on 31-03-22. The firm decided to pay realisation expenses of Rs. $1,000$ on behalf of Mohan. Rs. $1,000$ will be debited to

Vijay and Manohar share profits and losses in the ratio of $2:1$. They admit Prakash as a partner with $\frac{1}{4}$ share in profits with a guarantee that his share of profit will be at least Rs. $50,000$. The net profit of the firm for the year ending March 31, 2015, was Rs. $1,60,000$. Calculate the amount of profit Vijay will get.

Based on Case Study 2, what is the specific value of the Super Profit?

Romesh took over Investments at Rs. $8,100$ which is $10\%$ less than its book value. The book value of the investment was:

Identify the steps involved in calculating goodwill under the capitalization of super profits method:(A) Calculate capital of the firm, which is equal to total assets (excluding goodwill and fictitious assets) minus outside liabilities(B) Multiply the super profits by the required rate of return multiplier(C) Calculate normal profits on capital employed(D) Calculate super profits by deducting normal profits from average profits(E) Calculate average profit for past yearsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which Factor does not Affect the Value of Goodwill:

Match List - I with List - II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Arrange the various accounting aspects involved on retirement or death of a partner in logical sequence:(A) Ascertainment of share of profit or loss up to the date of retirement/death(B) Ascertainment of new profit sharing ratio and gaining ratio(C) Distribution of accumulated profits and losses(D) Settlement of the amounts due to retired/deceased partnerChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which Act empowers the Central Government to prescribe a maximum number of partners in a partnership firm?

Arrange the following steps for calculating Goodwill under Capitalisation of Average Profits Method in correct sequence-(A) Ascertain the actual firm's capital (net assets) by deducting outside liabilities from the total assets.(B) Compute the value of goodwill by deducting net assets from the capitalised value of average profits.(C) Ascertain the average profits based on the past few years' performance.(D) Capitalize the average profits on the basis of the normal rate of return to ascertain the capitalised value of average profits.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Anubha looked after the dissolution work for a remuneration of Rs. $8,500$ and agreed to bear dissolution expenses up to Rs. $6,000$. Actual expenses paid by her were Rs. $7,600$. In this case:(A) Realisation A/c is debited by Rs. $10,100$ (B) Anubha's Capital A/c is credited by Rs. $9,600$.(C) Realisation A/c is debited by Rs. $13,600$.(D) Anubha's Capital is credited by Rs. $10,100$.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

When unrecorded liabilities are settled and paid at the time of dissolution of a partnership firm, they are recorded on the:

Which of the following is not included in the Contents of the Partnership Deed?

What are the main factors affecting the value of goodwill?(A) Nature of business(B) Location(C) Efficiency of management(D) Market situationChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Amitabh and Babul are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$, with capitals of $\text{Rs. }50,000$ and $\text{Rs. }30,000$ respectively. Interest on capital is agreed @ $6\%\text{ p.a.}$ Babul is to be allowed an annual salary of $\text{Rs. }2,500$. Manager is to be allowed commission $\text{Rs. }5,000$. Amitabh has also given a loan on April 01, 2019 of $\text{Rs. }50,000$ to the firm without any agreement. During the year 2019-20, the profits earned is $\text{Rs. }22,250$. What amount of profit will be transferred to Profit and Loss Appropriation account :

________ is the amount received as per the will of a deceased person.

The order to be followed in preparation of a realization account is:(A) Realization of the assets.(B) Transfer assets and liabilities to realization account.(C) Ascertainment of profit or loss on realization.(D) Payment of liabilities.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is the feature of fluctuating capital:

The Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is merely an extension of the Profit and Loss Account of the firm.Which among the following is NOT shown in the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account?

Amrita and Kalyani are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$. They decide to expand the business by admitting Suraj as a new partner for a $\frac{1}{4}\text{th}$ share. Suraj's share of premium for goodwill is valued at $\text{Rs. }90,000$, which he pays to compensate Amrita and Kalyani in an agreed ratio of $1:4$.The firm's books provide the following information on that date:
$$\begin{array}{lrr}\text{Particulars}& \text{Book Value (Rs.)}& \text{Revalued Figure (Rs.)}\\ \text{Machinery}& 25,00,000& 27,00,000\\ \text{Land}& 10,00,000& 50,00,000\\ \text{Computers}& 2,50,000& 50,000\\ \text{Workmen Compensation Fund}& 5,00,000& -\end{array}$$
The claim against the Workmen Compensation Fund is determined to be $\text{Rs. }2,00,000$, and an existing goodwill balance appears in the books at $\text{Rs. }60,000$.How will the premium for goodwill brought in by Suraj be distributed between Amrita and Kalyani?

Which of the following will lead to dissolution of partnership firm by agreement?

$A$ and $B$ are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of $5:3$. They admit $C$ as a new partner for $\frac{1}{7}$ th share in the profits. The new profit sharing ratio will be $4:2:1$. The sacrificing ratio of $A$ and $B$ is

Match List-I with List-IIList-I (Name of ratios)List-II (used for)(A) old ratio(I) distribution of premium for goodwill(B) new ratio(II) for adjustment of goodwill in death of partner(C) sacrificing ratio(III) sharing revaluation profits(D) gaining ratio(IV) sharing future profitsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

C brings in Rs. 60,000 as his share of goodwill for $\frac{1}{4}$ share in profit. A and B share profits in ratio $2:1$. A's share of goodwill brought in by C will be:

In which of the following case court can order dissolution of a partnership firm.

Which combination of statements are correct about Death of a partner-(A) Ascertainment of new profit sharing ratio and gaining ratio(B) Preparation of Realization Account(C) Revaluation of assets and liabilities(D) Adjustment of capital, if requiredChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following are shown under capital account in case capital of partner's are fixed?(A) Fresh capital introduced(B) Permanent capital withdrawn(C) Interest on capital(D) Amount of capital brought down from the previous yearChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Amrita and Kalyani are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$. They decide to expand the business by admitting Suraj as a new partner for a $\frac{1}{4}\text{th}$ share. Suraj's share of premium for goodwill is valued at $\text{Rs. }90,000$, which he pays to compensate Amrita and Kalyani in an agreed ratio of $1:4$.The firm's books provide the following information on that date:
$$\begin{array}{lrr}\text{Particulars}& \text{Book Value (Rs.)}& \text{Revalued Figure (Rs.)}\\ \text{Machinery}& 25,00,000& 27,00,000\\ \text{Land}& 10,00,000& 50,00,000\\ \text{Computers}& 2,50,000& 50,000\\ \text{Workmen Compensation Fund}& 5,00,000& -\end{array}$$
The claim against the Workmen Compensation Fund is determined to be $\text{Rs. }2,00,000$, and an existing goodwill balance appears in the books at $\text{Rs. }60,000$.What is Amrita's share in the unallocated balance of the Workmen Compensation Fund?

Kim and Sim are partners in a firm sharing profits in $4:3$ ratio. They admitted Pim as a new partner for $\frac{1}{4}$ share in the profits, which he acquired in the ratio of $3:2$ from Kim and Sim. Determine the new profit sharing ratio of the partners.

In the absence of any information regarding the acquisition of share in profits of the retiring/deceased partner by the remaining partners, it is assumed that they will acquire his/her share in following:

Dissolution of a partnership firm may be ordered by the court on the following grounds:(A) when a partner becomes insane.(B) when a partner becomes permanently incapable of performing his duties as partner.(C) when a partner acts in good faith(D) when it is regarded just and equitable by the court.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Rani, Sandhya and Kangana are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $4:3:2$. Rani retires. Sandhya and Kangana decided to share profits in future in the ratio of $5:3$. Gaining ratio of Sandhya and Kangana will be

When drawings are made at the beginning of every month for the full year, interest on drawings is calculated for:

A, B and C are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2:1$. D is admitted into the firm for $1/4$ th share in profits, which he gets as $1/8$ th from A and $1/8$ th from B. The total capital of the firm is agreed upon as $\text{Rs. }1,20,000$ and D is to bring in cash equivalent to $1/4$ th of this amount as his capital. The capitals of other partners are also to be adjusted in the ratio of their respective shares in profits. The capitals of A, B and C after all adjustments are $\text{Rs. }40,000$, $\text{Rs. }35,000$ and $\text{Rs. }30,000$ respectively.D will bring in cash as his capital:

Stock at the time of dissolution was appearing in books at Rs 50,000. Half of the stock was sold at a discount of 20% and the remaining was taken over by one of the partners at a 10% discount. What amount was received in cash at the time of realization of stock.

According to Section 31 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, a new partner can be admitted into an existing partnership firm:

The goodwill based on capitalization of average profit method is valued at Rs 1,80,000. If Net Assets are Rs 8,20,000 then find the capitalized value of average profits.

A, B and C are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2:1$. D is admitted into the firm for $1/4$ th share in profits, which he gets as $1/8$ th from A and $1/8$ th from B. The total capital of the firm is agreed upon as $\text{Rs. }1,20,000$ and D is to bring in cash equivalent to $1/4$ th of this amount as his capital. The capitals of other partners are also to be adjusted in the ratio of their respective shares in profits. The capitals of A, B and C after all adjustments are $\text{Rs. }40,000$, $\text{Rs. }35,000$ and $\text{Rs. }30,000$ respectively.The New Profit Sharing Ratio in this case is:

The steps involved in the calculation of goodwill under the super profit method are:(A) Calculate goodwill by multiplying the super profit by number of years purchase.(B) Calculate normal profit.(C) Calculate Average Profit(D) Calculate super profit.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A firm may not be dissolved by court in the following condition:

When goodwill has to be inferred from the arrangement of capital and profit sharing ratio, it is called:

Hanny, Pammy, and Sunny are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2:1$. Goodwill is appearing in the books at a value of $\text{Rs. }60,000$. Pammy retires and at the time of Pammy's retirement, goodwill is valued at $\text{Rs. }84,000$. Hanny and Sunny decided to share future profits in the ratio of $2:1$. Pammy's share of the current value of goodwill is:

The steps followed for calculating interest on drawing in the product method are:(A) Calculate number of month for which interest is due on each drawing(B) List down amount of drawing in decending order in a table..(C) find the total of product and apply the formula to calculate interest on drawing.(D) Calculate product for each drawing by multiplying amount and number of month.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following will be shown on the credit side of Deceased Partner A/C?A. Revaluation Gain ShareB. Goodwill written offC. Share of profit till date of deathD. Drawings till date of deathE. Interest on capital till date of death Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List-I with List-IIList-IList-II(A) Compulsory Dissolution(III) Business becomes illegal(B) Dissolution by notice(IV) Partnership at will(C) Dissolution by Court(I) Partner becomes insane(D) Dissolution on certain contingencies(II) Death of a partnerChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

The profits for the five years of a firm are as follows:Year 2013: $\text{Rs. }4,00,000$ Year 2014: $\text{Rs. }3,98,000$ Year 2015: $\text{Rs. }4,50,000$ Year 2016: $\text{Rs. }4,45,000$ Year 2017: $\text{Rs. }5,00,000$ The goodwill of the firm on the basis of $4$ years' purchase of $5$ years' average profits is:

At the time of death of a partner, undistributed Losses appearing in the balance sheet of the old firm is transferred to the capital account of:

Raman and Naman were in partnership sharing profit and losses as $3:2$. Their partnership firm was dissolved on 31 March 2022. On the date of dissolution, Naman's loan was Rs. $20,000$. Naman agreed to take stock (already transferred to Realisation A/c) of Rs. $15,000$ at Rs. $18,000$ and balance in cash for the settlement of loan. Journal Entry for above transaction is:

Match List-I with List-IIList-IList-II(A) Payment of loans due to partners(iv) Partner's Loan A/c Dr. To Bank A/c(B) For settlement of partners' accounts, in case their capital account shows a debit balance(iii) Bank A/c Dr. To Partner's Capital A/c(C) For settlement of loan by a firm to a partner(ii) Bank A/c Dr. To loan to partners A/c(D) For settlement of any unrecorded liability(i) Realisation A/c Dr To Bank A/cChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Kumar, Lakshya, Manoj, and Naresh are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2:1:4$. Kumar retires and his share is acquired by Lakshya and Manoj in the ratio of $3:2$. The gaining ratio of the remaining partners (Lakshya, Manoj, and Naresh) is:

If there are some accumulated losses in the form of a debit balance of profit and loss account appearing in the balance sheet of the firm. It should be transferred to:

Out of the following, when will the need for valuation of goodwill does not arise?

On the dissolution of a firm, the Creditors are transferred to :

Which of the following is NOT a general feature of a partnership firm?

The Partnership agreement between Maneesh and Girish provides that:(A) Profits will be shared equally(B) Maneesh will be allowed a salary of $\text{Rs. }400\text{ pm}$ (C) Girish who manages the sales department will be allowed a commission of $10\%$ of the net profits after deducting Maneesh's salary(D) $7\%\text{ p.a.}$ interest will be allowed on Partner's fixed capital(E) $5\%\text{ p.a.}$ interest will be charged on partner's annual drawings(F) The fixed capitals of Maneesh and Girish are $\text{Rs. }1,00,000$ and $\text{Rs. }80,000$ respectively. Their annual drawings were $\text{Rs. }16,000$ and $\text{Rs. }14,000$ respectively.The net profit for the year ended March 31, 2018 amounted to $\text{Rs. }40,000$. Calculate the profit allocated to each partner after all adjustments.

A, B and C were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $3:2:1$. C died on 1st August, 2022 and his share of profit from the beginning of the accounting year upto the date of death amounted to Rs. 70,000. C's share of profit will be debited to:

The Court may order a partnership firm to be dissolved under Section 44 of the Act in which of the following scenarios?

Match List I with List II in context of not having partnership deed.LIST IA. Interest on loanB. Interest on drawingsC. SalaryD. Profit sharing ratioLIST III. EqualII. Will not be chargedIII. @ $6\%$ p.a.IV. Will not be allowed/providedChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

As per Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended on March 31, 2020, subscriptions received were Rs. $2,50,000$, subscriptions outstanding on 1-04-2019 Rs. $50,000$, Subscriptions received in advance as on 31-3-2020 are Rs. $30,000$. Subscriptions for the year 2019-20 will be:

The capital accounts of partners will always show a ____ balance under fixed capital account method

Case studyA and B were partners in a partnership firm. Due to the ill health of B they decided to dissolve the firm. The position of Assets and Liabilities on the date of dissolution was:

It was agreed that following transactions will take place :A. A wanted to start the business in sole proprietorship So he took Building and Furniture at $10\%$ less than book value.B. All the debtors proved good except a person C who did not pay Rs. $10,000$.The amount recovered from the debtors is:

A, B and C were partner's in a firm sharing profit and losses in the Ratio of $5:3:2$. They admitted D into partnership for $1/5$ share of profit which he takes equally from A and B. D brought sufficient amount of goodwill in cash. Capital brought in by is Rs. $50,000$. On the date of admission the Balance Sheet of A, B and C was as follows :Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2021

Goodwill is to be valued at $3$ years purchase of average profit of last $4$ years which were Rs. $60,000$ (2017-18), Rs. $60,000$ (18-19), Rs. $30,000$ (19-20). On revaluation it was found that all debtors are good.From the above calculate amount of Goodwill :

A provision for doubtful debts is to be created at 5% of debtors. Debtors in the balance sheet are Rs. 60,000. Provision for Doubtful debts to be shown in Revaluation Account:

Excess value of net assets over purchase consideration at the time of purchase of business is credited to:

Match List-I with List-II:List-IList-II(A) Gaining Ratio(I) An advantage of good name, reputation and wide business connections.(B) New Profit Sharing Ratio(II) The ratio in which the continuing partners have acquired the share from the retiring/deceased partner.(C) Sacrificing Ratio(III) The ratio in which the remaining partners will share future profits after the retirement or death of any partner.(D) Goodwill(IV) The ratio in which the old partners agree to sacrifice their share of profit in favour of the incoming partner.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List-I with List-II:List-IList-II(A) Compulsory Dissolution(I) A partner persistently commits breach of partnership agreement.(B) Happening of contingencies(II) Death of a partner(C) Dissolution by Court(III) According to contract between the partners.(D) Dissolution by agreement(IV) Business becomes illegalChoose the correct answer from the options given below: