Partnership Questions

If, at the time of admission of a new partner, profit and loss account appears in the books, it will be transferred to:

What will be the share of deceased partner, whose ratio was $\frac{1}{4}$, if the turnover in year of death till the date of death was Rs. $8,00,000$ and in previous year was Rs. $20,00,000$? Profit in previous year was Rs. $4,00,000$.

A and B share profits in the ratio of $3:2$. C was admitted as a partner who gets $\frac{1}{5}$ share. New profit sharing ratio, if C acquires $\frac{3}{20}$ from A and $\frac{1}{20}$ from B, would be:

$A$ and $B$ are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $2:1$. $C$ is admitted for a $\frac{1}{4}\text{th}$ share of profits, bringing $\text{Rs. }20,000$ as capital. After all adjustments related to goodwill, revaluation of assets, and reassessment of liabilities, the adjusted capitals of $A$ and $B$ are $\text{Rs. }45,000$ and $\text{Rs. }15,000$ respectively. It is agreed that the partners' capitals should be arranged in proportion to the new profit-sharing ratio. Determine the required new capital of partner $B$.

In the case of the Dissolution of a partnership firm, which accounts are opened:(A) Realization Account
(B) Revaluation Account
(C) Partners Capital Account
(D) Bank AccountChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Find the right chronological sequence of the appropriation of profits in a partnership firm:A. Profits transferred to P and L appropriation A/c.B. Interest on capitalC. Profits distributed to partners after appropriationD. Interest on partner's loan A/cChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

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 $\text{Rs. }72,000$. K and P decided to share future profits and losses in the ratio of $5:3$. Find which of the following statements is not correct?

The contents of a Partnership Deed include which of the following?A. Names and addresses of all partnersB. Method for settlement of disputes among partnersC. A mandate stating the deed once made cannot be altered under any scenarioD. Rules regarding the operation of the firm's Bank accountE. A rule that only verbal agreements between partners qualify as a formal deedChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

When the total amount withdrawn is given but the date of withdrawal is not given then interest on drawings is charged for a period of:

Match List-I with List-II:List-IList-II(A) Admission of a New Partner(I) Realisation Account(B) Retirement of a Partner(II) Sacrificing ratio(C) Dissolution of Partnership(III) Executors Account(D) Death of A Partner(IV) Gaining RatioChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

A partnership can have maximum $50$ partners. This limit has been set by the:

One of the partners took-over furniture at the time of dissolution of the firm, which account will be debited?

When the date of drawing is not specified, interest on drawings is calculated for:

The journal entry for treatment of goodwill, when a new partner brings his share of goodwill in cash and one of the old partners gains, involves the following:(A) Gaining Partner’s Capital Account is debited(B) Premium for Goodwill Account is debited(C) Sacrificing Partner’s Capital Account is credited(D) Gaining Partner’s Capital Account is credited Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

X, Y, Z are partners who decided to dissolve their firm. Realisation expenses were to be borne by Y for which he was to be given remuneration of Rs. $10,000$. Actual expenses were Rs. $12,000$. How much amount will be transferred to Y's Capital A/c for it?

Abhiram and Ragini are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$. They admit Arun as a new partner for $\frac{1}{5}\text{th}$ share in the future profits of the firm which he gets equally from Abhiram and Ragini. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio of Abhiram, Ragini and Arun.

The adjustment required for overvaluation of closing stock, while calculating adjusted profit for calculating goodwill is:(A) Reduction from concerned year's profit.(B) Reduction from next year's profit.(C) Addition to next year's profit.(D) Addition to previous year's profit. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

When a new partner brings his share of goodwill in cash, the amount is credited to:

Neha contributed $\text{Rs. }30,000$ and Saloni $\text{Rs. }90,000$ as capital. What will be Saloni's share in profits if the partnership agreement is silent regarding profit-sharing?

Goodwill can also be ascertained by capitalising the super profit directly under which method?

On the date of admission of a partner, there was a balance of $\text{₹ }45,000$ in the account of machinery. It was found undervalued by $10\%$. The value of machinery will appear in the new Balance Sheet at:

Gitansh withdrew Rs. $5000$ pm at the end of every month for ten months. Interest on drawing is charged @ $10\%$ p.a. Gitansh's interest on drawings is :

Match List-I with List-II:List-IList-II(A) Admission of a partner(I) Executor Accounts(B) Retirement of a partner(II) Sacrificing Ratio(C) Death of a partner(III) Realisation Account(D) Dissolution of a firm(IV) Gaining RatioChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

R, S, and K are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $4:3:2$. R retires, and S and K decide to share future profits in the ratio of $5:3$. Calculate their gaining ratio.

L and M are partners sharing profits in the ratio $3:2$. N is admitted as a partner for $\frac{1}{5}\text{th}$ of the share which is acquired entirely from L. Goodwill of the firm is valued at $\text{Rs. }40,000$ on N's admission. N will have to pay for Goodwill:

Anshu and Nitu are partners, sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$. They admitted Jyoti as a new partner for $3/10\text{th}$ share which she acquired $2/10\text{th}$ from Anshu and $1/10\text{th}$ from Nitu. Calculate the new profit-sharing ratio of Anshu, Nitu, and Jyoti:

When a partnership firm is dissolved, final payment made to partners is transferred to:

Section 49 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 deals with:

$A$, $B$ and $C$ are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2:1$. $C$ died on 1st July, 2023. On this date, final accounts were prepared to ascertain profits for the period. It resulted in a profit of $\text{₹ }1,75,000$ to the firm. To give effect to the above:

Case StudyRead the following information to answer.Arun and Ram are partners in a restaurant business sharing profits and losses in capital ratio. Their fixed capital from the beginning of the firm was Rs. $2,00,000$ and Rs. $1,50,000$ respectively.The profit for the year ended 31 March 2022 before the appropriation of Salary and Interest on Capital was Rs. $2,20,000$. Ram is allowed a salary of Rs. $2,000$ per quarter and interest on capital @ $10\%$ p.a.Due to the further expansion of the business, they decided to enter Sanjeev as a new partner for $\frac{1}{5}$ share in profits. It was agreed that Sanjeev will bring Rs. $1,00,000$ as capital and Rs. $50,000$ as his share of Goodwill. It was decided that he will give Rs. $1,00,000$ as loan to the firm for 3 years.Interest on capital will be shown on the Dr. side of Profit and Loss Appropriation A/c and ________ side of Partner's ________ A/c.

John Ibrahim, a partner in Ancient Tours and Travels, withdrew money during the year ending March 31, 2020, from his capital account for personal use. He withdrew $\text{Rs. }3,000$ per month at the beginning of every month. Calculate the interest on drawings that should be charged from John Ibrahim if the rate of interest on drawings is $9\%$ per annum.

Naveen, Suresh and Tarun are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $5:3:2$. Tarun retires from the firm and his share was taken over by Naveen and Suresh in the ratio $2:1$. In such a case, the new profit sharing ratio will be:

$A$, $B$ and $C$ are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:3:4$. They decide to share the future profits equally. The sacrifice or gain of partners are:

In case of 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, Realisation A/c will be Debited with:

Which of the following is the correct journal entry to transfer a net profit (credit balance of the Profit and Loss Account) to the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account?

Arrange the sequential accounting processing steps required at the time of the death of a partner in the correct logical order:(A) Preparation of deceased partner's capital account(B) Ascertainment of new profit sharing ratio and gaining ratio(C) Preparation of revaluation account, if required(D) Settlement by making payment to the deceased partner's executorChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Upon the admission of a new partner, any upward revaluation adjustment (increase in the value of assets) is directly debited to:

When realisation expenses are paid by the firm on behalf of a partner, such expenses are debited to:

Read the following case study carefully and answer the question:G, K, and B were partners running a partnership for the last 10 years, sharing profit and loss in the ratio of $5:3:2$. Post-Covid, their firm was affected badly and started incurring losses. On 31st March 2023, they all decided to dissolve the firm due to continuous losses. Their capital balances were $\text{₹ }4,00,000$, $\text{₹ }3,00,000$, and $\text{₹ }2,00,000$ respectively. The firm had liabilities of $\text{₹ }80,000$, Cash balance $\text{₹ }40,000$, other Sundry Assets $\text{₹ }8,50,000$, and P&L A/c constituted the rest. Assets were realised at $80\%$, and liabilities were paid in full. There was an unrecorded liability of $\text{₹ }50,000$, which was settled at $\text{₹ }40,000$. Realisation expenses amounted to $\text{₹ }30,000$, being paid by G on behalf of the firm. The existing Profit and Loss Account balance in the books of the firm will be shared/borne by partners in the ratio:

At the time of retirement of a Partner the remaining gaining partners should compensate the ______

For distribution of profits among the partners, the following account is debited to allocate profits to the partners:

Kavita and Lalita are partners, sharing profits in the ratio of $2:1$. They decide to admit Mohan for $1/4\text{th}$ share in future profits with a guaranteed amount of $\text{₹ }25,000$. Both Kavita and Lalita undertake to meet the liability arising due to the guaranteed amount to Mohan in their respective profit-sharing ratio. The firm earned profits of $\text{₹ }76,000$ for the year 2022–23. The deficiency borne by Kavita is:

Match List-I with List-II:List-I (Transaction)List-II (Relevant account)(A) Settlement of Partners Loan(I) Credit side of Realization A/c(B) Transfer of liabilities(II) Partner's Capital will be credited(C) Transfer of Assets(III) Credit Side of Bank A/c(D) Remuneration payable to partner(IV) Debit Side of Realization A/cChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following indicates a situation of compulsory dissolution?

The Deceased Partner’s Capital Account includes which of the following amounts/balances prior to final settlement?(A) Opening balance of his capital(B) His share of profit/loss till the date of death(C) His share of General Reserve(D) His drawings till the date of death(E) Amount paid to his executors Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Case StudyRead the following information to answer.Arun and Ram are partners in a restaurant business sharing profits and losses in capital ratio. Their fixed capital from the beginning of the firm was Rs. $2,00,000$ and Rs. $1,50,000$ respectively.The profit for the year ended 31 March 2022 before the appropriation of Salary and Interest on Capital was Rs. $2,20,000$. Ram is allowed a salary of Rs. $2,000$ per quarter and interest on capital @ $10\%$ p.a.Due to the further expansion of the business, they decided to enter Sanjeev as a new partner for $\frac{1}{5}$ share in profits. It was agreed that Sanjeev will bring Rs. $1,00,000$ as capital and Rs. $50,000$ as his share of Goodwill. It was decided that he will give Rs. $1,00,000$ as loan to the firm for 3 years.The amount of distributed profits of both the partner's will be:

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

The accumulated profits and reserves existing at the time of admission of a new partner are transferred to:

Which of the following would affect the Revaluation Account at the time of reconstitution of a partnership firm?

Opening capital balances of partners under the fluctuating capital system will be calculated by using which of the following formulas?

Which of the following indicates a situation of compulsory dissolution of a partnership firm?

Arrange the following steps in the correct logical sequence to calculate Goodwill using the Super Profits Method:(A) Calculate the normal profit on the firm's capital based on the normal rate of return.(B) Calculate the average historical maintainable profit.(C) Calculate the super profits by deducting normal profit from the average profit.(D) Calculate goodwill by multiplying the super profit by the specified number of years' purchase.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

When the deceased partner's share in the estimated loss is calculated for a period from the date of the latest Balance Sheet to the date of death of the partner, then:

When a new partner brings his share of goodwill in cash, the amount brought in is credited to:

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

Dissolution of a firm takes place on the happening of certain contingencies under Section 42 of the Indian Partnership Act. Choose them from the following:(A) By the death of a partner(B) By the adjudication of a partner as an insolvent(C) When the business of the firm becomes illegal(D) If constituted for a fixed term, by the expiry of that termChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

The old Profit Sharing ratio among $M$, $N$ and $P$ is $2:2:1$. The New profit sharing ratio after $N$ 's retirement is set at $3:2$. The gaining ratio between $M$ and $P$ will be:

All assets except cash/bank and fictitious assets are transferred to the Debit side of the ______ Account during dissolution.

Partners' current accounts are transferred to respective Partners' ______ Accounts at the time of dissolution of a firm.

Match List-I with List-IIList-I (Revaluation Event)List-II (Journal Entry)(A) For increase in the value of an asset(I) Revaluation A/c Dr. To Asset A/c(B) For reduction in the amount of a liability(II) Revaluation A/c Dr. To Liability A/c(C) For reduction in the value of an asset(III) Asset A/c Dr. To Revaluation A/c(D) For appreciation in the amount of a liability(IV) Liability A/c Dr. To Revaluation A/cChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

On the admission of a new partner, an increase in the value of assets is debited to:

Which from the following is not a feature of a partnership firm?

The goodwill brought in by the new partner is distributed by old partner their:

Arrange the following steps in the correct sequence for the application of assets during the settlement of accounts upon the dissolution of a partnership firm (as per Section 48 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932):(A) The balance should be applied to repay loans made by partners to the firm.(B) The assets of the firm should be used in paying the debts of the firm to third parties.(C) The balance assets may be used for paying partners proportionately on account of capital.(D) The asset residue, if any, shall be divided among the partners in their profit-sharing ratio.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Comprehension:A partner withdrew money during the financial year ending March 31, 2020 from his capital account for personal use.The individual amounts withdrawn were:Rs. $12,000$ on June 01, 2019Rs. $8,000$ on August 31, 2019Rs. $3,000$ on September 30, 2019Rs. $7,000$ on November 30, 2019Rs. $6,000$ on January 31, 2020The rate of interest on drawings is $9\%$ per annum.Question: Calculate interest on drawings specifically for the amount of Rs. $7,000$ withdrawn on November 30, 2019.

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

$A$, $B$ and $C$ are partners sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2:1$. $A$ retires and his share is taken up by $B$ and $C$ in the ratio of $3:2$. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.

According to Section ___________ of the Indian Partnership Act 1932, the dissolution of partnership between all the partners of a firm is called the dissolution of the firm.

In the absence of any information, it is assumed that the remaining partners acquire the share of profit of the retiring/deceased partner in:

$A$, $B$ and $C$ are partners in a firm. On retirement/death of $C$, his capital account will be credited with:

Comprehension:A partner withdrew money during the financial year ending March 31, 2020 from his capital account for personal use.The individual amounts withdrawn were:Rs. $12,000$ on June 01, 2019Rs. $8,000$ on August 31, 2019Rs. $3,000$ on September 30, 2019Rs. $7,000$ on November 30, 2019Rs. $6,000$ on January 31, 2020The rate of interest on drawings is $9\%$ per annum.Question: The total cumulative amount of interest on drawings charged to the partner for the year will be:

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

Torsha started a business with ₹ 2250 while Trisha invested ₹ 2880 after a few months. If the end-of-12-months (from Torsha's investment) profit is shared by Torsha and Trisha in the ratio 25: 24, for how many months did Trisha stay invested?

On the dissolution of a firm, external creditors' accounts are transferred to:

Match List-I with List-II (under the Fixed Capital Method):List-IList-II(A) Bank (fresh capital introduced)(I) Debit side of Partner's Current Account(B) Interest on drawings(II) Debit side of Partner's Capital Account(C) Bank (permanent withdrawal of capital)(III) Credit side of Partner's Current Account(D) Commission(IV) Credit side of Partner's Capital AccountChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

The clauses of a partnership deed can be altered with the consent of ______

On the Death of a Partner, which account is debited for his/her share of profit for the intervening period, i.e., the period from the date of the last balance sheet till the date of the partner's death:

In partnership, a minor can be partner:

Sameer and Yasmin are partners with capitals of $\text{Rs }15,00,000$ and $\text{Rs }10,00,000$ respectively, sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$. The financial year closes on March 31 every year. They admit Ravi on October 1, 2019. On that same date, Sameer introduces additional capital of $\text{Rs }3,00,000$. If interest on capital is provided at $@5\%\text{ p.a.}$, calculate the amount of interest on Sameer's capital for the financial year 2019–20.

As per Section 48 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, which of the following sources will be systematically utilized, and in what sequence, to pay off firm losses, including capital deficiencies?(A) Out of accumulated Profits(B) Out of the Capital of Partners(C) By partners individually in their profit-sharing ratio(D) Out of Creditors' Personal AssetsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which statements are true about the dissolution of a partnership-(A) Dissolution of a partnership is different from dissolution of a firm.(B) A partnership is dissolved when there is a death of a partner.(C) A firm is compulsorily dissolved when a partner decides to retire.(D) Dissolution of partnership cannot take place without intervention of the court.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following statements are TRUE?(A) Dissolution of a partnership is completely different from the dissolution of a firm.(B) A partnership is broken up/dissolved when a partner passes away.(C) A firm can be dissolved if all partners give their consent to it.(D) A firm is compulsorily dissolved whenever any single partner decides to retire.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

On the retirement or death of a partner, the remaining partners who have gained due to the change in profit-sharing ratio should compensate:

Das and Sinha are partners in a firm sharing profits in a $4:1$ ratio. They admit Pal as a new partner for a $\frac{1}{4}$ share in the profits, which he acquires entirely from Das. Calculate the new profit-sharing ratio of all three partners.

Match List-I with List-II regarding the modes of dissolution of a partnership firm:List-IList-II(A) Dissolution of firm by agreement(I) When a partner becomes insane(B) Compulsory dissolution of firm(II) With the consent of all partners(C) Dissolution of firm by notice(III) When business of a firm becomes illegal(D) Dissolution of firm by Court(IV) At the request of any one partnerChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Comprehension:A partner withdrew money during the financial year ending March 31, 2020 from his capital account for personal use.The individual amounts withdrawn were:Rs. $12,000$ on June 01, 2019Rs. $8,000$ on August 31, 2019Rs. $3,000$ on September 30, 2019Rs. $7,000$ on November 30, 2019Rs. $6,000$ on January 31, 2020The rate of interest on drawings is $9\%$ per annum.Question: Calculate the interest on drawings specifically for the amount of Rs. $12,000$ drawn on June 01, 2019.

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 :

Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of a partnership?

The assets of the firm, including any sum contributed by the partners to make up deficiencies of capital, shall be applied first for paying:

Which of the following statements regarding partnership rules is NOT true?

Comprehension:A partner withdrew money during the financial year ending March 31, 2020 from his capital account for personal use.The individual amounts withdrawn were:Rs. $12,000$ on June 01, 2019Rs. $8,000$ on August 31, 2019Rs. $3,000$ on September 30, 2019Rs. $7,000$ on November 30, 2019Rs. $6,000$ on January 31, 2020The rate of interest on drawings is $9\%$ per annum.Question: Calculate the interest on drawings specifically for the amount of Rs. $6,000$ drawn on January 31, 2020.

A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of $3:2$. They admit M as a new partner for a $\frac{1}{4}$ share. The new profit-sharing ratio between A and B is set to be $2:1$. Calculate their sacrificing ratio.

In the absence of any structural information regarding how the remaining partners acquire the share of a retiring or deceased partner, it is assumed that they will acquire it in their:

$L$ and $M$ are partners sharing profits in the ratio $3:2$. $N$ is admitted as a partner for $\frac{1}{5}\text{th}$ of the share which is acquired entirely from $L$. Goodwill of the firm is valued at Rs. $40,000$ on $N$ 's admission. $N$ will have to pay for Goodwill:

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?

X, Y and Z are partners in the ratio of $\frac{1}{2}:\frac{2}{5}:\frac{1}{10}$. What will be the new ratio of the remaining partner if X retires?

At the time of admission of a new partner general reserve appearing in the old balance sheet is transferred to _______

If a partner retires in the middle of the year his/her share of profit from the date of last balance sheet till the date of retirement will be transferred to : ____

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. $10,000$.Due to the ill health of B, they decided to dissolve the firm. It comes under ____ form of dissolution.

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.Calculate the total amount brought in by new partner D including Goodwill share :