Partnership Questions

Which account is credited if the net assets taken over exceed the agreed purchase consideration at the time of purchasing a business?

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 business of a partnership concern may be carried on by all the partners or any one of them acting for all." Which core feature of partnership does this statement indicate?

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

Under the fixed capital method of a partnership concern, which two accounts are maintained for each partner?

Which statements are true about partnership operations under Indian framework?(A) Each partner carrying on the business is the principal as well as the agent for all the other partners.(B) A valid partnership can be formulated even without a written agreement between the partners.(C) Interest on partner's loan is to be given @ 12% p.a., if the deed is silent about the rate.(D) The maximum number of partners can be 50 in a firm.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List-I with List-II:List-I(A) Salary to partner(B) Interest on partner's loan(C) Interest on partner's drawings(D) Additional capital introducedList-II(I) Credit side of Partner's Capital Account(II) Debit side of Partner's Current Account(III) Debit side of Profit and Loss Account(IV) Credit side of Partner's Current AccountChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following would affect the Revaluation Account at the time of admission of a partner?(A) Increase in assets(B) Drawings against capital(C) Recording of unrecorded assets(D) Decrease in liabilities Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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:

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:

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 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:

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

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

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

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

$R$ and $S$ are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of $5:3$. They admitted $B$ as a new partner for $\frac{1}{7}\text{th}$ share in the profit. The new profit sharing ratio among $R$, $S$, and $B$ becomes $4:2:1$. The sacrificing ratio of $R$ and $S$ is:

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?

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

$X$, $Y$ and $Z$ are partners in a firm. If $M$ is admitted as a new partner, what would be its primary legal implication?

$L$ 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 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:

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

$A$ and $N$ are partners sharing profits in the ratio $2:1$. $A$ 's son $Ashu$ was admitted as a partner for $\frac{1}{4}\text{th}$ share, half of which was gifted by $A$ to her son. The remaining portion was contributed by $N$. The goodwill of the firm is valued at Rs. $40,000$. How much amount will be credited to the old partners' capital accounts respectively for goodwill?

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 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:

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:

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:

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:

Contents of the Partnership Deed does not include

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:

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.Required capitals of all partners is:

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:

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.C will withdraw the capital amount after capital are adjusted in the ratio of their respective shares in profits. The amount is:

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:

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 capitals of other partners are also to be adjusted in the ratio of their respective shares in profits. A will bring in cash as capital after adjustment amount:

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:

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.

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:

Determine the value of a firm's goodwill by the capitalization of super profit method if the average profits are $\text{Rs. }1,00,000$, super profits are $\text{Rs. }18,000$, and the normal rate of return is $10\%$.

On dissolution of a firm, partner's loan account is transferred to:

A partnership comes into existence as a result of an agreement among the partners. This written agreement is legally called the:

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

On the ultimate dissolution of a partnership firm, partners' capital accounts are closed finally through which account?

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

The books of a business showed that the firm's capital employed on December 31, 2015, is $\text{Rs. }5,00,000$. The profits for the last five years were:2011: $\text{Rs. }40,000$ 2012: $\text{Rs. }50,000$ 2013: $\text{Rs. }55,000$ 2014: $\text{Rs. }70,000$ 2015: $\text{Rs. }85,000$ Find out the normal profits of the business, given that the normal rate of return is $10\%$.

Aashish withdrew $\text{Rs. }10,000$ per month from the firm for his personal use during the year ending March 31, 2017. Calculate the interest on drawings charged @ $8\%$ p.a., when the amount is withdrawn regularly at the beginning of each month.

Ramesh and Suresh are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of $4:3$. They admitted Mohan as a new partner. The new profit sharing ratio of Ramesh, Suresh, and Mohan is determined to be $2:3:1$. Choose the correct option indicating the sacrifice or gain of the old partners:

Which combination of the given statements is correct regarding partnership regulations and structures?(A) A valid partnership can be formulated even without a written agreement between the partners.(B) Methods of settlement of disputes among the partners cannot be a part of the partnership deed.(C) If the deed is silent, interest at the rate of $6\%$ p.a. would be charged on the drawings made by a partner.(D) Each partner carrying on the business acts as a principal as well as an agent for all the other partners.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following statement configurations is NOT true regarding Capital Accounts of partners?

Identify the INCORRECT journal entry configuration related to the Revaluation of Assets and Liabilities of 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:

A and B are partners in a firm with fixed capitals of $\text{Rs. }4,00,000$ and $\text{Rs. }5,00,000$ respectively. After preparing the final accounts, it was discovered that interest on capital @ $10\%\text{ p.a.}$ as provided in the partnership deed was omitted. To rectify this error through an adjustment entry, A's Current Account should be:

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

Based on Case Study 2, find the value of Normal Profit.

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

Based on Case Study 2, calculate the final value of Goodwill.

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

Based on Case Study 2 data, if the normal profit were instead given as $\text{Rs. }60,000$, what would be the revised calculated Normal Rate of Return?

Which Factor does not Affect the Value of Goodwill:

Unrecorded liabilities when paid are shown in:

Keshav, Nirmal and Pankaj are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of $4:3:2$. Nirmal retires and the goodwill is valued at $\text{Rs. }72,000$. Keshav and Pankaj decided to share future profits and losses in the ratio of $5:3$. Gaining Ratio of Keshav and Pankaj is:

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

In case partner's capital is fixed, then where interest on drawings charged will be shown?

If partnership deed is silent on the profit sharing ratio and other provisions: interest @_____ per annum is allowed on loans advanced by partners:

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 :

Which of the following combination of statements are true about dissolution-(A) A firm is compulsorily dissolved when a partner decide to retire.(B) Dissolution of a partnership is different from dissolution of a firm.(C) A partnership is dissolved when there is a death of a partner.(D) Dissolution of a firm necessarily involves dissolution of partnership.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is the feature of fluctuating capital:

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

$A$ 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

In case of dissolution of a firm, Losses including deficiencies of capital, shall be paid first out of ....

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:

Dissolution of a firm cannot take place in which of the situation: