Q2Dissolution of partnership firm — realization account, bank
20 marks very hard
Read, Write and Add give you the following Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2022:
Equity and Liabilities | Rs. | Assets | Rs.
Read's Loan | 15,000 | Plant and Machinery at cost | 30,000
Capital Accounts: | | Fixtures and Fittings | 2,000
Read 30,000 | | Stock | 10,400
Write 10,000 | | Debtors 18,400 |
Add 2,000 | 42,000 | Less: Provision (400) | 18,000
Sundry Creditors | 17,800 | Joint Life Policy | 15,000
Loan on Hypothecation of Stock | 6,200 | Patents and Trademarks | 10,000
Joint Life Policy Reserve | 12,400 | Cash at Bank | 8,000
Total | 93,400 | Total | 93,400
The partners shared profits and losses in the ratio of Read 4/9, Write 2/9 and Add 1/3. The firm was dissolved on 31st March, 2022 and you are given the following information:
(a) Add had taken a loan from insurers for Rs. 5,000 on the security of Joint Life Policy. The policy was surrendered and Insurers paid a sum of Rs. 10,200 after deducting Rs. 5,000 for Add's loan and Rs. 300 as interest thereon.
(b) One of the creditors took some of the patents whose book value was Rs. 6,000 at a valuation of Rs. 4,500. The balance to that creditor was paid in cash.
(c) The firm had previously purchased some shares in a joint stock company and had written them off on finding them useless. The shares were now found to be worth Rs. 3,000 and the loan creditor agreed to accept the shares at this value.
(d) The remaining assets realized the following amounts: Plant and Machinery Rs. 17,000; Fixtures and Fittings Rs. 1,000; Stock Rs. 9,000; Debtors Rs. 16,500; Patents 50% of their book value.
(e) The liabilities were paid and a total discount of Rs. 500 was allowed by the creditors.
(f) The expenses of realization amounted to Rs. 2,300.
Prepare the Realization Account, Bank Account and Partners' Capital Accounts in columnar form.
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