Partnership
A partnership is a formal arrangement by two or more parties to manage and operate a business and share its profits. It is that form of organization which is owned and managed by two or more persons who invest and share the profits and losses according to a pre-determined ratio.
Liquidating Partnership
The winding up of process of partnership is called liquidation of partnership. At the time of liquidation of partnership, loss on realization or gain on realization is determined and distributed between the partners in their profit sharing ratio.
Fairchild, Lowes and Howard
Statement of Partnership Liquidation
for period April 10 - 30
Cash + |
Non cash Assets |
= Liabilities |
+Fairchild Capital (1/4) |
+Lowes Capital(1/4) |
+Howard Capital (2/4) |
|
Balances before realization |
$9,600 |
$76,700 |
$10,000 |
$38,200 |
$6,900 |
$31,200 |
Sale of assets and division of loss |
+ $40,700 |
-$76,700 |
- |
-$ 9,000 |
- $9,000 |
-$18,000 |
Balances after realization |
$50,300 |
- |
$10,000 |
$29,200 |
($2,100) |
$13,200 |
Payment of liabilities |
-$10,000 |
- |
-$10,000 |
- |
- |
- |
Balances after payment of liabilities |
$40,300 |
- |
- |
$29,200 |
($2,100) |
$13,200 |
Receipt of deficiency |
$2,100 |
- |
- |
- |
$2,100 |
- |
Balances |
$42,400 |
- |
- |
$29,200 |
- |
$13,200 |
Cash distributed to partners |
-$42,400 |
- |
- |
-$29,200 |
- |
-$13,200 |
Final balances |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
2.a ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT
Fairchild, Capital |
$700 |
|
Howard Capital |
$1,400 |
|
Lowes, Capital |
$2,100 |
Deficiency of $2,100 of Lowes would be divided between the other partners Fairchild and Howard in their profit sharing ratio of 1:2 respectively. Therefore, Fairchild will absorb 1/3 of $2,100 deficiecny i.e, $700 and Howardwill absorb 2/3 of the deficiency i.e., $1,400.
2.b ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT
Fairchild, Capital |
$28,500 |
|
Howard Capital |
$11,800 |
|
Lowes, Capital |
$40,300 |
W.N.1 Calculation of division of realization loss among partners
Distribution of Realization loss in profit-sharing ratio:
Book Value of Non-cash asset $76,700
Less:Realized price of non-cash asset $40,700
Realization Loss $36,000
Fairchild = $36,000*1/4 = $9,000
Lowes = $36,000*1/4 = $9,000
Howard = $36,000*2/4 = $18,000
Total $36,000
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