On retirement, the retiring partner's capital account will be credited with:
(A) His/Her Capital Balance
(B) His/Her share of goodwill
(C) Share of goodwill of remaining partners
(D) his/her share of Reserve
(E) his/her drawings
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (D) only
A retiring partner’s capital account is credited with what is due to him and debited with what he owes the firm:
(A) His/Her Capital Balance — True. It is the base of his claim.
(B) His/Her share of goodwill — True. He gives up his future share of profits and is paid for it.
(C) Share of goodwill of remaining partners — False. The goodwill share of the remaining partners stays with them.
(D) his/her share of Reserve — True. Reserves are past profits he helped to earn.
(E) his/her drawings — False. Drawings are deducted (debited) from his claim.
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