Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Reconstitution of Partnership Firm: Retirement and Death

Question:

G, H and P are partners. On retirement of G, the goodwill already appears in the Balance Sheet at Rs. 24,000. The goodwill will be written-off

Options:

By debiting all partners’ capital accounts in their gaining ratio.

By debiting remaining partners’ capital accounts in their new profit sharing ratio.

By debiting retiring partners’ capital accounts from his share of goodwill

By debiting all partners’ capital accounts in their old profit sharing ratio.

Correct Answer:

By debiting all partners’ capital accounts in their old profit sharing ratio.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → 

By debiting all partners’ capital accounts in their old profit sharing ratio.