Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Dissolution of Partnership Firm

Question:

A & B were partners in a partnership firm. Due to the ill health of B they decided to dissolve the firm. The position of assets and liabilities on the date of dissolution was:

LIABILITIES AMOUNT (₹) ASSETS AMOUNT (₹)
Loan by B 20000 Goodwill 30000
Capitals   Furniture 40000
A 100000   Building 90000
B 140000 240000 Debtors 50000
    Cash 50000
  260000   260000

It was agreed that following transactions will take place:

a) A wanted to start the business in sole proprietorship so he took building and furniture at 10% less than book value.
b) All the debtors proved good except a person C who did not pay ₹10000

The treatment of goodwill appearing in the balance sheet will be:

Options:

Transferred to Debit of Realisation A/c

Written off among partners in old ratio

Transferred to Credit of Realisation A/c

Raised and written off

Correct Answer:

Transferred to Debit of Realisation A/c

Explanation:
As all Intangible or fixed assets are transferred to debit side of Realisation account. Goodwill is an intangible asset so it is transferred to debit side of Realisation account.