Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Admission of a Partner

Question:

On reconstitution of a partnership firm, recording of an unrecorded liability will ultimately result in which of the following?

Options:

Gain to the existing partners

Loss to the existing partners

Neither gain nor loss to the existing partners

Gain to new partner

Correct Answer:

Loss to the existing partners

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2- Loss to the existing partners.

On reconstitution of a partnership firm, recording of an unrecorded liability will ultimately result in loss to the existing partners.

On recording unrecorded liability, The journal entry will be-
Revaluation A/c Dr.
     To Unrecorded liability

On reconstitution of a partnership firm, recording of an unrecorded liability will result in loss to the partnership firm. This loss will distributed in the existing partners so ultimately it is the loss for the existing partners.