Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

Fluctuating capital account is credited with which of the following?

Options:

Profit of the year

Interest on Capital

Remuneration to the partners

All of above

Correct Answer:

All of above

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4- All of above.

Fluctuating capital account is credited with all of the above given items.

Under the fluctuating capital method, only one account, i.e. capital account is maintained for each partner. All the adjustments such as share of profit and loss, interest on capital, drawings, interest on drawings, salary or commission to partners, etc are recorded directly in the capital accounts of the partners. This makes the balance in the capital account to fluctuate from time to time. That’s the reason why this method is called fluctuating capital method.