Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Admission of a Partner

Question:

The accumulated profits and reserves, on admission of new partner, are transferred to which account?

Options:

Realisation A/c

Partner's Capital A/cs

Bank A/c

Savings A/c

Correct Answer:

Partner's Capital A/cs

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2- Partner's Capital A/cs.

Sometimes a firm may have accumulated profits not yet transferred to capital accounts of the partners. These are usually in the form of general reserve, reserve and/or Profit and Loss Account. The new partner is not entitled to have any share in such accumulated profits. These are distributed among the partners (existing partners) by transferring it to their capital or current accounts in old profit sharing ratio. Similarly, if there are some accumulated losses in the form of a debit balance of profit and loss account and/or deferred revenue expenditure appearing in the balance sheet of the firm, they are also debited to partners capital or current A/c.