What will be done with the accumulated profits at the time of dissolution of partnership firm? |
Transferred to realization A/c Transferred to revaluation A/c Distributed among all partners None of these |
Distributed among all partners |
The correct answer is option 3- Distributed among all partners. Accumulated profits are distributed between partners in their profit sharing ratio at the time of dissolution of partnership firm.
At the time of dissolution of a partnership firm, accumulated profits (like general reserve, profit and loss credit balance, etc.) are not transferred to the realization account. Instead, they are distributed among all partners in their profit-sharing ratio. For transfer of accumulated profits in the form of general reserve to partners’ capital accounts in their profit sharing ratio, the following journal entry is passed: |