Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Reconstitution of Partnership Firm: Retirement and Death

Question:

A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. On retirement of C, the goodwill already appears in the balance sheet at ₹24,000. The goodwill will be written off:

Options:

By debiting all partner's capital accounts in their old profit sharing ratio

By debiting remaining partner's capital accounts in their new profit sharing ratio

By debiting retiring partner's capital accounts for his share of goodwill

By crediting all partner's capital accounts in their old profit sharing ratio

Correct Answer:

By debiting all partner's capital accounts in their old profit sharing ratio

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - By debiting all partner's capital accounts in their old profit sharing ratio.

The existing goodwill is the written off by debiting the partner's capital account in the old ratio of the partners and crediting goodwill.