Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Dissolution of Partnership Firm

Question:

There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.

Assertion (A):  Balance at Bank is transferred to Realisation Account at the time of dissolution of partnership firm.
Reason (R):  Balance at Bank is not to be realized but instead distributed in its present form.

Options:

Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but the reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Assertion (A) is not correct but the Reason (R) is correct.

Only Assertion (A) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is not correct but the Reason (R) is correct.

Explanation:

*If the partner’s capital account shows a debit balance after posting of rebount entries firms. He brings in the necessary cash for which the entry will be:
  Bank A/c Dr.
   To Partner’s Capital A/c
*The balance is paid to partners whose capital accounts show a credit balance and the following entry is recorded.
  Partners’ Capitals A/cs (individually) Dr.
      To Bank A/c
*It may be noted that the aggregate amount finally payable to the partners must equal to the amount available in bank and cash accounts. Thus, all accounts of a firm are closed in case of dissolution.