Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Reconstitution of Partnership Firm: Retirement and Death

Question:
Retiring partner is compensated for parting with the firm’s future profits in favour of remaining partners. The remaining partners contribute to such compensation amount in which ratio?
Options:
Gaining Ratio
Capital Ratio
Sacrificing Ratio
Profit Sharing Ratio
Correct Answer:
Gaining Ratio
Explanation:
A Partner has the right to retire from the firm after giving due notice in advance. A new partnership comes into existence between the remaining partners. A retiring partner is entitled to get the following: 1) Share in goodwill; Goodwill of the firm is valued and the retiring partners share of goodwill is credited to his capital account. 2) Share in Reserves: Reserves are the undistributed profits and it is also credited to the capital account of retiring partner. 3) Share in revaluation of assets and liabilities: Assets and liabilities are revalued on the date of retirement and retiring partner’s share of profit is credited or the loss is debited to his capital account.