Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

Match List I with List II in context of partnership firm while maintaining accounts with fixed capital method.

LIST I
LIST II
A) Interest on Capital I) Credit side of capital account
B) Interest on drawings II) Debit side of current account
C) Capital introduced by partner III) Credit side of current account
D) Capital withdrew by partner IV) Debit side of capital account
Options:

A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III

Correct Answer:

A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1- A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV.

LIST I
LIST II
A) Interest on Capital III) Credit side of current account
B) Interest on drawings II) Debit side of current account
C) Capital introduced by partner I) Credit side of capital account
D) Capital withdrew by partner IV) Debit side of capital account

In the fixed capital method, the partners' capital remains unchanged unless there are agreed-upon introductions or withdrawals of capital. All financial aspects such as profit or loss share, interest on capital, drawings, and interest on drawings are recorded separately in the Partner's Current Account. Partner's current account is debited with items like interest on drawings, share in loss and credited with interest on capital, salary, commission etc. The capital accounts of the partners always maintain a fixed credit balance, except when there are capital changes. Withdrawal of capital is debited to capital account and additional capital introduced by partner is credited to capital account. In contrast, the partners' current accounts may show either a debit or credit balance. Therefore, this method involves maintaining two accounts for each partner: the capital account and the current account. The partners' capital accounts are always presented on the liabilities side of the balance sheet. On the other hand, the balances of the partners' current accounts are shown on the liabilities side if they have a credit balance and on the assets side if they have a debit balance.