Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Reconstitution of Partnership Firm: Retirement and Death

Question:

Gobind, Hari and Pratap are partners. On the retirement of Gobind, the goodwill already appears in the Book at ₹24,000. The goodwill will be written off:

Options:

By debiting all the partner capital account in old profit sharing ratio

By debiting remaining partner capital account in the new profit sharing ratio

By debiting retiring partner's capital account from his share of Goodwill

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

Correct Answer:

By debiting all the partner capital account in old profit sharing ratio

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - By debiting all the partner capital account in old profit sharing ratio.

Existing goodwill is written off by debiting old partners capital account in their old ratio and crediting goodwill.