Read the following information and answer the questions.
Raina and Meena were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses equally. They dissolved their firm on 31st March, 2018.
On this date, the Balance Sheet of the firm, apart from realizable assets and outside liabilities showed the following:
Raina’s Capital ₹40,000 (Dr.)
Meena’s Capital ₹20,000 (Dr.)
Profit & Loss Account ₹10,000 (Dr.)
Raina’s loan to the firm ₹15,000
Contingency Reserve ₹7,000
On the date of dissolution of the firm:
(a) Raina’s loan was repaid by the firm along with interest of ₹500.
(b) The dissolution expenses of ₹1,000 were paid by the firm on behalf of Raina who had to bear these expenses.
(c) An unrecorded asset of ₹2,000 was taken over by Meena while Raina discharged an unrecorded liability of ₹3,000.
(d) The dissolution resulted in a loss of ₹60,000 from the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities.
Pass the journal entry for the dissolution expenses.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct ans is option 1-
Raina A/c Dr. ₹1,000
To Bank A/c ₹1,000
When a partner has agreed to bear the realisation expenses and payment of realisation expenses is made by the firm then the following entry is passed-
Partner’s Capital A/c Dr.
To Bank A/c