On retirement of a partner, the retiring Partner's Capital Account will be credited with: |
His/her share of goodwill Goodwill of the firm Goodwill share of one gaining partner Goodwill share of sacrificing partner |
His/her share of goodwill |
The correct answer is option 1- His/her share of goodwill. The retiring or deceased partner is entitled to his share of goodwill at the time of retirement/death because the goodwill has been earned by the firm with the efforts of all the existing partners. Hence, at the time of retirement/death of a partner, goodwill is valued as per agreement among the partners the retiring/ deceased partner compensated for his share of goodwill by the continuing partners (who have gained due to acquisition of share of profit from the retiring/ deceased partner) in their gaining ratio. The journal entry is :
The sum due to the retiring partner (in case of retirement) and to the legal representatives/ executors (in case of death) includes: |