In case of admission of a partner, what will be the journal entry for unrecorded investments? |
Debit Partners Capital A/cs and Credit Investments A/c Debit Revaluation A/c and Credit Investment A/c Debit Investment A/c and Credit Revaluation A/c None of the above |
Debit Investment A/c and Credit Revaluation A/c |
The correct answer is option 3- Debit Investment A/c and Credit Revaluation A/c. When a new partner is admitted into a partnership and unrecorded investments are discovered (e.g. assets that existed but were not recorded in the books), the partnership must record these assets before the new partner is admitted. So, revaluation is prepared to record the assets. So, the journal entry will be- Investment A/c Dr |