Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Admission of a Partner

Question:
Assertion: It is necessary to show the true position of the firm at the time of admission of a new partner.

Reasoning: The gain or loss on revaluation which is transferred to all the partner’s capital account in the new profit sharing ratio.
Options:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Correct Answer:
Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Explanation:
If the revaluation account finally shows a credit balance then it indicates net gain and if there is a debit balance then it indicates net loss which will be transferred to the capital accounts of the old partners in old ratio.