Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

If a partner carries on a competing business, what should they do with the profit made in that business?

Options:

Keep the profit as additional capital for the firm

Invest the profit in the firm's expansion plans

Account for and pay the profit to the firm

Share the profit with other partners in the same ratio as the firm's profit

Correct Answer:

Account for and pay the profit to the firm

Explanation:

If a partner carries on a competing business, according to the Indian Partnership Act, they are required to account for and pay the profit made in that business to the firm. This provision ensures that any profit generated from a competing business is shared with the partnership rather than being retained or used individually by the partner. It helps maintain transparency and prevents partners from benefiting unfairly from activities that may compete with the firm's interests.