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Following is the Balance Sheet of Prateek, Rockey and Kushal as on March 31, 2017.

Books of Prateek, Rockey and Kushal 

 

Balance Sheet as on March 31, 2017

 

 

Liabilities

Amount

Rs

Assets

Amount

Rs

Sundry Creditors

16,000

Bills Receivable

16,000

General Reserve

16,000

Furniture

22,600

Capital Accounts:

 

Stock

20,400

Prateek

30,000

 

Sundry Debtors

22,000

Rockey

20,000

 

Cash at Bank

18,000

Kushal

20,000

70,000

Cash in Hand

3,000

 

1,02,000

 

1,02,000

 

 

 

 

Rockey died on June 30, 2017. Under the terms of the partnership deed, the executors of a deceased partner were entitled to:
a) Amount standing to the credit of the Partner’s Capital account.
b) Interest on capital at 5% per annum.
c) Share of goodwill on the basis of twice the average of the past three years’ profit and
d) Share of profit from the closing date of the last financial year to the date of death on the basis of last year’s profit.
Profits for the year ending on March 31, 2015, March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 were Rs 12,000, Rs 16,000 and Rs 14,000 respectively. Profits were shared in the ratio of capitals.
Pass the necessary journal entries and draw up Rockey’s capital account to be rendered to his executor.



Answer -


 Books of Prateek and Kushal

Journal

 

 

Date

Particulars

L.F.

Amount

Rs

Amount

Rs

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30

Interest on Capital A/c

Dr.

 

250

 

 

 

Profit and Loss (Suspense) A/c

Dr.

 

1,000

 

 

 

General Reserve A/c

Dr.

 

4,571

 

 

 

To Rockey’s Capital A/c

 

 

 

5,821

 

 

(Share of profit, interest on capital and share of General

Reserve credited to Rockey’s Capital Account)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30

Prateek’s Capital A/c

Dr.

 

4,800

 

 

 

Kushal’s Capital A/c

Dr.

 

3,200

 

 

 

To Rockey’s Capital A/c

 

 

 

8,000

 

 

(Rockey’s share of goodwill adjusted to Prateek’s and

Kushal’s Capital Account in their gaining ratio, 3:2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30

Rockey’s Capital A/c

Dr.

 

33,821

 

 

 

To Rockey Executor’s A/c

 

 

 

33,821

 

 

(Balance of Rockey’s Capital Account transferred to his

Executor’s Account)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rockey’s Capital Account

 

Dr.

Cr.

 

Date

Particulars

J.F.

Amount

Rs

Date

Particulars

J.F.

Amount

Rs

2017

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

April 1

Rockey's Executor A/c

 

33,821

April 1

Balance b/d

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on Capital

 

250

 

 

 

 

 

Profit and Loss (Suspense) A/c

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

General Reserve

 

4,571

 

 

 

 

 

Prateek’s Capital

 

4,800

 

 

 

 

 

Kushal’s Capital

 

3,200

 

 

 

33,821

 

 

 

33,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working Notes:
1. Rockey’s Share of Profit = Previous year’s profit × Proportionate Period × Share of Deceased Partner
=  
2. Rockey’s Share of Goodwill
Goodwill of a firm = Average profit × Numbers of year’s Purchase
 
Goodwill of a firm = 14,000 × 2 = Rs 28,000
 
3. Gaining Ratio = New Ratio − Old Ratio
 
 
Gaining Ratio between Prateek and Kushal = 9:4 or 3:2
4. Interest on Capital for 3 months i.e. from April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017
Amount of × Rate of Interest × Period  

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