3.1. Preparation of financial statements
A subsection of Accounting, 9706, through 3. Financial accounting (A Level)
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V and E are in partnership, sharing profits and losses equally. Their capital accounts showed the following credit balances at 31 March 2021. $ V 80 000 E 40 000 Z was admitted as a partner on 1 April 2021. At that date the following items were taken into account. Non-current assets were revalued downwards by $20 000. Goodwill was valued at $80 000, but will not remain in the books of account after Z is admitted. The new profit-sharing ratio will be V 40%, E 30% and Z 30%. What was the balance on E’s capital account after the admission of Z?
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2021
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P and Q were in partnership, sharing profits and losses equally. R was admitted to the partnership. The terms of R’s admission were as follows. R introduced capital of $20 000 cash and a vehicle valued at $6000. Non-current assets were revalued upwards by $14 000. Goodwill was valued at $10 000, but will not be retained in the books of account. The new future profit-sharing ratio will be P, Q, R, 2 : 2 : 1. What was the opening balance on R’s capital account?
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2021
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Cherry, Winston and Yupar were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio 3 : 5 : 2. The partners decided to dissolve their partnership on 1 December 2020. On this date the partnership’s statement of financial position was as follows. Assets $ $ Non-current assets at net book value Premises 97 000 Furniture and equipment 22 000 119 000 Current assets Inventory 17 400 Total assets 136 400 Capital and liabilities Capital accounts Cherry 18 300 Winston 54 900 Yupar 26 700 99 900 Current accounts Cherry (5 740) Winston 2 290 Yupar (2 630) Non-current liability Loan from Yupar 18 000 Current liabilities Trade payables 14 800 Bank overdraft 6 330 21 130 Total capital and liabilities 136 400 The following information is also available. Winston took over the equipment at a valuation of $7200. Premises and furniture were sold for $61 100 and a cheque for this amount was received. Inventory was sold at a loss of $5200. A cheque was received for the amount. Trade payables were settled in full by cheque after deducting a 5% cash discount. The expenses of dissolution were paid by cheque, $2140. The amounts owed by, or to, the partners were settled by cheque. REQUIRED Prepare the realisation account to show the profit or loss made on the dissolution of the partnership. Realisation account $ $ Prepare, on the next page, the capital accounts of the partners recording the dissolution and final settlement of the amounts owed to, or by, each partner. Additional information The partners had decided to dissolve their partnership because of disagreements on important decisions. REQUIRED State three other reasons why a partnership might be dissolved.
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2021
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Maria and Rio have been in partnership for a number of years. They are considering admitting a new partner. REQUIRED State three disadvantages to the existing partners when a new partner is admitted. Additional information The partnership year end is 31 December. For the period 1 January to 30 September 2021, Maria and Rio did not have a partnership agreement. The following information is available for the year ended 31 December 2021. The balances on the partners’ accounts on 1 January 2021 were: $ Capital accounts Maria 52 000 Rio 38 000 Loan account: Rio 6 000 On 1 October 2021 they admitted Sarah as a partner. Sarah introduced capital of $45 000 from her personal savings. The partners agreed to make no adjustments for goodwill or the revaluation of the partnership assets. From 1 October 2021 a formal partnership agreement was prepared as follows: Rio to be given interest on his loan at 8% per annum. Interest to be given at 6% per annum on fixed capitals. Rio to be given a partnership salary of $15 000 per annum. Profits to be shared in the ratio Maria : Rio : Sarah, 2 : 1 : 2 respectively. During the year ended 31 December 2021, the partnership made a profit of $82 500 before taking into account interest on Rio’s loan. It was assumed that the profit before interest on Rio’s loan had accrued evenly throughout the year. REQUIRED Prepare the appropriation account for the year ended 31 December 2021. Maria, Rio and Sarah Appropriation account for the year ended 31 December 2021 Maria and Rio Maria, Rio and Sarah 1 Jan–30 Sept 1 Oct–31 Dec $ $ Additional information Before Sarah had been admitted as a partner, she had been earning a salary of $18 000 per annum. She had also received interest of 8% per annum on her personal savings. REQUIRED Compare Sarah’s income as a partner with the total income she would have otherwise received in the three months ended 31 December 2021. Support your answer with calculations.
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THEORY
2022
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