12th | Admission of A Partner | Question No. 51 To 55 | Ts Grewal Solution 2026-2027

Question 51:

Ashish and Vishesh were partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2. Their Balance Sheet at 31st March, 2022 was as under:

 

 

BALANCE SHEET OF ASHISH AND VISHESH as at 31st March, 2022

Liabilities

 

Assets

 

Creditors

 

30,000

Cash at Bank

 

50,000

Outstanding Electricity Bill

 

20,000

Debtors

80,000

 

Capital Acs:

 

 

Less: Provision for Bad Debts

2,000

78,000

Ashish

3,00,000

 

Stock L

 

12,000

Vishesh

2,00,000

5,00,000

Machinery

 

3,00,000

 

 

 

Profit and Loss A/c

 

10,000

 

 

5,50,000

 

 

5,50,000

On 1st April, 2022, Manya was admitted into the firm with 1/4th share in the profits on the following terms:

(i) Manya will bring 1,00,000 as her capital and 50,000 as her share of goodwill premium in cash.

(ii) Outstanding electricity bill will be paid off.

(iii) Stock was found over valued by 12,000.

Pass the necessary Journal entries in the books of the firm on Manya's admission. (CBSE 2023)

Answer:

Date

Particulars

 

Dr. ()

Cr. ()

(i)

Outstanding Electricity Bill A/c

Dr.

20,000

 

 

To Bank A/c

 

 

20,000

 

(Being Outstanding electricity bill will be paid off)

 

 

 

(ii)

Revaluation Ac

Dr.

12,000

 

 

 To Stock A/c

 

 

12,000

 

(Being Stock was undervalued)

 

 

 

(iii)

Ashish's Capital A/c

Dr.

7,200

 

 

Vishesh's Capital A/c

Dr.

4,800

 

 

 To Revaluation A/c

 

 

12,000

 

(Being loss transferred in old ratio)

 

 

 

(iv)

Ashish's Capital A/c

Dr.

6,000

 

 

Vishesh's Capital A/c

Dr.

4,000

 

 

  To Profit & Loss A/c

 

 

10,000

 

(Being accumulated loss transferred in old ratio)

 

 

 

(v)

Bank A/c

Dr.

1,50,000

 

 

 To Manya's Capital A/c

 

 

1,00,000

 

 To Premium for Goodwill A/c

 

 

50,000

 

(Being capital and her share of goodwill premium brought)

 

 

 

(vi)

Premium for Goodwill A/c

Dr.

50,000

 

 

 To Ashish's Capital A/c

 

 

30,000

 

 To Vishesh's Capital A/c

 

 

20,000

 

(Being Premium for Goodwill transferred in sacrificing ratio)

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves and Accumulated Profits/Losses and Preparation of Revaluation Account

 

Question 52:

Give the Journal entry in the following cases:

(a) To distribute Workmen Compensation Reserve' of ₹ 90,000 at the time of admission of R, when there is no claim against it. The firm has two partners P and Q.

(b) To distribute Workmen Compensation Reserve of ₹ 90,000 at the time of admission of R, when there is a claim of ₹ 60,000 against it. The firm has two partners P andQ.

(c) To distribute Investment Fluctuatiorn Reserve of 60,000 at the time of admission of R, when Investmnents (market value ₹ 2,85,000) exists at ₹ 3,00,000. The firm has two partners P and Q.

(d) To distribute 'General Reserve of ₹ 60,000 at the time of admission of R, when ₹ 15,000 from General Reserve is to be transferred to Investment Fluctuation Reserve. The firm has two partners P and Q.

Answer:

Date

Particulars

 

L.F.

(Dr.) 

(Cr.) 

(a)

Workmen Compensation Reserve

Dr.

 

90,000

 

 

To P's Capital A/c            

 

 

 

45,000

 

To Q's Capital A/c            

 

 

 

45,000

 

(Being Workmen Compensation Reserve distributed in equally)

 

 

 

 

(b)

Workmen Compensation Reserve

Dr.

 

90,000

 

 

To P's Capital A/c            

 

 

 

15,000

 

To Q's Capital A/c            

 

 

 

15,000

 

To Workmen Compensation Claim A/c

 

 

 

60,000

 

(Being balance of Workmen Compensation Reserve is distributed in equally after transferring to claim account)

 

 

 

 

(c)

Investment Fluctuation Reserve A/c

Dr.

 

60,000

 

 

 To Investment A/c

 

 

 

15,000

 

 To P's Capital A/c           

 

 

 

22,500

 

 To Q's Capital A/c           

 

 

 

22,500

 

(Being balance of Investment Fluctuation Reserve is distributed in equally after adjusting)

 

 

 

 

(d)

General Reserve A/c

Dr.

 

60,000

 

 

 To Investment Fluctuation Reserve A/c

 

 

 

15,000

 

 To P's Capital A/c           

 

 

 

22,500

 

 To Q's Capital A/c           

 

 

 

22,500

 

(Being balance of General Reserve is distributed in equally after transferring amount to Investment Fluctuation Reserve)

 

 

 

 

 

Question 53:

Ram and Shyam were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1. Mohan was admitted for 1/3rd share in the profits. On the date of Mohan's admission, the Balance Sheet of RamandShyam showed General Reserve of  2,50,000 and a credit balance of   50,000 in Profit and Loss Account. Pass necessary Journal entries on the treatment of these items on Mohan's admission.

Answer:

Journal

Date

Particulars

L.F.

Debit

Credit

 

General Reserve A/c

Dr.

 

2,50,000

 

 

Profit and Loss A/c

Dr.

 

50,000

 

 

  To Ram’s Capital A/c

 

 

 

2,00,000

 

  To Shyam’s Capital A/c

 

 

 

1,00,000

 

(Adjustment of balance in General Reserve A/c and P&L A/c in old ratio)

 

 

 

 

Working Notes:

WN1Calculation of Share of General Reserve & P&L A/c

Ram 's share=3,00,000×2/3=2,00,000

Shyam 's share=3,00,000×1/3=1,00,000

 

Question 54:

X and Y are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 1st April, 2026, they admit Z as a partner for 1/5th share in profits. On that date, there was a balance of  1,50,000 in General Reserve and a debit balance of   20,000 in the Profit and Loss Account of the firm. Pass necessary Journal entries regarding adjustment of reserve and accumulated profit/loss.

Answer:

Journal

Date

Particulars

L.F.

Debit

Credit

2026
April 1


General Reserve A/c


Dr.

 


1,50,000

 

 

  To X’s Capital A/c

 

 

 

90,000

 

  To Y’s Capital A/c

 

 

 

60,000

 

(Adjustment of balance in General Reserve A/c in old ratio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X’s Capital A/c

Dr.

 

12,000

 

 

Y’s Capital A/c

Dr.

 

8,000

 

 

  To Profit and Loss A/c

 

 

 

20,000

 

(Adjustment of debit balance in P&L A/c in old ratio)

 

 

 

 

 

Working Notes:

WN1Calculation of Share of General Reserve

X's share=1,50,000×3/5=90,000 ,

Y's share=1,50,000×2/5=60,000

WN2Calculation of Share of Debit Balance in P&L A/c

X's share=20,000×3/5=12,000,

Y's share=20,000×2/5=8,000


Question 55:

Sunny and Ujjwal were partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. On 1st April, 2024, Timmy was admitted as a new partner for 1/5th share in profits which he acquired equally from Sunny and Ujjwal. On the date of Timmy's admission, the Balance Sheet of Sunny and Ujjwal showed investments at ₹ 5,00,000 and a balance of ₹ 2,00,000 in Investment Fluctuation Reserve.

Pass necessary Journal entries for treatment of Investment Fluctuation Reserve on the date of Timmy's

admission in each of the following cases:

(i) Market value of Investments was ₹ 5,00,000.

(ii) Market value of Investments was ₹ 3,00,000.

(iii) Market value of Investments was ₹ 2,00,000.

(CBSE 2025)

Answer:

Case: (i) Market value of Investments was ₹ 5,00,000.

 

Date

Particular

 

₹ (Dr.)

₹ Cr.

 

Investment Fluctuation Reserve A/c

Dr.

2,00,000

 

 

To Sunny's Capital A/c

 

 

1,20,000

 

To Uijwal's Capital A/c

 

 

80,000

 

(Being Investment Fluctuation Reserve distributed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case: (ii) Market value of Investments was ₹ 3,00,000.

Date

Particular

 

₹ (Dr.)

₹ Cr.

 

Investment Fluctuation Reserve A/c

Dr.

2,00,000

 

 

To Investment A/c

 

 

2,00,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Being Investment Fluctuation Reserve transferred to investment account to compensate loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case: (iii) Market value of Investments was ₹ 2,00,000.

Date

Particular

 

₹ (Dr.)

₹ Cr.

 

Investment Fluctuation Reserve A/c

Dr.

2,00,000

 

 

Revaluation A/c

Dr.

1,00,000

 

 

To Investment A/c

 

 

3,00,000

 

(Being Investment Fluctuation Reserve transferred to investment account to compensate loss and balance transferred to Revaluation Account)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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