After the accounts are closed on April 10, prior to liquidating the partnership, the capital accounts of Zach Fairchild, Austin Lowes, and Amber Howard are $37,100, $6,600, and $30,000, respectively. Cash and noncash assets total $8,800 and $74,100, respectively. Amounts owed to creditors total $9,200. The partners share income and losses in the ratio of 1:1:2. Between April 10 and April 30, the noncash assets are sold for $39,300, the partner with the capital deficiency pays the deficiency to the partnership, and the liabilities are paid. Required: 1.  Prepare a statement of partnership liquidation, indicating (a) the sale of assets and division of loss, (b) the payment of liabilities, (c) the receipt of the deficiency (from the appropriate partner), and (d) the distribution of cash. Enter any subtractions (balance deficiencies, payments, cash distributions, divisions of loss, sale of assets) as negative numbers using a minus sign. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0".   Fairchild, Lowes, and Howard Statement of Partnership Liquidation For Period April 10-30   Cash + Noncash Assets = Liabilities + Fairchild, Capital (1/4) + Lowes, Capital (1/4) + Howard, Capital (2/4) Balances before realization $   $   $   $   $   $ Sale of assets and division of loss                       Balances after realization $   $   $   $   $   $ Payment of liabilities                       Balances after payment of liabilities $   $   $   $   $   $ Receipt of deficiency                       Balances $   $   $   $   $   $ Cash distributed to partners                       Final balances $   $   $   $   $   $   2.  Assume the partner with the capital deficiency declares bankruptcy and is unable to pay the deficiency. a.  Journalize the entry to allocate the partner's deficiency. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.   ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT Zach Fairchild, Capital      Amber Howard, Capital      Austin Lowes, Capital        b.  Journalize the entry to distribute the remaining cash. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.   ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT Zach Fairchild, Capital      Amber Howard, Capital      Cash

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After the accounts are closed on April 10, prior to liquidating the partnership, the capital accounts of Zach Fairchild, Austin Lowes, and Amber Howard are $37,100, $6,600, and $30,000, respectively. Cash and noncash assets total $8,800 and $74,100, respectively. Amounts owed to creditors total $9,200. The partners share income and losses in the ratio of 1:1:2. Between April 10 and April 30, the noncash assets are sold for $39,300, the partner with the capital deficiency pays the deficiency to the partnership, and the liabilities are paid.

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1.  Prepare a statement of partnership liquidation, indicating (a) the sale of assets and division of loss, (b) the payment of liabilities, (c) the receipt of the deficiency (from the appropriate partner), and (d) the distribution of cash.

Enter any subtractions (balance deficiencies, payments, cash distributions, divisions of loss, sale of assets) as negative numbers using a minus sign. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0".

 

Fairchild, Lowes, and Howard
Statement of Partnership Liquidation
For Period April 10-30
  Cash + Noncash Assets = Liabilities + Fairchild, Capital (1/4) + Lowes, Capital (1/4) + Howard, Capital (2/4)
Balances before realization $   $   $   $   $   $
Sale of assets and division of loss                      
Balances after realization $   $   $   $   $   $
Payment of liabilities                      
Balances after payment of liabilities $   $   $   $   $   $
Receipt of deficiency                      
Balances $   $   $   $   $   $
Cash distributed to partners                      
Final balances $   $   $   $   $   $

 

2.  Assume the partner with the capital deficiency declares bankruptcy and is unable to pay the deficiency.

a.  Journalize the entry to allocate the partner's deficiency. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

 

ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT
Zach Fairchild, Capital     
Amber Howard, Capital     
Austin Lowes, Capital     

 

b.  Journalize the entry to distribute the remaining cash. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

 

ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT
Zach Fairchild, Capital     
Amber Howard, Capital     
Cash     
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