Matthews, Williams, and Shen share equally in net income and net losses. After the partnership sells all assets for cash, divides the losses on realization, and pays the liabilities, the balances in the capital accounts are as follows: Matthews, $28,000 Cr.; Williams, $62,500 Cr.; Shen, $18,000 Dr. a. What term is applied to the debit balance in Shen’s capital account? b. What is the amount of cash on hand? c. Journalize the transaction that must take place for Matthews and Williams to receive cash in the liquidation process equal to their capital account balances. Liquidating partnerships— capital deficiency
Partnership Accounting
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings, admission of a new partner, etc.
Partner Admission and Withdrawal
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as a partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings of a partner, etc.
Matthews, Williams, and Shen share equally in net income and net losses. After the partnership sells all assets for cash, divides the losses on realization, and pays the liabilities, the balances in the capital accounts are as follows: Matthews, $28,000 Cr.; Williams, $62,500 Cr.; Shen, $18,000 Dr.
a. What term is applied to the debit balance in Shen’s capital account?
b. What is the amount of cash on hand?
c. Journalize the transaction that must take place for Matthews and Williams to receive cash in the liquidation process equal to their capital account balances.
Liquidating partnerships— capital deficiency
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