Sue and Marty are watch repairmen who want to form a partnership and open a jewelry store. An attorney prepares their partnership agreement, which indicates that assets invested in the partnership will be recorded at their fair market value and that liabilities will be assumed at book value. The assets contributed by each partner and the liabilities assumed by the partnership follow. Assets Sue Marty Total Cash $40,000 $30,000 $70,000 Accounts Receivable   52,000   20,000   72,000 Allowance for uncollectible accounts     4,000     3,000     7,000 Supplies     1,000       500     1,500 Equipment   20,000   10,000   30,000 Liabilities       Accounts Payable   32,000   9,000   41,000 Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the original investments of Sue and Marty in the partnership.

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Sue and Marty are watch repairmen who want to form a partnership and open a
jewelry store. An attorney prepares their partnership agreement, which indicates that
assets invested in the partnership will be recorded at their fair market value and that
liabilities will be assumed at book value.
The assets contributed by each partner and the liabilities assumed by the partnership
follow.

Assets Sue Marty

Total

Cash $40,000 $30,000 $70,000
Accounts Receivable   52,000   20,000   72,000
Allowance for uncollectible accounts     4,000     3,000     7,000
Supplies     1,000       500     1,500
Equipment   20,000   10,000   30,000
Liabilities      
Accounts Payable   32,000   9,000   41,000


Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the original investments of Sue and
Marty in the partnership.

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Journal entries are prepared to record the financial and non-financial transactions of the business and it has two sides debit and credit which should be always equal.

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