The capital accounts of Scott and Tucker at the end of the fiscal year 2019 are as follows: Scott, Capital January 1 Balance May 1 P210,000 Investment 90,000 October 1 Withdrawal P60,000 Tucker, Capital January 1 Balance P150,000 April 1 Withdrawal P30,000 The partnership profit for the year ended December 31, 2019 was P300,000. Instruction: Prepare schedule of profit allocation and journal entries to record transfer to profit to the capital accounts under each of the following independent assumptions: 1. Profit is divided 60% to Scott and 40% to Tucker. 2. Profit is divided into ratio of capital balances at the beginning of the period. 3. Profit is divided in the ratio of average capital balance.
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.
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