Concept Introduction:
Liquidation of
The contribution of A towards the partnership liabilities in case of selling all assets for

Answer to Problem 9.4E
The partner A’s personal creditors will receive from the interest of A in partnership an amount of
Explanation of Solution
The partnership given in the question has three partners who are entitled to the equal profit sharing ratio. The capital balances of the three partners are:
Partner A has
The assets valued at
Computation of capital surplus or deficit of partners at the time of liquidation:
Particulars | Cash | Other Assets | Liabilities | Capital A | Capital B | Capital C |
Opening balance | ||||||
Sale of assets | ||||||
Payment of liabilities | ||||||
Balances | ||||||
Contribution by Partner B and C | ||||||
Payment of liabilities | ||||||
Balances |
Now, the table for computing the amount of contribution by partner B against the deficit amount is as follows:
Particulars | Amount | Personal assets allocation | |
Partnership deficit | |||
Personal Liabilities | |||
Total |
Hence, the amount of contribution by partner B towards capital deficit is
The table for computing the amount of contribution by partner C against the deficit amount is as follows:
Particulars | Amount | Personal assets allocation | |
Partnership deficit | |||
Personal Liabilities | |||
Total |
Hence, the amount of contribution by partner C towards capital deficit is
As after compensating the deficit capital balances of partner B i.e.
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