Question Answers: NCERT Class 12 Accountancy

What is Capital Fund? How is it calculated?

What is sacrificing ratio? Why is it calculated?

If a fixed amount is withdrawn on the first day of every quarter, for what period the interest on total amount withdrawn will be calculated?

 Why there is need for the revaluation of assets and liabilities on the admission of a partner? 

What is subscription? How is it calculated?

List the items which may be debited or credited in capital accounts of the partners when:

(i) Capitals are fixed.
(ii) Capital are fluctuating.

Why is Profit and Loss Adjustment Account prepared? Explain.

If some goodwill already exists in the books and the new partner brings in his share of goodwill in cash, how will you deal with existing amount of goodwill?

 Why it is considered desirable to make the  partnership agreement in writing.

On what occasions sacrificing ratio is used?

Illustrate how interest on drawings will be calculated under various situations.

Discuss the main provisions of the Indian Partnership Act 1932 that are relevant to partnership accounts if there is no partnership deed.

Identify various matters that need adjustments at the time of admission of a new partner.

What steps are taken to prepare Income and Expenditure Account from a Receipt and Payment Account?

State the difference between dissolution of partnership and dissolution of partnership firm.

What is sacrificing ratio? Why is it calculated?

State the meaning of Receipt and Payment Account.

Mohan and Shyam are partners in a firm. State whether the claim is valid if the partnership agreement is silent in the following matters:

(i) Mohan is an active partner. He wants a salary of Rs. 10,000 per year;
(ii) Shyam had advanced a loan to the firm. He claims interest @ 10% per annum;
(iii) Mohan has contributed Rs. 20,000 and Shyam Rs. 50,000 as capital. Mohan wants equal share in profits.
(iv) Shyam wants interest on capital to be credited @ 6% per annum.

On what account realisation account differs from revaluation account.

Raju and Jai commenced business in partnership on April 1, 2017. No partnership agreement was made whether oral or written. They contributed Rs. 4,00,000 and Rs. 1,00,000 respectively as capitals. In addtion, Raju advanced Rs. 2,00,000 as loan to the firm on October 1, 2017. Raju met with an accident on July 1, 2017 and could not attend the business up to september 30, 2017. The profit for the year ended March 31, 2018 amounted to Rs, 50,600. Disputes have arisen between them on sharing the profits of the firm.

Raju Claims:

(i) He should be given interest at 10% p.a. on capital and so also on loan.
(ii) Profit should be distributed in the proportion of capitals.

Jai Claims:

(i) Net profit should be shared equally.
(ii) He should be allowed remuneration of Rs, 1,000 p.a. during the period of Raju’s illness.
(iii) Interest on capital and loan should be given @ 6% p.a.
      State the correct position on each issue as per the provisions of the Partnership Act. 1932.