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Q.Pass the necessary journal entry on dissolution of a partnership firm if an unrecorded creditor of ₹ 40,000 was paid by a partner, Amar, at a discount of 10%.

CBSECBSE Class XII Board 2022Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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On dissolution, an unrecorded creditor of ₹40,000 settled by partner Amar at a 10% discount is recorded by debiting Realisation A/c and crediting Amar's Capital A/c with ₹36,000 — the amount actually paid. As the creditor was never in the books, only the payment is recorded; the ₹4,000 discount is simply not paid, so it never enters the accounts.

Concept First: Why Only ₹36,000 Is Recorded

On dissolution, all recorded assets and outside liabilities are transferred to the Realisation Account. An unrecorded creditor, by definition, was never brought into the books, so it is not transferred to the credit side of the Realisation Account. When such a liability is settled, we record only the settlement:

  • The firm bears the cost of paying the liability → Realisation A/c is debited with the amount actually paid.
  • Amar used his own money to pay it → his Capital A/c is credited with the same amount, because the firm now owes him that sum.

Since Amar settled the ₹40,000 creditor for ₹36,000, the firm's actual cost is only ₹36,000. The ₹4,000 discount is a benefit that is never paid out, so there is no separate entry for it — it reduces the loss on realisation automatically because a smaller amount is charged to Realisation.

Calculation

Particulars₹
Unrecorded creditor40,000
Less: Discount @ 10%(4,000)
Amount actually paid by Amar36,000

Journal Entry

DateParticularsL.F.Debit (₹)Credit (₹)
Realisation A/c ...Dr.36,000
To Amar's Capital A/c36,000
(Being unrecorded creditor of ₹40,000 paid by partner Amar at a 10% discount, i.e. for ₹36,000)
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Common Mistake

Do not debit Realisation A/c with the full ₹40,000. Because the creditor was unrecorded, it was never credited to Realisation, so debiting ₹40,000 while crediting Amar only ₹36,000 leaves the entry unbalanced. Record only the ₹36,000 actually paid.

✓Final answer

Realisation A/c Dr. ₹36,000 / To Amar's Capital A/c ₹36,000. The ₹4,000 discount is not recorded separately; it increases the profit (or reduces the loss) on realisation because only ₹36,000 is charged to the Realisation Account.

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