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Q.Pass the necessary journal entries for the following transactions on dissolution of the firm of Varun and Vivek after various assets (other than cash) and outside liabilities were transferred to Realisation Account :

(i) Varun paid creditors ₹ 18,500 in full settlement of their claim of ₹ 20,000.
(ii) Vivek agreed to pay his wife’s loan of ₹ 70,000.
(iii) The firm had unrecorded investments of ₹ 2,00,000, which were sold at a loss of 20%.
(iv) The firm had stock of ₹ 1,00,000. Varun took over the stock at a discount of 10%.
(v) Reema, a debtor whose account for ₹ 2,000 was written off as a bad debt in the previous year, paid 70% of the amount.
(vi) Expenses of realisation ₹ 4,900 were paid by partner, Vivek.
CBSECBSE Class XII Board 2023Subjective· 6mImportance★★★★★
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All recorded assets and outside liabilities are already in the Realisation Account, so each transaction is routed through Realisation A/c and the partner's Capital A/c: (i) Realisation Dr ₹18,500 to Varun; (ii) Realisation Dr ₹70,000 to Vivek; (iii) Bank Dr ₹1,60,000 to Realisation; (iv) Varun's Capital Dr ₹90,000 to Realisation; (v) Bank Dr ₹1,400 to Realisation; (vi) Realisation Dr ₹4,900 to Vivek.

Concept: transactions after assets and liabilities are transferred to Realisation

The question tells us that all assets (other than cash) and all outside liabilities have already been transferred to the Realisation Account. That is the key point: the individual Creditors, Wife's Loan and Stock accounts are now closed, so none of them may be debited or credited again — every subsequent event is recorded through the Realisation Account.

The rules applied:

  • A partner pays an outside liability: Realisation A/c Dr., To that Partner's Capital A/c, with the amount actually paid. Any saving on settlement stays inside the Realisation Account as a gain.
  • A partner takes over an asset: that Partner's Capital A/c Dr., To Realisation A/c, at the agreed value.
  • An unrecorded asset is sold: Bank A/c Dr., To Realisation A/c. Since it was never in the books, only the cash received is recorded — no book value, hence no separate profit/loss entry.
  • A bad debt written off earlier is recovered: Bank A/c Dr., To Realisation A/c (a gain).
  • Realisation expenses paid by a partner: Realisation A/c Dr., To that Partner's Capital A/c.

Solution — Journal Entries

DateParticularsL.F.Debit (₹)Credit (₹)
(i)Realisation A/c Dr.18,500
  To Varun's Capital A/c18,500
(Being creditors of ₹20,000 paid by Varun at ₹18,500 in full settlement)
(ii)Realisation A/c Dr.70,000
  To Vivek's Capital A/c70,000
(Being Vivek's wife's loan of ₹70,000 paid/taken over by Vivek)
(iii)Bank A/c Dr.1,60,000
  To Realisation A/c1,60,000
(Being unrecorded investments of ₹2,00,000 sold at a 20% loss for ₹1,60,000)
(iv)Varun's Capital A/c Dr.90,000
  To Realisation A/c90,000
(Being stock of ₹1,00,000 taken over by Varun at a 10% discount)
(v)Bank A/c Dr.1,400
  To Realisation A/c1,400
(Being 70% of ₹2,000 written off earlier recovered from Reema)
(vi)Realisation A/c Dr.4,900
  To Vivek's Capital A/c4,900
(Being realisation expenses of ₹4,900 paid by Vivek)

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