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(a) From the following information, prepare capital accounts of partners Amutha and Amuthini, when their capitals are fluctuating.

ParticularsAmutha (₹)Amuthini (₹)
Capital on 1st January 2018 [Cr. balance]5,00,0004,00,000
Drawings during 201870,00040,000
Interest on Drawings2,0001,000
Share of Profit for 201852,00040,000
Interest on Capital30,00024,000
Salary45,000Nil
CommissionNil21,000

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(b) Mani and Madhesh are partners in a firm sharing Profits and Losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2017 is as follows :

Liabilities₹₹Assets₹₹
Capital accounts :Machinery30,000
Mani40,000Furniture10,000
Madhesh30,00070,000Stock10,000
Sundry Creditors30,000Debtors21,000
Less : Provision for Doubtful debts1,00020,000
Bank30,000
1,00,0001,00,000

Madhu is admitted on 1.4.2017 subject to the following conditions :

  1. He has to bring a Capital of ₹ 10,000
  2. Machinery is valued at ₹ 24,000
  3. Furniture to be depreciated by ₹ 3,000
  4. Provision for Doubtful debts should be increased to ₹ 3,000
  5. Unrecorded trade receivables of ₹ 1,000 would be brought into books now. Prepare Revaluation Account and Capital Account of partners after admission.
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(a) Fluctuating capital accounts: Amutha ₹5,55,000, Amuthini ₹4,44,000. (b) Revaluation net loss ₹10,000 shared 3:2; post-admission capitals Mani 34,000, Madhesh 26,000, Madhu 10,000.

(a) Capital Accounts (Fluctuating) of Amutha and Amuthini — TN HSC Class-12 Accountancy, Partnership Fundamentals

In the fluctuating capital method, everything is routed through one capital account per partner.

Dr. ParticularsAmutha (₹)Amuthini (₹)Cr. ParticularsAmutha (₹)Amuthini (₹)
To Drawings70,00040,000By Balance b/d5,00,0004,00,000
To Interest on drawings2,0001,000By Interest on capital30,00024,000
To Balance c/d5,55,0004,44,000By Salary45,000—
By Commission—21,000
By Share of profit52,00040,000
Total6,27,0004,85,000Total6,27,0004,85,000

Amutha closing = 5,00,000 + 30,000 + 45,000 + 52,000 − 70,000 − 2,000 = ₹5,55,000.

Amuthini closing = 4,00,000 + 24,000 + 21,000 + 40,000 − 40,000 − 1,000 = ₹4,44,000.

(b) Admission of Madhu — Mani and Madhesh (3 : 2) — Revaluation & Capital Accounts

Revaluation items: Machinery 30,000 → 24,000 (loss 6,000); Furniture depreciated 3,000 (loss 3,000); Provision for doubtful debts increased 1,000 → 3,000 (loss 2,000); Unrecorded trade receivables ₹1,000 recorded (gain 1,000).

Revaluation Account

Dr. Particulars₹Cr. Particulars₹
To Machinery A/c6,000By Trade receivables (unrecorded) A/c1,000
To Furniture A/c3,000By Loss transferred to:
To Provision for doubtful debts A/c2,000Mani's Capital 6,000
Madhesh's Capital 4,00010,000

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