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(a) Vivek, Vishal, and Vimal are partners in a firm sharing Profits and Losses equally. Their Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2018 is as follows :

Liabilities₹₹Assets₹₹
Capital accountsFurniture60,000
Vivek60,000Machinery1,20,000
Vishal70,000Sundry debtors33,000
Vimal70,0002,00,000Less : Provision for doubtful debts3,00030,000
Bills Payable80,000Bills Receivable50,000
Cash at Bank20,000
2,80,0002,80,000

Vimal retired on 31st March, 2019 subject to the following conditions :

  1. Machinery is valued at ₹ 1,50,000.
  2. Value of furniture brought down by ₹ 10,000.
  3. Provision for Doubtful debts should be increased to ₹ 5,000.
  4. Investment of ₹ 30,000 not recorded in the books is to be recorded now. Pass necessary journal entries and prepare Revaluation account. OR

(b) Poornima Ltd. issued 1,00,000 ordinary shares of ₹ 10 each, payable at ₹ 2 on application, ₹ 4 on allotment, ₹ 2 on First call and ₹ 2 on Final call. All the shares are subscribed and amount was duly received. Pass journal entries.

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(a) Revaluation net profit ₹48,000 (gains 60,000 − losses 12,000), shared equally ₹16,000 each. (b) Issue of 1,00,000 shares of ₹10 — journal entries; capital ₹10,00,000.

(a) Retirement of Vimal — Vivek, Vishal, Vimal (equal) — TN HSC Class-12 Accountancy

Revaluation items: Machinery 1,20,000 → 1,50,000 (gain 30,000); Furniture down by 10,000 (loss 10,000); Provision for doubtful debts 3,000 → 5,000 (loss 2,000); Investment ₹30,000 unrecorded now recorded (gain 30,000).

Journal Entries:

ParticularsDr (₹)Cr (₹)
Machinery A/c Dr30,000
To Revaluation A/c30,000
Investment A/c Dr30,000
To Revaluation A/c30,000
Revaluation A/c Dr10,000
To Furniture A/c10,000
Revaluation A/c Dr2,000
To Provision for Doubtful Debts A/c2,000
Revaluation A/c Dr48,000
To Vivek's Capital A/c16,000
To Vishal's Capital A/c16,000
To Vimal's Capital A/c16,000

Revaluation Account

Dr. Particulars₹Cr. Particulars₹
To Furniture A/c10,000By Machinery A/c30,000
To Provision for doubtful debts A/c2,000By Investment A/c30,000
To Profit transferred to:
Vivek 16,000
Vishal 16,000
Vimal 16,00048,000
Total60,000Total60,000

Net revaluation profit = 60,000 − 12,000 = ₹48,000; shared equally = ₹16,000 each.

(b) Issue of shares — Poornima Ltd (1,00,000 shares of ₹10 each) — Company Accounts

Amounts: Application ₹2, Allotment ₹4, First call ₹2, Final call ₹2 (per share) → ₹2,00,000 / ₹4,00,000 / ₹2,00,000 / ₹2,00,000.

Journal Entries:

ParticularsDr (₹)Cr (₹)
Bank A/c Dr2,00,000
To Share Application A/c2,00,000

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