Q.On revaluation, the increase in liabilities leads to :
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On admission, assets and liabilities are revalued to their current worth so that any profit or loss on this revaluation — and any accumulated reserve or undistributed profit/loss already sitting in the old balance sheet — belongs entirely to the OLD partners, in their OLD profit-sharing ratio, since it arose before the new partner joined. A Revaluation Account is opened: it is debited with any decrease in an asset, increase in a liability, or a newly-recorded unrecorded liability; it is credited with any increase in an asset, decrease in a liability, or a newly-recorded unrecorded asset. The resulting profit or loss is transferred to the old partners' capital accounts in the old ratio. Reserves and accumulated profits (General Reserve, Reserve …
At revaluation, any rise in liabilities means the firm now owes more than recorded, which reduces the firm's worth and is debited to the Revaluation Account as a loss. …
An increase in liabilities on revaluation reduces the firm's net worth, so it is a loss — option (a).
When assets and liabilities are revalued (on a partner's admission, retirement or death), the treatment in the Revaluation Account follows a simple rule:
| Item | Effect | Revaluation A/c |
|---|---|---|
| Increase in asset | Gain | Credit (profit) |
| Decrease in asset | Loss | Debit (loss) |
| Increase in liability | Loss | Debit (loss) |
| Decrease in liability | Gain | Credit (profit) |
| … |
- CBSE 2026Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.______ is credited when an unrecorded asset is brought into the business.(a) Revaluation Account(b) Balance Sheet(c) Trading Account(d) Partners capital Account
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Correct option: Revaluation Account. An unrecorded asset now brought into the books increases the firm's worth — a profit — so the Revaluation Account is credited while the asset account is debited.
Explanation
At the time of admission (or any reconstitution) assets and liabilities are re-valued through a Revaluation Account. When an asset that was not previously recorded is now brought into the books, the entry is:
Particulars Dr (₹) Cr (₹) Unrecorded Asset A/c xxx - CBSE 2026Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Write the word/term/phrase which can substitute the following statement: Debit balance of the revaluation account.
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The word/term is Loss on Revaluation (Revaluation Loss). A debit balance on the Revaluation Account shows that the decreases in asset values and increases in liabilities were greater than the gains.
Explanation
In the Revaluation Account, gains (increase in assets / decrease in liabilities) are credited and losses (decrease in assets / increase in liabilities) are debited. When the debit total exceeds the credit total, the balancing figure is a debit balance, which re …
- CBSE 2026Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.On Revaluation, the increase in the value of assets leads to :(a) Loss(b) Expense(c) Gain(d) None of these
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Rise in asset value on revaluation = gain (profit). Option (c).
The Revaluation (Profit and Loss Adjustment) account records changes in the values of assets and liabilities, for example when a partner is admitted:
- Increase in an asset or decrease in a liability → gain (profit) → credited to Revaluation account.
- Decrease in an asset or increase in a liability → loss → debited to Revaluation account. …
- CBSE 2025Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.Decrease in the value of assets should be ______ to Profit and Loss Adjustment Account.(a) Debited(b) Credited(c) Added(d) Equal
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The answer is Debited.
When a partnership is reconstituted, assets and liabilities are revalued through the Profit and Loss Adjustment Account (Revaluation Account). It follows the normal rule that losses appear on the debit side and gains on the credit side:
Event Effect Side of P&L Adjustment A/c Decrease in value of an asset Loss Debit Increase in value of an asset Gain Credit Increase in a liability Loss Debit Decrease in a liability Gain Credit … - CBSE 2024Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.Revaluation A/c is a :(a) Personal A/c(b) Real A/c(c) Impersonal A/c(d) Nominal A/c
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Revaluation A/c records the profit or loss on revaluation, so it is a nominal account.
In the TN HSC Class-12 Accountancy syllabus (Admission/Retirement of a Partner), when a firm is reconstituted the assets and liabilities are revalued and the resulting gain or loss is transferred to the partners' capital accounts through a Revaluation Account (also called Profit and Loss Adjustment A/c).
- Accounts are classified as Personal, Real and Nominal. Nominal accounts deal with expenses, losses, incomes and gains. …
- CBSE 2023Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.On Revaluation, the increase in the value of assets leads to :(a) Loss(b) Expense(c) Gain(d) None of these
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On revaluation, an increase in the value of assets is a gain (profit) to the firm and is credited to the Revaluation Account — option (c).
In the TN HSC Commerce syllabus, whenever there is a reconstitution of a partnership firm (admission, retirement or death of a partner), assets and liabilities are revalued so that the resulting profit or loss belongs only to the old partners. The Revaluation Account (also called the Profit and Loss Adjustment Account) records these changes:
- Increase in the value of an asset → Gain → credited to Revaluation A/c.
- Decrease in the value of an asset → Loss → debited to Revaluation A/c.
- Increase in a liability → Loss → debited to Revaluation A/c.
- Decrease in a liability → Gain → credited to Revaluation A/c. …
- CBSE 2022Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.Decrease in the value of assets should be ______ to Profit and Loss Adjustment Account.(a) Debited(b) Credited(c) Added(d) Equal
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A fall in asset value is a loss on revaluation, so it is debited to the Profit & Loss Adjustment (Revaluation) Account.
At admission (also retirement/death) assets and liabilities are revalued through the Profit & Loss Adjustment Account (Revaluation Account). Its rules:
- Debit side = losses → decrease in assets and increase in liabilities.
- Credit side = gains → increase in assets and decrease in liabilities. …
- CBSE 2022Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Answer in one sentence only. What is revaluation account?
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The Revaluation Account is a nominal account prepared on admission, retirement or death of a partner to record changes in the values of assets and liabilities and to distribute the profit or loss on such revaluation among the old partners in their old ratio.
When a firm is reconstituted, its assets and liabilities are re-stated at their current values. Any increase in an asset or decrease in a liability is a gain (credited to Revaluation A/c); any decrease in an asset or increase in a liability is a loss (debited to Revaluation A/c). The balancing figure — the net profit or net loss on revaluation — is transferred to the old partners' capital accounts …
- CBSE 2022Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.Revaluation Account is a ________.(a) Personal Account(b) Real Account(c) Impersonal Account(d) Nominal Account
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The Revaluation Account deals with the profit or loss on revaluing assets and liabilities, so it is a Nominal Account — option (d).
Accounts are classified as Personal, Real or Nominal:
- Personal accounts relate to persons/firms (e.g. a partner's capital account, a creditor).
- Real accounts relate to assets and properties (e.g. Machinery, Cash).
- Nominal accounts relate to expenses, losses, incomes and gains. …
- CBSE 2022Set MARCH1 markMCQQ.On revaluation, the increase in liabilities leads to :(a) Loss(b) Profit(c) Gain(d) None of these
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An increase in liabilities on revaluation reduces the firm's net worth, so it is a loss — option (a).
When assets and liabilities are revalued (on a partner's admission, retirement or death), the treatment in the Revaluation Account follows a simple rule:
Item Effect Revaluation A/c Increase in asset Gain Credit (profit) Decrease in asset Loss Debit (loss) Increase in liability Loss Debit (loss) Decrease in liability Gain Credit (profit) …
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