In: Accounting
Henri Mikels and Alex Jamison are watch repairmen who want to
form a partnership and open a jewelry store. They have an attorney
prepare their partnership
agreement, which indicates that assets invested in the partnership
will be recorded at their fair market value and that liabilities
will be assumed at book value. The assets contributed by each
partner and the liabilities assumed by the partnership are as
follows:
Assets Henri Mikels | Alex Jamison | Total
Cash $40,000 | $30,000 | $70,000
Accounts receivable 52,000 | 20,000 | 72,000
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 4,000 | 3,000 | 7,000
Supplies 1,000 | 500 | 1,500
Equipment 20,000 |10,000 | 30,000
Liabilities
Accounts payable 32,000 | 9,000 | 41,000
Prepare the entry in journal form necessary to record the original investments of Mikels and Jamison in the partnership.
Cash | 70000 | |
Henri Mikels Capital | 40000 | |
Alex Jamison Capital | 30000 | |
Accounts Receivable | 72000 | |
Henri Mikels Capital | 52000 | |
Alex Jamison Capital | 20000 | |
Bad Debt Expense | 7000 | |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts | 7000 | |
Supplies | 1500 | |
Henri Mikels Capital | 1000 | |
Alex Jamison Capital | 500 | |
Equipment | 30000 | |
Henri Mikels Capital | 20000 | |
Alex Jamison Capital | 10000 | |
Henri Mikels Capital | 32000 | |
Alex Jamison Capital | 9000 | |
Accounts Payable | 41000 |