In: Accounting
Turner, Roth, and Lowe are partners who share income and loss in a 2:3:5 ratio. After lengthy disagreements among the partners and several unprofitable periods, the partners decide to liquidate the partnership. Immediately before liquidation, the partnership balance sheet shows total assets, $164,400; total liabilities, $110,000; Turner, Capital, $5,700; Roth, Capital, $15,600; and Lowe, Capital, $33,100. The cash proceeds from selling the assets were sufficient to repay all but $44,000 to the creditors. Required: a. Calculate the loss from selling the assets. b. Allocate the loss from part a to the partners. c. Determine how much, if any, each partner should contribute to the partnership to cover any remaining capital deficiency.
given data
total assets (book value) = 164400
total liabilities before liquidation = 110000
liability towards the creditors = 44000
partners sharing ratio = 2 : 3: 5
a) calculate the loss from selling the asset :
particulars | amount |
liabilities tbefore liquidation | 110000 |
less : cash received from selling the asset (110000 - 44000) | (66000) |
remaining liability towards the creditors | 44000 |
cash received from sale of asset | 66000 |
less : book value of asset | (164400) |
loss from sale of asset | ($ 98400) |
b) allocation of loss from sale of assets between partners :
particulars | turner | roth | lowe |
profit sharing ratio | 2 / 10 | 3 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
loss allocation (98400 * ratio) | 19680 | 29520 | 49200 |
c) contribution of capital deficiency by each partner :
particulars | turner | roth | lowe | total |
opening capital balance | 5700 | 15600 | 33100 | 54400 |
less : loss allocation | (19680) | (29520) | (49200) | (98400) |
remaining capital balance | (13980) | (13920) | (16100) | (44000) |