Question

On November 1, the firm of Sails, Welch, and Greenberg decided to liquidate their partnership. The partners have capital balances of $58,200, $72,490, and $9,940, respectively. The cash balance is $31,570, the book values of noncash assets total $128,990, and liabilities total $19,930. The partners share income and losses in the ratio of 2:2:1.

	Required:
1.	Prepare a statement of partnership liquidation, covering the period November 1–30, for each of the following independent assumptions: a. All of the noncash assets are sold for $156,990 in cash, the creditors are paid, and the remaining cash is distributed to the partners.* b. All of the noncash assets are sold for $55,890 in cash, the creditors are paid, the partner with the debit capital balance pays the amount owed to the firm, and the remaining cash is distributed to the partners.* * Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers (balance deficiencies, payments, cash distributions, divisions of loss), use a minus sign. If there is no amount to be reported for sale of assets, payment of liabilities, receipt of deficiency, or cash distribution rows, the cell can be left blank. However, in the balance rows, a balance of zero MUST be indicated by entering "0".
2.	Assume the partner with the capital deficiency in part (b) declares bankruptcy and is unable to pay the deficiency. Journalize the entries on Nov. 30 to (a) allocate the partner’s deficiency and (b) distribute the remaining cash. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Chart of Accounts

CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Sails, Welch, and Greenberg
General Ledger
ASSETS 110 Cash 111 Petty Cash 112 Accounts Receivable 113 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 114 Interest Receivable 115 Notes Receivable 116 Inventory 117 Supplies 118 Office Supplies 119 Prepaid Insurance 120 Land 123 Building 124 Accumulated Depreciation-Building 125 Equipment 126 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 129 Asset Revaluations 133 Patent LIABILITIES 210 Accounts Payable 211 Salaries Payable 213 Sales Tax Payable 214 Interest Payable 215 Notes Payable EQUITY 310 Sails, Capital 311 Sails, Drawing 312 Welch, Capital 313 Welch, Drawing 314 Greenberg, Capital 315 Greenberg, Drawing	REVENUE 410 Revenues 610 Interest Revenue EXPENSES 510 Cost of Merchandise Sold 520 Salary Expense 521 Advertising Expense 522 Depreciation Expense-Building 523 Depreciation Expense-Equipment 526 Repairs Expense 529 Selling Expenses 531 Rent Expense 533 Insurance Expense 534 Supplies Expense 535 Office Supplies Expense 536 Credit Card Expense 537 Cash Short and Over 538 Property Tax Expense 539 Miscellaneous Expense 710 Interest Expense

Labels and Amount Descriptions

Labels
For Period November 1–30
For the Year Ended November 30
Amount Descriptions
Balances after payment of liabilities
Balances after realization
Balances before realization
Capital additions
Cash distributed to partners
Final balances
Less partner withdrawals
Net income for the year
Payment of liabilities
Receipt of deficiency
Sale of assets and division of gain
Sale of assets and division of loss

Answer 1

Part 1 a

SAILS, WELCH, AND GREENBERG Statement of Partnership Liquidation For the Period November 1-30
	Cash	+	Noncash Assets	=	Liabilities	+	Sails (2/5)	+	Welch (2/5)	+	Greenberg (1/5)
Balances before realization	31570		128990		19930		58200		72490		9940
Sale of assets and division of gain	156990		(128990)				11200		11200		5600
Balances after realization	188560		0		19930		69400		83690		15540
Payment of liabilities	(19930)				(19930)
Balances after payment of liabilities	168630		0		0		69400		83690		15540
Cash distributed to partners	(168630)		0		0		(69400)		(83690)		(15540)
Final balances	0		0		0		0		0		0

Gain on sale = 156990-128990 = 28000

Sails = 28000*2/5 = 11200

Welch = 28000*2/5 = 11200

Greenberg = 28000*1/5 = 5600

Part 1 b

SAILS, WELCH, AND GREENBERG Statement of Partnership Liquidation For the Period November 1-30
	Cash	+	Noncash Assets	=	Liabilities	+	Sails (2/5)	+	Welch (2/5)	+	Greenberg (1/5)
Balances before realization	31570		128990		19930		58200		72490		9940
Sale of assets and division of loss	55890		(128990)				(29240)		(29240)		(14620)
Balances after realization	87460		0		19930		28960		43250		(4680)
Payment of liabilities	(19930)				(19930)
Balances after payment of liabilities	67530		0		0		28960		43250		(4680)
Receipt of deficiency	4680										4680
Balances	72210						28960		43250		0
Cash distributed to partners	(72210)		0		0		(28960)		(43250)		0
Final balances	0		0		0		0		0		0

Gain on sale = 128990-55890 = 73100

Sails = 73100*2/5 = 29240

Welch = 28000*2/5 = 29240

Greenberg = 28000*1/5 = 14620

Part 2

No.	Date	General journal	Debit	Credit
a	Nov. 30	Sails, Capital (4680/2)	2340
		Welch, Capital	2340
		Greenberg, Capital		4680
b	Nov. 30	Sails, Capital (28960-2340)	26620
		Welch, Capital (43250-2340)	40910
		Cash		67530