- 15 Marks
FA – Nov 2024 – L1 – Q1 – Partnership Financial Statements
Prepare the profit or loss and appropriation account and financial position statement for a partnership at retirement and admission of partners.
Question
Atsu, Baba, and Chawe are in partnership, providing management services, sharing profits in the ratio 5:3:2 after charging annual salaries of GH¢18,000 each. Current accounts are not maintained. On 30 June 2024, Atsu retired.
Dua was admitted on 1 July 2024 to the partnership and is entitled to 30% of the profits of the current partnership, with the balance being shared equally between Baba and Chawe.
The previous partnership trial balance as of 30 June 2024 was as follows:
Description | GH¢ | GH¢ |
---|---|---|
Capital accounts – Atsu | 12,519 | |
Capital accounts – Baba | 65,844 | |
Capital accounts – Chawe | 33,618 | |
Trade receivables | 138,615 | |
Inventories at 1 July 2023 | 6,000 | |
Operating expenses | 419,166 | |
Investment | 300 | |
Bank overdraft | 33,510 | |
Trade payables | 52,218 | |
Revenue | 565,296 | |
Total | 663,543 | 663,543 |
Additional Information:
- Inventory remains at GH¢6,000.
- Full provision is required for an irrecoverable debt of GH¢3,450.
- Adjustments agreed by partners:
- The investment is to be included at GH¢4,500.
- Goodwill, which remains in the books, is valued at GH¢72,000.
- On 1 July 2024, GH¢30,000 due to Atsu was transferred to Dua. The balance due to Atsu is to be repaid over three years, commencing on 1 July 2024.
- Dua introduced cash of GH¢22,500 to the partnership.
Required:
i) Prepare the statement of profit or loss and appropriation account of the previous partnership for the year ended 30 June 2024 and a statement of financial position at that date. (9 marks)
ii) Prepare the statement of financial position for the current partnership as of 1 July 2024. (6 marks)
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