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Why are external liabilities paid before partners’ capital is returned when a firm is dissolved?

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Correct answer: Claims of external creditors are settled before partners’ residual claims

On dissolution, the amount realised from the firm’s assets is first used to pay external creditors because their claims rank before the partners’ capital or residual claims. Partners’ loans and capital are settled afterwards, and any remaining surplus is distributed in the profit-sharing ratio. Therefore, option A is correct; partners do not lose their claim, but it is settled only after external liabilities. Exam tip: Remember the order—external liabilities, partners’ loans, partners’ capital, and finally the surplus.

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Dissolution Of PartnershipExternal LiabilitiesPartners CapitalOrder Of SettlementClosing The BusinessDissolution Of A Partnership FirmAccountancyClass 12 Mcq

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