How is a partner's share of loss shown in the partner's account?

Correct answer: It is debited

A partner’s share of loss reduces that partner’s capital or current account balance. In bookkeeping a decrease in a partner’s capital/current account is recorded by debiting that account, so the partner’s account is debited for the share of loss. The closest distractor (credit) is incorrect because credit entries increase capital/claims rather than decrease them. Options about adding the loss to sales or goodwill are incorrect because losses are charged to partners’ accounts, not to revenue or goodwill. Exam tip: record losses by debiting the individual partner’s capital/current account; record profits by crediting it, and post each partner’s share separately.