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If a share of profit is credited and a share of loss is debited in a partner's account, what is the basic reason?

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Correct answer: Profit increases the partner's claim and loss reduces the partner's claim

The governing concept is the partner's claim against the firm. A partner's capital or current account records the amount the firm owes or is accountable to that partner. When profit is allocated, the partner's economic interest and claim increase, so the partner's account is credited. When loss is allocated, that claim decreases, so the account is debited. Therefore, option A correctly explains both treatments. Sales are transactions of the firm and do not by themselves explain the credit or debit of a partner's account. Drawings reduce the partner's claim but are not the same as a share of loss, while bank transactions describe a mode of settlement rather than the accounting reason. The treatment follows the increase or decrease in the partner's claim.

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Profit Loss TreatmentPartner ClaimCapital AccountCapital AccountsPartnership Accounts Basic ConceptsAccountancyClass 12 Mcq

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