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Accountancy

Goodwill Accounting

Goodwill Accounting in Class 12 Accountancy explains how a firm records and adjusts the value of its reputation when a new partner is admitted. Students learn why the incoming partner compensates the old partners, how goodwill is valued using average profit, super profit, or capitalization methods, and how the amount is treated when it is brought in cash, retained in the business, withdrawn, or not brought at all. The topic also covers sacrificing ratio, hidden goodwill, and the journal entries required under different admission situations.

Easy · Level 5 · 25 questions

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01What is the simplest rule to remember in goodwill accounting?

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02Why is goodwill important on admission of a new partner?

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03To whom is premium for goodwill given?

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04In which ratio is the goodwill premium brought by a new partner distributed among the old partners?

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05When a new partner brings the premium for goodwill in cash, how is the Bank Account recorded in the first journal entry?

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06Which account is debited while distributing premium for goodwill to old partners?

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07The total goodwill of a firm is ₹54,000 and the new partner takes a 1/6 share. What is his share of goodwill?

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08The total goodwill of the firm is ₹72,000, and the new partner’s share in goodwill is 1/4. What goodwill premium should the new partner bring?

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09The goodwill of a firm is ₹45,000, and a new partner acquires a 1/5 share in the firm. How much should the new partner bring for goodwill?

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10On the admission of a new partner, a goodwill premium of ₹32,000 is received. The old partners’ sacrificing ratio is 3:1. How much of the premium will the first old partner receive?

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11The sacrificing ratio is 1:4, and the premium received for goodwill is ₹50,000. How much of the premium will the second old partner receive?

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12A goodwill premium of ₹25,000 received from the new partner is to be distributed among the old partners in their sacrificing ratio of 2:2:1. How much will the third old partner receive?

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13On the admission of a new partner, a goodwill premium of ₹28,000 is received. If both old partners have sacrificed equally, how much will each old partner receive?

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14At the time of admission of a new partner, in which ratio is the old goodwill already appearing in the books written off?

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15At the time of reconstitution, goodwill of ₹25,000 recorded in the books is to be written off in the old ratio of 4:1. What amount will be debited to the first partner’s capital account?

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16On the admission of a new partner, goodwill already appearing in the books at ₹36,000 is written off in the old partners’ old ratio of 2:1. What amount will be debited to the second partner’s capital account?

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17In the entry for writing off old goodwill, on which side does the Goodwill Account appear?

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18What is the effect on old partners' capital accounts while writing off old goodwill?

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19If the average profit is ₹22,000 and the number of years’ purchase is 3, what will be the value of goodwill under the average profit method?

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20The average profit is ₹30,000 and the number of years’ purchase is 2. A new partner is admitted for a 1/3 share in the firm. What is the new partner’s share of goodwill?

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21If the average profit is ₹16,000 and the years’ purchase is 4, what will be the total goodwill under the average profit method?

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22The average profit of a firm is ₹58,000 and its normal profit is ₹46,000. What will be its super profit?

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23Super profit is (₹18000) and years' purchase is (3). What will be the goodwill?

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24The average profit is ₹52,000, the normal profit is ₹40,000, and the years’ purchase is 2. What will be the goodwill of the firm?

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25What is used to calculate normal profit?

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