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What is the direct effect of adjustment of accumulated profits on new partner capital?

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Correct answer: No direct effect

The direct answer is Option A: No direct effect on the new partner’s capital. Accumulated profits, such as a reserve or a credit balance of Profit and Loss Account, were earned before the new partner joined. Therefore, they belong to the old partners. At admission, the amount is transferred to the old partners’ capital or current accounts in their old profit-sharing ratio. The new partner neither receives this past profit nor bears its adjustment. Option A is correct because the new partner’s capital is not changed directly by distributing old reserves. Option B is wrong because capital does not always increase; the new partner’s capital increases only when the new partner brings capital. Option C is wrong because it does not always decrease. Option D is clearly wrong because no capital automatically becomes zero. Exam cue: profits earned before admission belong to old partners, not the incoming partner.

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