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Accountancy

Goodwill Settlement

In this Class 12 Accountancy topic, students learn how goodwill is settled when a partner retires or dies during the reconstitution of a partnership firm. The topic explains the purpose of goodwill adjustment, the retiring or deceased partner’s entitlement, and the accounting treatment for recording the amount due from continuing partners. Students also practise journal entries and understand how the adjustment affects partners’ capital accounts, gaining ratio, and the firm’s financial records.

Easy · Level 1 · 25 questions

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01A retires, and the gaining ratio of B and C is 1:3. The goodwill adjustment is ₹40,000. How much of the goodwill adjustment will C bear?

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02What is the main purpose of settling goodwill when a partner retires?

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03When a firm's goodwill is valued at a partner's retirement, what determines the retiring partner's share of that goodwill?

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04What are partners called when their share of profit increases after another partner retires?

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05In what ratio do the continuing partners usually bear the goodwill compensation payable to a retiring partner?

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06If goodwill is not to be shown in the books, which account is credited with the retiring partner's share of goodwill in the adjustment entry?

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07In the usual goodwill adjustment entry on retirement, what happens to the capital accounts of the gaining partners?

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08The firm's total goodwill is ₹60,000 and the retiring partner's old share is 1/3. What is the value of that partner's share of goodwill?

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09Why is the existing goodwill account usually written off when a partner retires?

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10The goodwill recorded in the books is ₹30,000, and the old partners A and B share profits in the ratio of 2:1. When the goodwill is written off from the books, what amount will be debited to A’s Capital Account?

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11Who gets the most direct benefit from goodwill on retirement?

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12When a partner dies, to which account is the deceased partner's share of goodwill first credited?

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13If the firm's total goodwill is ₹90,000 and the deceased partner's share in goodwill is \(1/5\), what will be the amount of the goodwill claim?

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14If partner B’s old share is \(\frac{2}{5}\) and his new share is \(\frac{1}{2}\), what is B’s gaining ratio?

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15When a partner retires and goodwill is adjusted, in which ratio are the capital accounts of the partners gaining the retiring partner’s share debited?

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16When the retiring partner’s share of goodwill is settled through adjustment in the capital accounts, what effect does it have on the remaining partners’ capital?

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17If the firm's total goodwill is ₹1,20,000 and the retiring partner's share is 1/4, what amount will be credited to the partner's capital account for goodwill?

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18How is goodwill usually calculated under the average profit method?

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19The average profit is ₹40,000 and the years’ purchase is 2. What is the value of the firm’s goodwill?

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20On what basis is goodwill valued under the super profit method?

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21The super profit is ₹15,000 and the number of years’ purchase is 3. What is the value of goodwill under the super profit method?

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22The capital employed is ₹2,00,000 and the normal rate of return is 10%. What is the normal profit?

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23A partnership firm has an actual average profit of ₹50,000 and a normal profit of ₹35,000. What is the firm's super profit?

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24When a partner retires, what is the adjustment made for goodwill in his favour regarded as compensation for?

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25When a retiring partner’s share of goodwill is adjusted without recording goodwill in the reconstituted firm, which journal entry is correct?

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