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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 6 · 20 questions

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01Which ratio is used to distribute a retiring partner’s goodwill amount among the continuing partners?

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02Which statement is correct in goodwill adjustment?

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03If goodwill is valued by average profit method then on retirement it is used for what?

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04In a goodwill adjustment, which item is not treated as sales income?

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05A, B and C are partners sharing profits in the old ratio of 2:2:1. When C retires, A and B acquire C’s share equally. What will be the gaining ratio of A and B?

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06If retiring partner's goodwill share is ₹ 20000 and A gets the whole gain then how much will A bear?

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07Goodwill adjustment here is mainly related to which event?

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08On death of a partner who receives the goodwill amount instead of the deceased partner?

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09Which account is credited for deceased partner's goodwill amount?

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10If the firm’s goodwill is ₹84,000 and the deceased partner’s share in goodwill is \(\frac{1}{7}\), what is the value of the deceased partner’s share of goodwill?

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11Goodwill adjustment is related to which type of asset?

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12What is the main basis of goodwill at the time of retirement?

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13At the retirement or death of a partner, if a continuing partner does not gain from goodwill, what effect will the goodwill adjustment have on that partner?

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14A, B and C are partners, and C retires. A and B acquire C’s share equally. In what ratio will the goodwill burden be borne?

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15If the firm's goodwill is ₹36,000 and the retiring partner's share in goodwill is \(\frac{1}{9}\), how much will the partner receive for goodwill?

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16Which common mistake occurs in goodwill adjustment on the retirement of a partner?

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17If a retiring partner's goodwill share is ₹60,000 and the gaining ratio of the continuing partners is 3:2, how much goodwill adjustment will be borne by the second partner?

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18Statement: A retiring partner receives goodwill because he has contributed to building the firm's reputation. How is this statement?

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19If the retiring partner's goodwill share is ₹ 18000 and the continuing partners' gaining ratio is 2:7 then how much will the first partner bear?

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20In goodwill adjustment on retirement, if new profit shares of continuing partners are given, how will their gain be identified?

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