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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.

Hard · Level 1 · 25 questions

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01If the deceased partner’s share of goodwill is ₹180000 and the continuing partners’ gaining ratio is 5:4, what is the burden of the first continuing partner?

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02A B C share profits in 5:3:2. C retires and the new ratio of A and B is 3:2. What is the gaining ratio?

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03A B C share in 4:3:2. C retires and his goodwill amount is ₹ 36000. A and B gain in 2:1. How much will A bear?

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04Old books show goodwill of ₹ 90000. A B C share profits in 5:3:1 and C retires. What debit effect will be made on C's capital for writing off old goodwill?

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05A B C share profits in 3:2:1. C retires and A B's new ratio is 2:1. Firm's goodwill is ₹ 120000. How much goodwill is due to C?

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06A, B and C share profits in the ratio 7:5:4. C retires, and the new profit-sharing ratio of A and B is 2:1. Which partner gains more?

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07The deceased partner's old share is two ninth and firm's goodwill is valued at two years' purchase of average profit ₹ 81000. What is the deceased partner's goodwill amount?

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08A B C share profits in 2:3:5. C retires and A B's new ratio is 3:2. What is the gaining ratio?

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09A B C share profits in 2:3:5. C retires and A B's new ratio is 3:2. Which is the actual gaining ratio?

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10The retiring partner's goodwill is ₹ 50000. A has to bear ₹ 30000 and B has to bear ₹ 20000. What is the gaining ratio?

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11A B C share profits in 5:4:3. C retires and goodwill is ₹ 144000. C's share is taken by A and B in 2:1. What goodwill burden will B bear?

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12In which situation will retiring partner's goodwill be directly credited to his capital account?

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13Old goodwill of ₹ 60000 appears in books. New goodwill is valued at ₹ 150000. A B C share in 2:2:1 and C retires. What is C's new goodwill claim?

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14If deceased partner's goodwill amount is ₹ 42000 and continuing partners gain in 5:2 then how much will the second partner bear?

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15A B C share profits in 6:3:1. B retires. A and C's new ratio is 3:2. What is C's gain?

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16A B C share profits in 6:3:1. B retires and A C's new ratio is 3:2. What is A's gain or sacrifice?

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17If goodwill account is raised at full value and later written off then finally the retiring partner's benefit should equal what?

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18A B C share profits in 3:3:2. C retires. A's new share is five eighth and B's is three eighth. What is the gaining ratio?

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19On retirement new goodwill is ₹ 200000. The retiring partner's old share is one fourth. If continuing partners gain in 3:2 then what is the first partner's burden?

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20A B C share in 1:2:3. B retires and A C's new ratio is 3:5. B's goodwill is ₹ 48000. How much will A bear?

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21A B C share in 1:2:3. B retires and A C's new ratio is 3:5. B's goodwill is ₹ 48000. What is the correct burden on A?

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22In goodwill adjustment, if a continuing partner's new share is less than his old share then what is his position?

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23A B C share profits in 5:3:2. B retires. A and C's new ratio is 3:2. Which conclusion is correct?

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24If old books show goodwill of ₹ 40000 and old partners share in 3:2:1 then by how much will B's account be debited when goodwill is written off?

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25On what basis does the retiring partner receive goodwill when the new ratio of continuing partners is given?

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