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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.

Medium · Level 4 · 25 questions

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01Old ratio is 2:6:2. B retires and A C new ratio is 3:2. Who gained more?

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02If one continuing partner share decreases in goodwill adjustment what is its accounting meaning?

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03Why does goodwill entitlement arise on retirement?

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04If the new value of goodwill is only recorded by way of memorandum what does it mean?

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05Under memorandum method what is done at the end after opening goodwill account?

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06Which partners are included while writing off old goodwill?

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07A partnership firm has goodwill of ₹72,000 recorded in its books. At the time of a partner’s retirement or death, it is written off in the old ratio of 4:3:2. What amount will be debited to B’s account?

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08On the retirement of a partner, goodwill already appearing in the firm’s books at ₹54,000 is written off in the old ratio of 2:5:2. What amount will be debited to A’s Capital Account?

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09The average profit is ₹36,000, and goodwill is valued at 2.5 years’ purchase. What will be the value of goodwill?

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10The profits for three years are ₹24,000, ₹30,000 and ₹36,000, respectively. Goodwill is valued at 3 years’ purchase of the average profit. What will be the value of goodwill?

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11The actual profit is ₹88,000 and the normal profit is ₹70,000. If goodwill is valued at 4 years’ purchase of super profit, what will be the value of goodwill?

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12Normal profit is ₹60000 and actual profit is ₹78000. Goodwill is at 3 years purchase. The retiring partner share is ( \frac{1}{6} ). What is his share?

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13Average profit is ₹96000 normal rate of return is 16 percent and capital employed is ₹500000. What is goodwill by capitalization method?

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14The capital employed is ₹4,00,000, the normal rate of return is 15%, and the actual average profit is ₹70,000. What is the goodwill of the firm by the capitalization method?

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15A retiring partner is paid ₹110000 against his adjusted capital of ₹90000. His share is ( \frac{1}{5} ). What is total hidden goodwill?

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16The retiring partner adjusted capital is ₹125000 and final amount due is ₹155000. His share is ( \frac{3}{10} ). What is hidden goodwill?

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17If the retiring partner is paid less than adjusted capital what does it indicate about hidden goodwill?

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18A, B and C share profits and losses in the ratio 1:4:5. B retires, and the firm’s goodwill is valued at ₹80,000. What is B’s share of goodwill?

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19A, B and C share profits in the ratio 3:2:5. A dies, and the firm’s goodwill is valued at ₹60,000. How much will A’s executor receive for goodwill?

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20In goodwill settlement, goodwill is \(₹54000\). The retiring partner’s share is \(\frac{2}{9}\). What is his share?

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21If goodwill is ₹108000 and the retiring partner share is ( \frac{5}{18} ) what is goodwill due?

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22In retirement goodwill adjustment the effect is most clearly shown in which account?

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23If goodwill is paid in cash whose cash will decrease?

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24If goodwill is adjusted only by private payment among partners what happens in the firm books?

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25When is the retiring partner goodwill amount added to final amount due?

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