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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 6 · 25 questions

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01Goodwill is ₹180000 and retiring partner share is ( \frac{2}{9} ). Gaining ratio is 5:3. What is the burden on the first partner?

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02If one continuing partner has zero gain who will bear the goodwill burden?

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03If a continuing partner reduces his share what will he be considered?

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04Goodwill appearing in the books, valued at ₹84,000, is to be written off among the partners in their old ratio of 3:2:2. What amount will be debited to A’s account?

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05Goodwill appearing in the books is ₹99,000 and the partners’ old profit-sharing ratio is 2:4:3. When the goodwill is written off in the old ratio, what amount will be debited to Partner C’s account?

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06In the entry for writing off old goodwill what is done to goodwill account?

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07The average profit is ₹42,000, and goodwill is valued at 3.5 years’ purchase. What is the value of goodwill?

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08The profits for four years are ₹25,000, ₹35,000 and ₹45,000 and ₹55,000, respectively. If goodwill is valued at 2 years’ purchase, what will be the amount of goodwill?

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09The profits for three years are ₹48,000, ₹54,000 and ₹60,000, respectively. Goodwill is valued at 2.5 years’ purchase. What will be the value of the firm’s goodwill?

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10The actual profit is ₹92,000 and the normal profit is ₹74,000. Goodwill is valued at 5 years’ purchase of super profit. What is the value of goodwill?

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11Normal profit is ₹85000 and actual profit is ₹105000. Goodwill is at 3 years purchase. The retiring partner share is ( \frac{1}{4} ). What is his share?

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12Average profit is ₹125000 normal rate of return is 20 percent and capital employed is ₹500000. What is goodwill by capitalization method?

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13Capital employed is ₹600000 and normal return is 10 percent. Actual average profit is ₹78000. What is goodwill by capitalization method?

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14The retiring partner's adjusted capital is ₹1,60,000 and the amount due is ₹1,90,000. His share is 1/6. What is the hidden goodwill?

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15A retiring partner adjusted capital is ₹95000 and he is paid ₹119000. His share is ( \frac{3}{8} ). What is hidden goodwill?

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16If the retiring partner is paid more than adjusted capital what does the excess amount generally indicate?

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17Which statement is incorrect in goodwill adjustment?

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18What is the place of goodwill in final settlement of a retiring partner?

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19If gaining ratio is given in the question what should be done while distributing goodwill burden?

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20If both old ratio and new ratio are given how will gaining ratio be calculated?

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21In which situation can the continuing partners new ratio itself become the gaining ratio?

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22What is the effect of writing off old goodwill on partners capital accounts?

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23On what does goodwill adjustment correctly have accounting effect?

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24Goodwill value on retirement is generally related to what?

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25At the retirement or death of a partner, if the question specifies a particular method of goodwill valuation, how should the value of goodwill be determined?

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