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Accountancy

Partner's Loan Account

In Class 12 Accountancy, Partner’s Loan Account explains how the amount due to a retiring or deceased partner is recorded when it is not paid immediately. Students learn to transfer the partner’s closing capital, current account balance, share of goodwill, accumulated profits or losses, and other adjustments to the loan account. The topic also covers interest on the outstanding loan and its repayment through instalments, helping learners prepare accurate journal entries and ledger accounts under reconstitution.

Hard · Level 1 · 25 questions

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01Avinash was due ₹180000 on retirement, ₹60000 was paid immediately and interest on the balance is due for six months at six percent per annum. What is the total amount payable just before payment?

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02In which situation will the retiring partner's capital account be debited while the retiring partner's loan account is credited?

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03Neeraj's loan account had a credit balance of ₹90000. After three months ₹30000 was paid and interest on the balance is six percent per annum till year end. What is the total interest?

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04If interest on a retiring partner's loan is wrongly debited to Profit and Loss Appropriation Account instead of Profit and Loss Account, what is the main error?

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05Raghav was due ₹250000. As per agreement ₹100000 is paid immediately and the balance is payable in two equal annual instalments, with interest at six percent per annum on outstanding balance. What is the interest before the first year-end instalment?

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06Which classification is most appropriate when showing the credit balance of a retiring partner's loan account in the balance sheet?

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07₹132000 is payable to the executor of a deceased partner. ₹72000 is paid after six months and the balance remains outstanding till year end. At six percent per annum, what is the total interest?

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08What is the accounting basis for treating a partner as a creditor after retirement?

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09A firm wrongly credited ₹50000 payment in the retiring partner's loan account. What type of rectification entry is needed?

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10If the agreement rate for interest on retiring partner's loan is eight percent but the accountant applied six percent, what type of error occurred?

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11Kavita's loan was ₹160000. ₹40000 was paid at the beginning of the year and the remaining balance was paid at year end. At six percent per annum, what is the interest for the year?

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12What will be the effect on Profit and Loss Account when interest is added to the retiring partner's loan account?

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13Amount due to a retiring partner is ₹210000. The firm settled ₹50000 by cash and ₹40000 by giving a vehicle, and the rest remained as loan. What amount will go to loan account?

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14If interest on a retiring partner's loan is due but not yet paid, what is the correct journal effect?

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15A loan account has opening credit ₹70000, interest ₹4200 and bank payment ₹30000. What will be the closing credit balance?

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16Which statement gives the correct accounting principle about a retiring partner's loan account?

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17Which item in a retiring partner's loan account does not directly affect Profit and Loss Account?

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18On a ₹96000 loan, no payment was made for first four months, then ₹36000 was paid. The balance remained outstanding for next eight months. At six percent, what is total interest?

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19If the closing balance of a retiring partner's loan account is debit, what is the most probable reason?

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20In which case will a retiring partner's loan account be prepared but interest will not be added?

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21Anand was due ₹300000. ₹100000 was paid immediately and the balance carries ten percent annual interest. After six months ₹50000 instalment was paid. What is interest for first six months?

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22When interest is credited to the retiring partner's loan account, which account should have the corresponding debit?

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23The firm made final payment of loan ₹85000 and interest ₹5100 to a retiring partner. In the correct payment entry, by what amount will the loan account be debited?

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24If interest on a retiring partner's loan is shown as paid directly through bank without first recording interest due, what will be missing in accounting presentation?

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25A loan of ₹140000 carries seven percent for first six months and six percent for next six months. No payment was made. What is total interest?

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