After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Explain the meaning of generally accepted accounting principles and identify the key items of the conceptual framework, describe the basic objectives of financial reporting, discuss the qualitative characteristics of accounting information and elements of financial statements.
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PARTNERSHIPS
CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 12 12
Trang 4Accounting for Partnerships
Partnership Form of Organization
Partnership Form of Organization
Basic Partnership Accounting
Basic Partnership Accounting
Liquidation of a Partnership
Liquidation of a Partnership
Characteristics Organizations with partnership characteristics Advantages / disadvantages Partnership
Forming a partnership Dividing net income / loss Financial statements
No capital deficiency Capital deficiency
Trang 5A partnership is an association of two or more persons to carry
Trang 6Q121 The characteristics of a partnership include the
following: (a) association of individuals, (b) limited life, and (c) coownership of property. Explain each of these terms.
See notes page for discussion
Discussion Question
Partnership Form of Organization
Partnership Form of Organization
Trang 11Special forms of business organizations are often used to provide protection from unlimited liability.
Trang 12Regular Partnership
Trang 13More expensive to create than regular partnership.
Suitable for companies that invest
in real estate.
“Ltd.,” or “LP”
Trang 14creditors, lenders, and landlords Often limited to a short list of professions.
“LLP”
Trang 15“LLC”
Trang 16Q123 Brent Houghton and Dick Kreibach are considering a business venture. They ask you to explain the advantages and
Trang 17Under which of the following business organization forms do limited partners have little, if any, active role in the management of the
Trang 20Instructions: Prepare the journal entries to record each of the partners’
investments.
Trang 22E122 Hughes transfers cash of $9,000, accounts receivable of $32,000 and equipment worth $19,000. The partnership expects to collect $29,000
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Trang 24Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
Partnership agreement should specify the basis for sharing net income or net loss. Typical income ratios:
Fixed ratio.
Ratio based on capital balances.
Salaries to partners and remainder on a fixed ratio.
Interest on partners’ capital balances and the remainder on a fixed ratio.
Salaries to partners, interest on partners’ capital, and the remainder
Trang 30Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
Exercise Journalize the allocation of net income in each of the situations above.
Trang 31Partnership Financial Statements
Illustration 127
As in a proprietorship, partners’ capital may change due to (1) additional investment,
Trang 32The balance sheet for a partnership is the same as for a proprietorship except for the owner’s equity section.
Partnership Financial Statements
Partnership Financial Statements
Illustration 128
Trang 35E128 variation The ARES partnership at December 31 has cash
$20,000, noncash assets $100,000, liabilities $55,000, and the following capital balances: Cassandra $45,000 and Penelope $20,000. The firm is
Trang 36E128 variation Prepare a cash distribution schedule.
Liquidation of a Partnership
Trang 38E129 Prepare the entries to record: a) The sale of noncash assets. b) The allocation of the gain or loss on liquidation to the partners. c) Payment
Trang 39E129 Prepare the entries to record: a) The sale of noncash assets. b) The allocation of the gain or loss on liquidation to the partners. c) Payment
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Liquidation of a Partnership
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E1210 (a)
Farley, Capital 4,000
Trang 43Liquidation of a Partnership
Jennings, Capital 13,500 Newell, Capital 14,500
Farley, Capital 4,000
Capital Deficiency
Trang 44Admission of a Partner
Illustration 12A1
Trang 45Purchase of a Partner’s Interest
Assume that L. Carson agrees to pay $10,000 each to C. Ames and D.
Barker for 33 1/3% of their interest in the AmesBarker partnership. At the time of admission of Carson, each partner has a $30,000 capital
balance. Both partners, therefore, give up $10,000 of their capital equity. The entry to record the admission of Carson is:
L. Carson, Capital 20,000
D. Barker, Capital 10,000
C. Ames, Capital 10,000
The cash paid by Carson goes directly to the individual partners and
Trang 48Withdrawal of a Partner
Illustration 12A6
Trang 49Note that net assets and total capital remain the same at $50,000.
The $16,000 paid to Odom by the remaining partners isn’t recorded by
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