Partnership Formation
Partnership Formation
Partnership Formation
Santos individually have been in the hardware business for a number of yea
to combine their businesses in order to avoid competition since the two entities are located in
formation of the partnership, A. Cruz and B. Santos had the following account balances in
A. Cruz B. Santos
Cash 100,000.00 200,000.00
Accounts Receivable 50,000.00 100,000.00
Allowance for Bad debts (10,000.00)
Inventories 100,000.00 200,000.00
Land 200,000.00
Building 400,000.00
Accumulated Depreciation - Building (100,000.00)
Furniture and Equipment 30,000.00 60,000.00
Accumulated Depreciation - F & E (10,000.00) (20,000.00)
Total Assets 760,000.00 540,000.00
A. Cruz and B. Santos agreed to the following conditions for the measurement of assets ro
the liabilities to be assumed by the partnership.
1. Assets invested by the partners would be taken over by the partnership at the following
A. Cruz B. Santos
Accounts Receivable 30,000.00 80,000.00
Land 300,000.00
Building 200,000.00
Furniture and Equipment 24,000.00
Inventories 80,000.00 220,000.00
Required:
- Journal entries to record the formation of the new partnership, AB Merchandising
- A statement of financial position immedately after the partnership formation.
for a number of years, On January 2, 2021, they decided
tities are located in a common area. Before the
count balances in their individual books:
o be recognized.
chandising
In the individual books of both A. Cruz and B. Santos:
1. The respective assets and liabilities shall be adjusted, debiting or crediting directly the capit
2. All accounts in the individual books shall be brought to zero balances.
In the new set of books of AB Merchandise:
1. Assets and liabilities received shall be recorded. The property, plant and equipment account
according to the agreed values without transferring the accumulated depreciation.
2. The cash contributed coming from a single proprietorship shall be increased or decreased to
respective capital balances to the agreed amount. (P400,000.00)
In the books of A:
Books Agreed
Accounts Receivable 50,000.00 50,000.00
Allowance for Bad Debts (10,000.00) (20,000.00)
Net 40,000.00 30,000.00
* A, Capital 10,000.00
Allowance for Bad Debts 10,000.00
Books Agreed
Land 200,000.00 300,000.00
Land 100,000.00
A, Capital 100,000.00
Land
200,000.00
Adj 100,000.00
300,000.00
Books Agreed
Building 400,000.00 400,000.00
Accumulated Depreciation (100,000.00) (200,000.00)
Net 300,000.00 200,000.00
A, Capital 100,000.00
Accumulated Depreciation - Bldg 100,000.00
Books Agreed
Furniture & Equipment 30,000.00 30,000.00
Accumulated Depreciation (10,000.00) (6,000.00)
Net 20,000.00 24,000.00
Books Agreed
Inventories 100,000.00 80,000.00
Inventories
100,000.00
20,000.00
80,000.00
A, Capital 20,000.00
Inventories 20,000.00
A, Capital 20,000.00
Accrued Expense 20,000.00
AB Merchandise
Statement of Financial Position
As of December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Cash 166,000.00
Accounts Receivable 150,000.00
Allowance for Bad debts (40,000.00) 110,000.00
Inventories 300,000.00
Land 300,000.00
Building 200,000.00
Furniture and Equipment 64,000.00
TOTAL ASSETS 1,140,000.00
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable 260,000.00
Accrued Expense 80,000.00
Total Liabilities 340,000.00
EQUITY
A, Capital 400,000.00
B, Capital 400,000.00
Total Equity 800,000.00
In the books of B:
Diff
(10,000.00)
B, Capital
Diff
100,000.00
Diff
(100,000.00)
Adj
Diff
4,000.00
Diff
(20,000.00) Inventories
Inventories
- Acc dep)
- Accdep)
B, Capital 20,000.00
Allowance for Bad Debts 20,000.00
Inventories
200,000.00
20,000.00
220,000.00
Inventories 20,000.00
B, Capital 20,000.00
(20,000.00)