| Liabilities | Amount (Rs.) | Assets | Amount (Rs.) |
| Creditors | 36,000 | Cash at Bank | 15,000 |
| General Reserve | 36,000 | Debtors – 60,000 | |
| Capital A/c : | Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts – (2,400) | 57,600 | |
| X – 1,80,000 | Patents | 44,400 | |
| Y – 90,000 | 2,70,000 | Investments | 24,000 |
| Current A/c : | Fixed Assets | 2,16,000 | |
| X – 30,000 | Goodwill | 30,000 | |
| Y – 6,000 | 36,000 | ||
| 3,87,000 | 3,87,000 |
Z is admitted as a new partner on 1st April, 2019 on the following terms:
(a) Provision for doubtful debts is to be maintained at 5% on Debtors.
(b) Outstanding rent amounted to Rs. 15,000.
(c) An accrued income of Rs. 4,500 does not appear in the books of the firm. It is now to be recorded.
(d) X takes over the Investments at an agreed value of Rs. 18,000.
(e) New Profit-sharing Ratio of partners will be 4 : 3 : 2.
(f) Z will bring in Rs. 60,000 as his capital by cheque.
(g) Z is to pay an amount equal to his share in firm’s goodwill valued at twice the average profit of the last three years which were Rs. 90,000; Rs. 78,000 and Rs. 75,000 respectively.
(h) Half of the amount of goodwill is to be withdrawn by X and Y.
You are required to pass Journal entries, prepare Revaluation Account, Partners’ Capital and Current Accounts and the Balance Sheet of the new firm.
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