Exam 19: Accounting for Partnerships

The Articles of Organization are the legal agreement of the partnership that specifies the names of partners,the name,location and nature of the partnership business;the starting date and life of the partnership as well as the rights and duties of each partner.

Investments by a partner are credited to that partner's capital account.

The entry to record the investment of cash in a partnership by one partner would consist of a debit to

Walters and Kim are partners.The partnership agreement provides for salary allowances of $26,000 for Walters and $22,000 for Kim and for interest of 10 percent on each partner's invested capital at the beginning of the year.The balance of any remaining profits or losses is to be divided 40 percent to Walters and 60 percent to Kim.On January 1,2016,the capital account balances were Walters,$75,000,and Kim,$95,000.Net income for the year was $72,000. 1.On page 10 of a general journal,record the following entries on December 31,2016.Omit descriptions. A)Record the salary allowances for the year. B)Record the interest allowances for the year. C)Record the division of the balance of net income. D)Close the drawing accounts into the capital accounts.Assume that the partners have withdrawn the full amount of their salaries. 2.Prepare a schedule showing the division of net income to the partners as it would appear on the income statement for 2016.

Kara Johnson and Tyler Jones are partners,and each has a capital balance of $100,000.To gain admission to the partnership,Raiden Nash pays $60,000 directly to Johnson for one-half of her equity.After the admission of Nash,the total partners' equity in the records of the partnership will be

Partnership net income of $135,000 is to be divided between two partners,Ross Trane and Jane Winder,according to the following arrangement: There will be salary allowances of $40,000 for Trane and $50,000 for Winder,with the remainder divided one-third and two-thirds respectively per their partnership agreement.How much of the net income will be distributed to Trane and Winder,respectively?

When dividing partnership net income,the consideration given to the amount of time a partner devotes to the business is called a salary ___________________.

Limited partners are only liable for their investment in the partnership and are therefore prohibited from having their names in the partnership's name.

Federal income tax is levied on

The journal entry to record the division of a partnership profit consists of a debit to each partner's capital account and a credit to Cash.

When a partner makes a cash withdrawal that is intended to be a permanent reduction in his/her investment,the withdrawal account is debited.

Brian McCarthy owns and operates a business called Brian's Music Shop.His postclosing trial balance on December 31,2016,is provided below.Brian plans to enter into a partnership with Emma Jones,effective January 1,2017.Profits and losses will be shared equally.Brian will transfer all assets and liabilities of his shop to the partnership,after revaluation.Emma will invest cash equal to Brian's investment after revaluation.The agreed values are: Accounts Receivable (net),$10,000;Merchandise Inventory,$35,000;and Store Equipment,$15,000. The partnership will operate under the name Beautiful Music. Record each partner's investment on page 1 of a general journal.Omit descriptions. Prepare a balance sheet for Beautiful Music just after the investments.

A legal partnership does not exist unless there is a written partnership agreement.

If plant and equipment are transferred from a sole proprietorship to a partnership,the Accumulated Depreciation accounts start with ____________________ balances in the partnership records.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Each partner is empowered to act as an agent for the partnership creating binding agreements no matter what the agreement concerns.

If a partnership's net income is in excess of the salary and interest allowances,the entry to close Income Summary after the allowances are recorded will include a(n)____________________ to Income Summary.

Partnership net income of $132,000 is to be divided between two partners,Jessie Folk and Jessica Stephens,according to the following arrangement: There will be salary allowances of $80,000 for Folk and $40,000 for Stephens,with the remainder divided equally.How much of the net income will be distributed to Folk and Stephens,respectively?

It is customary for a partnership's income statement to show the division of net income or loss for the year between the partners.

An association of two or more persons to carry on,as co-owners,a business for profit is called a(n)___________________.