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Accounting for Partnership: Basic Concepts — Revision Notes

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Accountancy

Accounting for Partnership: Basic Concepts revision notes for Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Accountancy: 4 topics in quick points.

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1. Nature of Partnership

  • Partnership is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all.
  • A partnership firm has no separate legal entity apart from the partners constituting it.
  • The minimum number of partners is two.
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2. Partnership Deed and Default Rules

  • The partnership deed contains the terms and conditions of partnership.
  • The deed may include capital contribution, profit-sharing ratio, interest on capital, interest on loan, salaries, commission, and rules for admission, retirement, death, and dissolution.
  • The deed can be altered only with the consent of all partners.
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3. Capital Accounts of Partners

  • All transactions relating to partners are recorded through capital accounts.
  • There are two methods: fixed capital method and fluctuating capital method.
  • Under fixed capital method, two accounts are maintained for each partner: capital account and current account.
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4. Distribution of Profit and Loss

  • Profits and losses are distributed among partners in the agreed ratio.
  • If the deed is silent, profits and losses are shared equally.
  • Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is prepared to show distribution of profit among partners.

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Partnership is the relation between personsThe partnership deed is the writtenIf no agreement exists onUnder the fixed capital methodThis account is an extension

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Key topics in Accounting for Partnership: Basic Concepts include Nature of Partnership, Partnership Deed and Default Rules, Capital Accounts of Partners, Distribution of Profit and Loss. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam.
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