Accounting for Partnership: Basic Concepts

Agreement between partners, Sharing of profits and losses, Mutual agency relationship, Business purpose

The essential features of partnership include: agreement between partners, sharing of profits and losses, mutual agency relationship, and business purpose. Partnership firm does NOT have a separate legal entity and partners have unlimited liability, not limited liability.

Partnership can be formed by oral agreement, Partners have unlimited liability, Each partner is an agent of other partners

Partnership can be formed by oral agreement (though written is preferred), partners have unlimited liability meaning their personal assets can be used for firm's debts, and each partner acts as an agent for others (mutual agency). The maximum number of partners is 50 (not 100), and partnership deed need not be in writing (though recommended).

Profit and Loss Appropriation Account

The Profit and Loss Appropriation Account is an extension of the Profit and Loss Account that shows how profits are distributed among partners. It includes adjustments for interest on capital, interest on drawings, partner's salary, commission, and final distribution of remaining profits in the agreed ratio.

6.5 months

When a fixed amount is withdrawn at the beginning of each month, the average period is calculated as: (First withdrawal period + Last withdrawal period) ÷ 2 = (12 + 1) ÷ 2 = 6.5 months. The first withdrawal stays for 12 months and the last for 1 month.