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Partnership Accounts

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Accountancy

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1

Meaning and Characteristics of Partnership

  • Partnership is a business relationship between two or more persons who agree to share profits of a business carried on by all or any one of them acting for all.
  • Minimum 2 partners; maximum 50 as per Companies Act, 2013.
  • Must be formed for a lawful business with profit motive.
2

Partnership Deed and Its Absence

  • A partnership deed is a written agreement outlining terms like profit sharing, capital, interest, salary, etc.
  • In absence of a deed, the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 applies.
  • Rules in absence of deed: profit shared equally, no interest on capital or drawings, 6% interest on partner's loan, no salary to partners.
3

Capital Accounts: Fixed vs Fluctuating

  • Two methods to maintain capital accounts: Fixed and Fluctuating.
  • Fixed Capital: Two accounts – Capital Account (unchanged) and Current Account (for adjustments).
  • Fluctuating Capital: Only one Capital Account that changes with every adjustment like profit, drawings, interest, etc.
4

Profit and Loss Appropriation Account

  • This account shows how net profit is distributed among partners after adjustments.
  • Adjustments include interest on capital, interest on drawings, salary, commission, and transfer to reserves.
  • Profit is distributed only after all adjustments are made.

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A partnership is a business formedA partnership deed is a writtenIn fixed capital accountsThis account shows how the netInterest on capital is allowed only

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