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• Characteristic• Organizations with partnership• Advantages/disadvantages• Partnership agreement
Partnership Form of
Organization
• Forming a partnership• Dividing net income/loss• Financial statements
Basic Partnership Accounting
Accounting for Partnership
A partnership is an association of two or more
persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit.
Type of Business:Small retail, service, or manufacturing companies.Accountants, lawyers, and doctors.
Partnership Form of Organization
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Characteristic of
Partnership
Association of
Individuals
Mutual Agency
Limited Life
Unlimited Liability
Co-Ownership
of Property
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Association of Individuals
The voluntary association of two or more individuals in a partnership may be based on as simple an act as a handshake
It is preferable to state the agreement in writing, so a partnership is a legal entity for certain purpose
A partnership also is an accounting entity for financial reporting purposes, the personal assets is excluded from accounting records for partnership
The net income of a partnership is not taxed as a separate entity
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Mutual Agency
Mutual Agency means that each partner acts
on behalf of the partnership when engaging in
partnership business.
Act of any partner is binding on all other
partners, so long as the act appears to be
appropriate for the partnership.
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Limited Life
It may be ended voluntarily at any time
Dissolution occurs whenever a partner
withdraws or a new partner is admitted
Dissolution does not mean the business ends
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Co-Ownership of Property
Each partner has a claim on total assets
This claim does not attach to specific assets
All net income or net loss is shared equally
by the partners, unless otherwise stated in the
partnership agreement
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Unlimited Liability
Each partner is personally and individually
liable for all partnership liabilities.
Each partner is responsible for all the debts of
the partnership
Each partner is said to have unlimited
liability
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Limited PartnershipLimited Liability
Partnership
Limited Liability Companies
Regular Partnership
Organizations
ORGANIZATIONS WITH PARTNERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
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Regular Partnership
Major Advantages
Simple and
inexpensive to create
and operate.
Major Disadvantages
Owners (partners)
personally liable for
business debts.
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Limited Partnership (Ltd. Or LP)
Major Advantages
Limited partners have limited personal liability for business debts as long as they do not participate in management.
General partners can raise cash without involving outside investors in management of business.
Major Disadvantages
General partners personally liable for business debts.
More expensive to create than regular partnership.
Suitable for companies that invest in real estate.
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Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Major Advantages
Mostly of interest to partners in old-line professions such as law, medicine, and accounting.
Owners (partners) are not personally liable for the malpractice of other partners.
Major Disadvantages
Unlike a limited liability company, partners remain personally liable for many types of obligations owed to business creditors, lenders, and landlords.
Often limited to a short list of professions..
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Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Major Advantages
Owners have limited
personal liability for
business debts even if they
participate in management.
Major Disadvantages
More expensive to create than
regular partnership.
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Advantages for Partnership are:
Combining skill and resources of two or more individual
Ease of formation
Freedom from governmental regulations and restrictions
Ease of decision making
Advantages and Disadvantages
Disadvantages for
Partnership are:
Mutual agency
Limited life
Unlimited liability
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Partnership Agreement
The Partnership Agreement or Articles of Co-partnership:
1. Names and capital contributions of partners
2. Rights and duties of partners
3. Basis for sharing net income or net loss
4. Provision for withdrawals of assets
5. Procedures for submitting disputes to arbitration
6. Procedures for the withdrawal or addition of a partner
7. Rights and duties of surviving partners in the event of a partner’s deathBac
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Forming a
Partnership
Dividing net income/loss
Financial statements
Basic Partnership Accounting
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Partner’s initial investment should be recorded at the fair
market value of the assets at the date of their transfer to the partnership.
E12-2 Fauzi, Ical, and Eko are forming a partnership. Fauzi is transferring $50,000 of cash to the partnership. Ical is transferring land worth $15,000 and a small building worth $80,000. Eko transfers cash of $9,000, accounts receivable of $32,000 and equipment worth $19,000. The partnership expects to collect $29,000 of the accounts receivable.
Instructions: Prepare the journal entries to record each of the partners’ investments.
Forming a Partnership
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E12-2 Fauzi is transferring $50,000 of cash to the partnership. Prepare the entry.
Forming a Partnership
Fauzi, Capital
50,000
Cash 50,000
Ical is transferring land worth $15,000 and a small building worth $80,000. Prepare the entry.
Ical, Capital
95,000
Land 15,000
Building 80,000
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E12-2 Eko transfers cash of $9,000, accounts receivable of $32,000 and equipment worth $19,000. The partnership expects to collect $29,000 of the accounts receivable. Prepare the entry.
Forming a Partnership
Eko, Capital
57,000
Cash 9,000
Accounts receivable 32,000
Equipment 19,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts
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Partners equally share net income or net loss unless
the partnership contract indicates otherwise.
Closing Entries:Close all Revenue and Expense accounts to Income Summary.
Close Income Summary to each partner’s Capital account for his or her share of net income or loss.
Close each partners Drawing account to his or her respective Capital account.
Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
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Income Ratios
Partnership agreement should specify the basis for sharing net income or net loss. Typical income ratios:
Fixed ratio.
Ratio based on capital balances.
Salaries to partners and remainder on a fixed ratio.
Interest on partners’ capital balances and the remainder on a fixed ratio.
Salaries to partners, interest on partners’ capital, and the remainder on a fixed ratio.
Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
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Exercise F. Astaire and G. Rogers have capital balances on January 1 of $50,000 and $40,000, respectively. The partnership income-sharing agreement provides for (1) annual salaries of $20,000 for Astaire and $12,000 for Rogers, (2) interest at 10% on beginning capital balances, and (3) remaining income or loss to be shared 60% by Astaire and 40% by Rogers.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a schedule showing the distribution of net income, assuming net income is (1) $55,000 and (2) $30,000.
(b) Journalize the allocation of net income in each of the situations above.
Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
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Exercise Prepare a schedule showing the distribution of net income, assuming net income is (1) $55,000 and (2) $30,000.
Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
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Exercise Prepare a schedule showing the distribution of net income, assuming net income is (1) $55,000 and (2) $30,000.
Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
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Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
Exercise Journalize the allocation of net income in each of the situations above.
F. Astaire, Capital
33,400
Income summary 55,000(1)
G. Rogers, Capital
21,600
F. Astaire, Capital
18,400
Income summary 30,000(2)
G. Rogers, Capital
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Partnership Financial Statements
The income statement for a partnership is identical to the income statement for a proprietorship, except for the division of net income. Back