Part A The partnership of Wingler, Norris, Rodgers, and Guthrie was formed several years ago as a

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Part A
The partnership of Wingler, Norris, Rodgers, and Guthrie was formed several years ago as a local architectural firm. Several partners have recently undergone personal financial problems and have decided to terminate operations and liquidate the business. The following balance sheet is drawn up as a guideline for this process:

Part A The partnership of Wingler, Norris, Rodgers, and Guthrie

When the liquidation commenced, expenses of $16,000 were anticipated as being necessary to dispose of all property.
Prepare a predistribution plan for this partnership.
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B
The following transactions transpire during the liquidation of the Wingler, Norris, Rodgers, and Guthrie partnership:
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Collected 80 percent of the total accounts receivable with the rest judged to be uncollectible.
€¢ Sold the land, building, and equipment for $150,000.
€¢ Made safe capital distributions.
€¢ Learned that Guthrie, who has become personally insolvent, will make no further contributions.
€¢ Paid all liabilities.
€¢ Sold all inventory for $71,000.
€¢ Made safe capital distributions again.
€¢ Paid liquidation expenses of $11,000.
€¢ Made final cash disbursements to the partners based on the assumption that all partners other than Guthrie are personally solvent.
Prepare journal entries to record these liquidationtransactions.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
Liquidation
Liquidation in finance and economics is the process of bringing a business to an end and distributing its assets to claimants. It is an event that usually occurs when a company is insolvent, meaning it cannot pay its obligations when they are due....
Partnership
A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. A Written agreement between two or more individuals who join as partners to form and carry on a for-profit business. Among other things, it states...
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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 9781260247824

14th Edition

Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik

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