Amis, Lodge and Pym were in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio 5 : 3 : 2. The following trial balance has been extracted from their books of account as at 31 March 20X8:

Additional information:

(a) Stock at 31 March 20X8 was valued at £35,000.

(b) Depreciation on the fixed assets is to be charged as follows:

Motor vehicles – 25 per cent on the reduced balance.

Plant and machinery – 20 per cent on the original cost. 

There were no purchases or sales of fixed assets during the year to 31 March 20X8.

(c) The provision for doubtful debts is to be maintained at a level equivalent to 5 per cent of the total trade debtors as at 31 March 20X8.

(d) An office expense of £405 was owing at 31 March 20X8, and some rent amounting to £1,500 had been paid in advance as at that date. These items had not been included in the list of balances shown in the trial balance.

(e) Interest on drawings and on the debit balance on each partner’s current account is to be charged as follows:

(f) According to the partnership agreement, Pym is allowed a salary of £13,000 per annum. This amount was owing to Pym for the year to 31 March 20X8, and needs to be accounted for.

(g) The partnership agreement also allows each partner interest on his capital account at a rate of 10 per cent per annum. There were no movements on the respective partners’ capital accounts during the year to 31 March 20X8, and the interest had not been credited to them as at that date.

The information given above is sufficient to answer part (a) (i) and (ii) of the question, and notes (h) and (i) below are pertinent to requirements (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) of the question.

(h) On 1 April 20X8, Fowles Limited agreed to purchase the business on the following terms:

(i) Amis to purchase one of the partnership’s motor vehicles at an agreed value of £5,000, the remaining vehicles being taken over by the company at an agreed value of £30,000;

(ii) The company agreed to purchase the plant and machinery at a value of £35,000 and the stock at a value of £38,500;

(iii) The partners to settle the trade creditors: the total amount agreed with the creditors being £16,000;

(iv) The trade debtors were not to be taken over by the company, the partners receiving cheques on 1 April 20X8 amounting to £12,985 in total from the trade debtors in settlement of the outstanding debts;

(v) The partners paid the outstanding office expense on 1 April 20X8, and the landlord returned the rent paid in advance by cheque on the same day;

(vi) As consideration for the sale of the partnership, the partners were to be paid £63,500 in cash by Fowles Limited, and to receive £75,000 in £1 ordinary shares in the company, the shares to be apportioned equally amongst the partners.

(i) Assume that all the matters relating to the dissolution of the partnership and its sales to the company took place on 1 April 20X8.

Required:

(a) Prepare:

(i) Amis, Lodge and Pym’s trading, profit and loss and profit and loss appropriation account for the year to 31 March 20X8;

(ii) Amis, Lodge and Pym’s current accounts (in columnar format) for the year to 31 March 20X8 (the final balance on each account is to be then transferred to each partner’s respective capital account); and

(b) Compile the following accounts:

(i) The partnership realisation account for the period up to and including 1 April 20X8;

(ii) The partners’ bank account for the period up to and including 1 April 20X8; and

(iii) The partners’ capital accounts (in columnar format) for the period up to and including 1 April 20X8.

Detailed workings should be submitted with your answer.

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Bank interest received Capital accounts (as at 1 April 20X7): Amis Lodge Pym Carriage inwards Carriage outwards Cash at bank Current accounts: Amis Lodge Pym Discounts allowed Discounts received Drawings: Amis Lodge Pym Motor vehicles: at cost accumulated depreciation (at 1 April 20X7) Office expenses Plant and machinery: at cost accumulated depreciation (at 1 April 20X7) Provision for doubtful debts (at 1 April 20X7) E 4,000 12,000 4,900 1,000 500 400 10,000 25,000 22,000 15,000 80,000 30,400 100,000 f 750 80,000 15,000 5,000 4,530 20,000 36,600 420