The partnership agreement of ABC Associates provides that income should be allocated in the following manner: 1.

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The partnership agreement of ABC Associates provides that income should be allocated in the following manner:

1. Each partner receives interest of 20% of beginning capital.

2. Sue receives a salary of $25,000 and Josh receives a salary of $21,000.

3. Josh also receives a bonus of 10%.

4. Residual—divided equally.

The partnership’s net income for 2008 was $90,000. Beginning capital balances were Sue, $30,000; Josh, $40,000.


Required:

Prepare a schedule to allocate the net income under each of the following independent situations:

A. Bonus is to be based on income before any profit allocation to partners for interest and salary.

B. Bonus is to be based on income after subtracting the bonus, but before allocation to partners for interest and salary.

C. Bonus is to be based on income after subtracting the bonus, interest, and salary.


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: 978-1118098615

5th Edition

Authors: Debra C. Jeter, Paul Chaney

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