Janice Partington has operated a management consulting business as a proprietorship. She and Alison Morse have decided

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Janice Partington has operated a management consulting business as a proprietorship. She and Alison Morse have decided to reorganize the business as a partnership, effective April 1. Partington's investment in the partnership consists of cash, $88,000; accounts receivable, $50,000 less allowance for un-collectibles, $4,000; office furniture, $14,000 less accumulated amortization, $4,000; a small building, $242,000 less accumulated amortization, $120,000; accounts payable, $18,000; and a note payable to the bank, $44,000.
To determine Partington's equity in the partnership, she and Morse hire an independent appraiser. This outside party provides the following market values of the assets and liabilities that Partington is contributing to the business: cash, accounts receivable, office furniture, accounts payable, and note payable-the same as Partington's book value; allowance for uncollectible accounts, $12,000; building, $310,000; and accrued expenses payable (including interest on the note payable), $8,000.
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Make the entry on the partnership books to record Partington's investment.
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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Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132690089

9th Canadian Edition volume 2

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Walter T. Harrison Jr., Jo Ann L. Johnston, Carol A. Meissner, Peter R. Norwood

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