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:

                    

    When the liquidation commenced, liquidation expenses of $16,000 were anticipated as being necessary to dispose of all property.
    Prepare a predistribution plan for this partnership.

Part B
The following transactions transpire during the liquidation of the Wingler, Norris, Rodgers, and Guthrie partnership:
  1. Collected 80 percent of the total accounts receivable with the rest judged to be uncollectible.
  2. Sold the land, building, and equipment for $150,000.
  3. Made safe capital distributions.
  4. Learned that Guthrie, who has become personally insolvent, will make no further contributions.
  5. Paid all liabilities.
  6. Sold all inventory for $71,000.
  7. Made safe capital distributions again.
  8. Paid actual liquidation expenses of $11,000 only.
  9. 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 liquidation transactions.

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Advanced Accounting

ISBN: 978-1259444951

13th edition

Authors: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupni

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