John Landis and Raymond Oliver formed a partnership on 1 July 2019, agreeing to share profits and
Question:
John Landis and Raymond Oliver formed a partnership on 1 July 2019, agreeing to share profits and losses in the ratio of 2:1. John contributed $30 000 in cash and land with a fair value of $180 000. Assets contributed to, and liabilities assumed by, the partnership from Raymond’s business at both carrying amount and fair value are shown below.
During the first year, John contributed an additional $12 000 in cash. The partnership’s profit was $56 000. John withdrew $8000 and Raymond withdrew $16 000 in expectation of profits (ignore GST).
Required
(a) Prepare the journal entries to record each partner’s initial investment.
(b) Prepare the partnership’s balance sheet as at 1 July 2019.
(c) Prepare a statement of changes in partners’ equity for the year ended 30 June 2020, using method 2 for recording partners’ equity accounts.
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Financial Accounting
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10th Edition
Authors: John Hoggett, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Claire Beattie, Andreas Hellmann, Jodie Maxfield