A student of accounting was heard to remark: You really do not need a Profit Distribution account

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A student of accounting was heard to remark: ‘You really do not need a Profit Distribution account when accounting for profit distribution in a partnership. Everything can be done through the Profit or Loss Summary account.’ Discuss.

Distribution
The word "distribution" has several meanings in the financial world, most of them pertaining to the payment of assets from a fund, account, or individual security to an investor or beneficiary. Retirement account distributions are among the most...
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Accounting

ISBN: 978-1118608227

9th edition

Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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