The partnership of Frick, Wilson, and Clarke has elected to cease all operations and liquidate its business

Question:

The partnership of Frick, Wilson, and Clarke has elected to cease all operations and liquidate its business property. A balance sheet drawn up at this time shows the following account balances:

Part A
Prepare a predistribution plan for this partnership
Part B
The following transactions occur in liquidating this business:
1. Distributed cash based on safe capital balances immediately to the partners. Liquidation expenses of $8,000 are estimated as a basis for this computation.
2. Sold noncash assets with a book value of $94,000 for $60,000.
3. Paid all liabilities.
4. Distributed cash based on safe capital balances again.
5. Sold remaining noncash assets for $51,000.
6. Paid actual liquidation expenses of $6,000 only.
7. Distributed remaining cash to the partners and closed the financial records of the business permanently. Produce a final statement of liquidation for this partnership using the predistribution plan to determine payments of cash to partners based on safe capital balances.
Part C
Prepare journal entries to record the liquidation transactions reflected in the final statement ofliquidation.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial... Liquidation
Liquidation in finance and economics is the process of bringing a business to an end and distributing its assets to claimants. It is an event that usually occurs when a company is insolvent, meaning it cannot pay its obligations when they are due.... 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...