Monu, Sonu and Golu are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. Golu died on 5th November 2021. Under the partnership deed, the executors of the deceased partner are entitled to his share of profit to the date of death, calculated on the basis of last year's profit. Profit for the year ended 31st March 2022 was Rs. 3,00,000. Golu's share of profit will be :
Monu, Sonu and Golu are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. Golu died on 5th November 2021. Under the partnership deed, the executors of the deceased partner are entitled to his share of profit to the date of death, calculated on the basis of last year's profit. Profit for the year ended 31st March 2022 was Rs. 3,00,000. Golu's share of profit will be :
Solution
Golu's share = 1/5. Period from 1 April 2021 to 5 November 2021 = 219 days. Share of profit = 3,00,000 * 1/5 * 219/365 = 60,000 * 0.6 = 36,000.
Note: The NTA says 'last year's profit' but provides profit of the year of death. We have used the given Rs. 3,00,000 as the reference profit.
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