Asif and Chinmay are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:4. They decide to share future profits in the ratio of 2:3. At that time, the goodwill appearing in the books of the firm will be written-off in :
Asif and Chinmay are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:4. They decide to share future profits in the ratio of 2:3. At that time, the goodwill appearing in the books of the firm will be written-off in :
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Goodwill already appearing in the books belongs to the partners as per the existing arrangement, so it is written off by debiting their capital accounts in the old ratio of . Only the adjustment for the change in shares is later made through the gaining and sacrificing ratios.