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If at the time of retirement of a partner, the Balance Sheet of a firm shows accumulated profits in the form of general reserve and/or accumulated losses in the form of profit and loss account debit balance, retiring partner is:

(A) Entitled to His/Her share in the accumulated profits.

(B) Not Entitled to His/Her share in the accumulated profits.

(C) Not liable to share the accumulated losses.

(D) Liable to share the accumulated losses.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Reserves and accumulated losses relate to the period during which the retiring partner was a partner. They are therefore distributed among all partners, including the retiring one, in the old ratio. He gets his share of accumulated profits and bears his share of accumulated losses, making (A) and (D) correct.

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