Sunila and Manisha are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3. Radhika is admitted in the firm for 1/5th share of profits. She brings in Rs. 40,000 as her share of goodwill. Give the necessary journal entries, when partners decided to retain goodwill in the business.
Sunila and Manisha are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:3. Radhika is admitted in the firm for 1/5th share of profits. She brings in Rs. 40,000 as her share of goodwill. Give the necessary journal entries, when partners decided to retain goodwill in the business.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
Goodwill brought in cash is credited to Premium for Goodwill Account, then distributed to the sacrificing partners in , giving and . As the amount is retained in the business, no withdrawal entry is passed, so option 3 is correct.
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