Varun, Vansh and Vinay are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5:3:2. They decided to share future profits in the ratio of 2:3:5. What will be the accounting treatment of Workmen Compensation Reserve existing in the balance sheet on that date when further information is not available?
Varun, Vansh and Vinay are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5:3:2. They decided to share future profits in the ratio of 2:3:5. What will be the accounting treatment of Workmen Compensation Reserve existing in the balance sheet on that date when further information is not available?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
When there is no information about any claim, the Workmen Compensation Reserve is treated as a free reserve created out of past profits. On a change in profit sharing ratio it is distributed among all the partners in their old ratio, here , so that each keeps what accrued while the old ratio applied.
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