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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 5:3:25:3:2, so that each keeps what accrued while the old ratio applied.

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