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According to Section 48 of Indian Partnership Act, amount realized from assets, along with contributions from partners, if required, to make up deficiencies of capital shall be utilized in a particular order:

A. To pay off unsecured loan.

B. In settlement of capital account balances.

C. To pay off secured loan.

D. The surplus, if any, is divided among partners in their profit-sharing ratio.

Choose correct answer from options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Section 48 requires outside liabilities to be discharged first, secured loans ahead of unsecured ones, followed by partners' loans, then settlement of capital account balances, and finally the surplus divided in the profit sharing ratio. Hence C, A, B, D.

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