Ganesh, Hari and Mahadev are partners. On retirement of Ganesh, the goodwill already appears in the Balance Sheet at Rs. 24,000. The goodwill will be written-off by:
Ganesh, Hari and Mahadev are partners. On retirement of Ganesh, the goodwill already appears in the Balance Sheet at Rs. 24,000. The goodwill will be written-off by:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Goodwill already appearing in the books is a past asset belonging to all partners in their old ratio. Before any retirement adjustment it must be removed by debiting the capital accounts of all partners, including the retiring one, in the old ratio and crediting Goodwill A/c.
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