Marry and Kayli were two partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio 5 : 7. Kayli was in need of funds, so she took a loan of Rs. 4,00,000 from the firm at an agreed rate of interest being 8% p.a. If Interest is charged on loan from the partner, it will be:
Marry and Kayli were two partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio 5 : 7. Kayli was in need of funds, so she took a loan of Rs. 4,00,000 from the firm at an agreed rate of interest being 8% p.a. If Interest is charged on loan from the partner, it will be:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 3
Here the firm has lent money to a partner, so interest received is an income of the firm, not an appropriation of profit.
It is therefore credited to Profit and Loss A/c.
The opposite case, interest on a loan taken by the firm from a partner, is a charge debited to Profit and Loss A/c.
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