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A, B and C are partners. They agreed to change their existing profit sharing ratio from 3:2:1 to 1:1:1. An unrecorded asset of Rs. 50,000 was identified. For this unrecorded asset:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Bringing an unrecorded asset into the books is a gain on reconstitution.

Entry: Unrecorded Asset A/c Dr. 50,00050{,}000, To Revaluation A/c 50,00050{,}000.

So the Revaluation Account is credited. The resulting revaluation profit is only later transferred to the partners' capital accounts in the old ratio.

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