At the time of death of a partner, if general reserve appears in the balance sheet, it should be credited to:
At the time of death of a partner, if general reserve appears in the balance sheet, it should be credited to:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
General Reserve represents undistributed past profits earned while the deceased partner was still a member of the firm. He therefore has a rightful claim on it. It is distributed among all partners, including the deceased partner, in the old profit sharing ratio, by debiting General Reserve and crediting each partner's capital account.
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