Accounting Principles - Standalone book
Accounting Principles - Standalone book
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781118875056
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 12, Problem 1Q
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Partnership: Partnership is an agreement of at least two persons to run a business and share the profit and loss in an agreed ratio. The ratio of sharing profit and loss is decided by the partners through mutual agreement. Generally, small retailers prefer partnership form of business.

To explain: The characteristics of a partnership.

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Answer to Problem 1Q

The following are some of the important characteristics of the partnership:

  • Association of individuals.
  • Limited life.
  • Co-ownership of property.

Explanation of Solution

  • Association of individuals: A partnership is not known by individual names of the partners but is known by its own name. It can acquire property in its name and can sue and be sued by others in its name. It is a legal entity that means it is registered in its name and is a separate entity that is its assets and liabilities are its own and not those of its partners.
  • Limited life: The life of partnerships is limited as it ends on the admission, death, retirement, and liquidation of any partner. On each of such occasions the partnership ends and if agreed by partners get renewed.
  • Co-ownership of property: All the partners of the partnership jointly own the assets of the partners. On the dissolution of the partnership, the amount realized from the assets is shared by the partners in the agreed ratio.
Conclusion

Thus, the partnership is an association of persons, having a limited life and co-ownership of property.

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