Advanced Financial Accounting
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 16, Problem 16.4C
Sharing Losses during Liquidation
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Hiller, Luna, and Welsh are attempting to form a
You have been asked to help resolve the differences and to prepare a memo to the three individuals including the following items.
Required
- Specify the procedures for allocating losses among partners stated in the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997 to be used if no partnership agreement terms are agreed upon regarding liquidation. (You may wish to access a copy of the UPA 1997 for this requirement.)
- Critically assess each partner’s viewpoint, discussing the pros and cons of each.
- Specify another option for allocating potential liquidation losses not included in the positions the three individuals currently take. Critically assess the pros and cons of your alternative.
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Choose the correct. During a liquidation, if a partner’s capital account balance drops below zero, what should happen?a. The other partners file a legal suit against the partner with the deficit balance.b. The partner with the highest capital balance contributes sufficient assets to eliminate the deficit.c. The deficit balance is removed from the accounting records with only the remaining partners sharing in future gains and losses.d. The partner with a deficit contributes enough assets to offset the deficit balance.
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1. The loss absorption balances represent the maximum loss that the partners could absorb without
reducing their equity below zero.
2. Gains and losses on the sale of assets in liquidation are divided equally among partners.
3. A partnership maybe dissolved without being liquidated but liquidation is always preceded by
dissolution.
4. Under the installment method of partnership liquidation, realization of non-cash assets is
accomplished over an extended period of time. When cash is available, creditors may be partially or
fully paid. Any excess maybe distributed to the partners in accordance with a program of safe
payments or a cash priority program. This process persists until all the non-cash assets are sold.
5. Restricted interest are provided for assumed non-sale of remaining non-cash assets and…
During liquidation, a partners’ capital account balance drops below zero. What should happen?
a. The other partners should file a legal suit against the partner with the deficit balance.
b. The partner with the highest capital balance should contribute sufficient assets to eliminate the deficit.
c. The deficit balance should be removed from the accounting records with only the remaining partners sharing in future gains and losses.
d. The partner with a deficit should contribute enough assets to offset the deficit balance.
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Advanced Financial Accounting
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