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Partnership-Formation Handout
Partnership-Formation Handout
Nadine, a sole proprietor invited Mark and Lark to form a trading partnership. Nadine will invest
her existing business while Mark and Lark will both invest cash and non-cash assets, as follows
(Mark: Cash – 100,000; Merchandise Inventory – 100,000, and Lark: Cash – 100,000; Land –
100,000; and Building – 700,000). The Statement of Financial Position of Nadine Trading on
September 15, 2021 showed the following:
Cash 50,000
Accounts Receivable 220,000
Allowance for Bad Debts 15,000
Merchandise Inventory 575,000
Office Equipment 150,000
Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment 50,000
Furniture and Fixture 100,000
Accounts Payable 60,000
Notes Payable 270,000
Nadine, Capital 700,000
The partners agreed that the following adjustments be made in the books of Nadine:
Merchandise Inventory is to be recorded at its fair value of P550,000.
10% of the Accounts Receivable is estimated to be uncollectible.
The office equipment was estimated to have remaining value of P110,000
The market value of the furniture amount to P120,000.
Accrued interest on notes of P13,500 should be set up.
Required:
1. Adjust and close the books of Nadine
2. Open the books of the partnership
3. Prepare a statement of financial position