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Case Study Advanced-2 Assignment Group 3
Case Study Advanced-2 Assignment Group 3
Group 3
Once a partnership enters liquidation, loans receivable from partners are treated as
any other asset of the partnership and partnership loans payable to individual
partners are treated as any other liability of the partnership. Thus, these accounts
with partners do not have any higher or lower priority in a partnership liquidation.
The accountant should prepare a Cash Distribution Plan to show each partner the
eventual cash distribution process after all the liabilities, including the loan payable
to Bard, are settled.
This schedule shows that the partnership's loan payable to Bard has the same legal
status as the liabilities to third parties, Bard will be paid for his loan to the partnership
prior to any final distributions to the partners. Adam may be able to negotiate that he
will pay the $10,000 for the partnership's loan receivable with him from other cash
received in a distribution from the partnership. However, the partnership, including
Bard, can obtain a court decree and judgment against Adam it Adam refuses to pay
the partnership the $10,000 to settle the loan he received from the partnership. After
the liabilities are provided for, any remaining cash is paid as shown in the cash
distribution plan above, with Adam receiving the first $40,000 and then additional
distributions will be made in the partners' loss sharing ratio.
• Assuming a Practical Approach: