Lesson 1
Lesson 1
ACCOUNT
TR A N S A C T I O N S
(LESSON 1)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• STATE THE VALUATION OF CONTRIBUTION OF
PARTNERS
Art.1767
an unincorporated association
of two or more individuals to By the contract of partnership two
carry on, as co-owners, as or more persons bind themselves
business, with the intention of to contribute money, property or
dividing the profits among industry to a common fund with
themselves the intention of dividing the
profits among themselves
CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTNERSHIP
1. EASE OF FORMATION
3. MUTUAL AGENCY
4. CO-OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY
5. CO-OWNERSHIP OF PROFITS
6. LIMITED LIFE
7. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
8. UNLIMITED LIABILITY
ADVANTAGES
* Ease of formation
* Shared responsibility of running the business
* Flexibility in decision making
* Greater capital compared to sole proprietorship
* Relative lack of regulation by the government as
ADVANTAGES compared to corporations
AND DISADVANTAGES
* Limited life/easily dissolved
DISADVANTAGES * Unlimited liability
* Conflict among partners
* Lesser capital compare to corporation
* Tax like a corporation (except GPP)
ACCOUNTING FOR
PARTNERSHIP
•TREATMENT FOR:
>CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND WITHDRAWALS
>DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
>DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
PARTNERSHIP FORMATION
•CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
•DRAWINGS ACCOUNTS
• RECEIVABLE FROM/ PAYABLE TO A
PARTNER
PARTNER’S LEDGER ACCOUNTS
REALIGNING PARTNER’S CAPITAL IN THE PARTNERSHIP
FORMATION
• A PARTNER’S CAPITAL BALANCE IS NORMALLY CREDITED FOR THE FAIR VALUE OF HIS NET CONTRIBUTION
TO THE PARTNERSHIP
• IF A PARTNER’S CAPITAL BALANCE IS CREDITED FOR AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN OR LESS THAN THE FAIR
VALUE OF HIS NET CONTRIBUTION, THERE IS BONUS.
• UNDER BONUS METHOD, ANY INCREASE (DECREASE) IN THE CAPITAL CREDIT OF A PARTNER IS DEDUCTED
FROM (ADDED) TO THE CAPITAL CREDITS OF THE OTHER PARTNERS.
• THE TOTAL PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL REMAINS EQUAL TO THE FAIR VALUE OF THE PARTNERS’ NET
CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARTNERSHIP.
* Accounting for Special Transactions 2021 Edition by Zeus
Vernon Millan