This document discusses accounting for partnerships. It provides an overview of key characteristics of partnerships including that they are associations of individuals with unlimited liability and mutual agency. Partnerships have a limited life and partners co-own partnership property and assets. The document outlines what a partnership agreement should specify, including capital contributions, rights/duties of partners, income/loss sharing, and procedures for additions/withdrawals. It also asks a multiple choice question about recording non-cash assets invested in a partnership.
2. Chapter
12-2
Accounting for Partnerships
Partnership
Form of
Organization
Basic
Partnership
Accounting
Liquidation of a
Partnership
Characteristics
Organizations
with partnership
characteristics
Advantages /
disadvantages
Partnership
agreement
Forming a
partnership
Dividing net
income / loss
Financial
statements
No capital
deficiency
Capital
deficiency
3. Chapter
12-3
A partnership is an association of two or more
persons to carry on as co-owners of a business
for profit.
Partnership Form of Organization
LO 1 Identify the characteristics of the partnership
form of business organization.
Type of Business:
Small retail, service, or manufacturing companies.
Accountants, lawyers, and doctors.
4. Chapter
12-4
Characteristics of Partnerships
LO 1 Identify the characteristics of the partnership
form of business organization.
Association of Individuals
Legal entity.
Accounting entity.
Net income not taxed as a separate entity.
Mutual Agency
Act of any partner is binding on all other
partners, so long as the act appears to be
appropriate for the partnership.
5. Chapter
12-5
Characteristics of Partnerships
LO 1 Identify the characteristics of the partnership
form of business organization.
Limited Life
Dissolution occurs whenever a partner withdraws
or a new partner is admitted.
Dissolution does not mean the business ends.
Unlimited Liability
Each partner is personally and individually liable
for all partnership liabilities.
6. Chapter
12-6
Characteristics of Partnerships
LO 1 Identify the characteristics of the partnership
form of business organization.
Co-ownership of Property
Each partner has a claim on total assets.
This claim does not attach to specific assets.
All net income or net loss is shared equally by the
partners, unless otherwise stated in the
partnership agreement.
7. Chapter
12-7
Should specify relationships among the partners:
1. Names and capital contributions of partners.
2. Rights and duties of partners.
3. Basis for sharing net income or net loss.
4. Provision for withdrawals of assets.
5. Procedures for submitting disputes to arbitration.
6. Procedures for the withdrawal or addition of a partner.
7. Rights and duties of surviving partners in the event of a
partner’s death.
Partnership Agreement
LO 1 Identify the characteristics of the partnership
form of business organization.
8. Chapter
12-8
When a partner invests noncash assets in a
partnership, the assets should be recorded at their:
a. book value.
b. carrying value.
c. fair market value.
d. original cost.
Question
Forming a Partnership
LO 2 Explain the accounting entries for the formation of a partnership.
Editor's Notes
Service Cost - Actuaries compute service cost as the present value of the new benefits earned by employees during the year. Future salary levels considered in calculation.
Interest on Liability - Interest accrues each year on the PBO just as it does on any discounted debt.
Actual Return on Plan Assets - Increase in pension funds from interest, dividends, and realized and unrealized changes in the fair market value of the plan assets.
Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost - The cost of providing retroactive benefits is allocated to pension expense in the future, specifically to the remaining service-years of the affected employees.
Gain or Loss - Volatility in pension expense can be caused by sudden and large changes in the market value of plan assets and by changes in the projected benefit obligation. Two items comprise the gain or loss:
difference between the actual return and the expected return on plan assets and,
amortization of the unrecognized net gain or loss from previous periods