Revaluation of assets on admission or retirement sheetEssay framePrepare the revaluation account, the partners' capital accounts and the statement of financial position after admission.
How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.
- 1 · List each change in value. A gain or a loss for each asset and liability.
- 2 · Prepare the revaluation account.
- Debit: decreases in assets, new liabilities, new allowances.
- Credit: increases in assets, decreases in liabilities.
- Balance = profit or loss.
- 3 · Share the balance. Old partners, in the old ratio.
- 4 · Update the capital accounts. Opening balance + revaluation share (± any goodwill adjustment); the new partner's cash capital.
- 5 · Prepare the new statement of financial position. Revalued assets, all liabilities, new capitals.
- 6 · Check. Total assets = capitals + liabilities.
Scoring tip: Show each revalued figure with its working, e.g. inventory (400,000 − 40,000).