If the debtors are taken over by the partners then do we debit in partners capital account?or his personal account because dr means that amount partner has to give to the firm
Dear Student
Any asset taken over by Partner is Debited to his capital account . This transaction may be considered as partner withdrawing his capital by way of taking asset .
Now you have doubt regarding partner personal account . So i would like to say that in Partnership accounts, Their is no Personal account of Partner . All transactions are done either in his Capital account or Current account . Or may be Loan account.
Therefore on taken over of Debtor , Journal entry would be :
Regards
Any asset taken over by Partner is Debited to his capital account . This transaction may be considered as partner withdrawing his capital by way of taking asset .
Now you have doubt regarding partner personal account . So i would like to say that in Partnership accounts, Their is no Personal account of Partner . All transactions are done either in his Capital account or Current account . Or may be Loan account.
Therefore on taken over of Debtor , Journal entry would be :
Partner Capital A/c | Dr. | xxx | |
To Debtor | xxx | ||
(Being debtor taken over by firm) | |||
Regards