Questions from Accounting Principles


Q: A partner withdraws from a partnership and receives assets of greater value

A partner withdraws from a partnership and receives assets of greater value than the book value of his equity. Should the remaining partners share the resulting reduction in their equities in the rati...

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Q: In the chapter-opening vignette featuring Kicking Horse Coffee, Elana

In the chapter-opening vignette featuring Kicking Horse Coffee, Elana Rosenfeld advises that partners avoid a 50/50 partnership split and she strongly suggests obtaining legal counsel in drafting part...

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Q: If a partnership contract does not state the period of time over

If a partnership contract does not state the period of time over which the partnership is to exist, when does the partnership end?

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Q: As applied to a partnership, what does the term mutual agency

As applied to a partnership, what does the term mutual agency mean?

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Q: Can partners limit the right of a partner to commit their partnership

Can partners limit the right of a partner to commit their partnership to contracts? Would the agreement be binding (a) on the partners, and (b) on outsiders?

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Q: Home-style Wool Company knits clothing from merino wool and sells

Home-style Wool Company knits clothing from merino wool and sells online and at craft fairs. Gina takes deposits for custom orders. The person preparing the adjusting entries at year-end left for a va...

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Q: What does the term unlimited liability mean when it is applied to

What does the term unlimited liability mean when it is applied to members of a partnership?

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Q: How does a general partnership differ from a limited partnership?

How does a general partnership differ from a limited partnership?

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Q: Leung, Lidder, and Lang have shared an equal stake as

Leung, Lidder, and Lang have shared an equal stake as partners in a sports bar for the past three years. The partnership is being dissolved, as Leung is moving to England and leaving the firm. Lidder...

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Q: The partnership agreement of lawyers Jenny Nelmida and Fei Abella provides for

The partnership agreement of lawyers Jenny Nelmida and Fei Abella provides for a two thirds/one-third sharing of profit but says nothing about losses. The first year of partnership operations resulted...

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