Questions from College Accounting


Q: Sadler Computer Supply Company has just been destroyed by fire. Fortunately

Sadler Computer Supply Company has just been destroyed by fire. Fortunately, however, the computerized accounting records had been “backed up” and were in a remote computer location so that the record...

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Q: Explain how the net income of a partnership is allocated if it

Explain how the net income of a partnership is allocated if it is less than the salary and interest allowances.

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Q: Explain what the term “mutual agency” means in regard to

Explain what the term “mutual agency” means in regard to a partnership.

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Q: Why should the assets and liabilities of an existing partnership be revalued

Why should the assets and liabilities of an existing partnership be revalued when a new partner is to be admitted by the investment of cash in the organization?

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Q: List the steps required to dissolve a partnership.

List the steps required to dissolve a partnership.

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Q: What are typical considerations that affect the way income is allocated among

What are typical considerations that affect the way income is allocated among partners?

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Q: Explain how the partnership accounts for the sale by a partner of

Explain how the partnership accounts for the sale by a partner of a portion of his partnership interest to another individual.

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Q: The two partners in a business often pay personal bills by writing

The two partners in a business often pay personal bills by writing checks on the business bank account. Is this a good business practice? Explain. How should such payments be recorded?

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Q: What information appears on a statement of partners’ equities?

What information appears on a statement of partners’ equities?

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Q: List the major advantages of the partnership form of business over a

List the major advantages of the partnership form of business over a corporation.

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