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Chapter 15: Partnerships –
Formation, Operations, and
Changes in Ownership Interests
by Jeanne M. David, Ph.D., Univ. of Detroit Mercy
to accompany
Advanced Accounting, 10th edition
by Floyd A. Beams, Robin P. Clement,
Joseph H. Anthony, and Suzanne Lowensohn
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Partnerships: Objectives
1. Comprehend the legal characteristics of
partnerships.
2. Understand initial investment valuation and
record keeping.
3. Grasp the diverse nature of profit and loss
sharing agreements and their computation.
4. Value a new partner's investment in an existing
partnership.
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Objectives (cont.)
5. Value a partner's share upon retirement or
death.
6. Understand limited liability partnership
characteristics.
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1: Characteristics of Partnerships
Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in
Ownership Interests
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Partnerships
RUPA "Revised Uniform Partnership Act"
– Entity theory:
• partners own their share of the partnership,
but not its individual assets
– Dissociation:
• partners can dissociate without dissolution
Partners have
– Mutual agency
– Unlimited liability
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Articles of Partnership
1. Products or services, line of business
2. Partner rights & responsibilities
3. Initial investment and value assigned to
noncash investments
4. Additional investment conditions
5. Asset withdrawals
6. Profit and loss sharing
7. Dissolution procedures
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Partnership Reporting
• Financial reporting should provide for the
needs of
– Partners
– Creditors of the partnership
– IRS
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2: Initial Investment
Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in
Ownership Interests
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Initial Investment
A partnership is started by Amy and Paul, each
investing cash.
If they invest other assets, the value of those assets
should be agreed upon in advance.
Cash XXX
Amy Capital XXX
Cash XXX
Paul Capital XXX
Cash XXX
Equipment XXX
Land XXX
Paul Capital XXX
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Initial Investment with Bonus or
Goodwill
Partner initial investments, at fair value, will not
represent their ownership.
– Individual talent
– Business connections
– Customer base
Partners choose method
– Bonus method
• Adjustment within the capital accounts
– Goodwill method
• Goodwill is recorded on the books
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Initial Investment with Bonus
Total fair value received is split, as desired,
between partners
Cola invests land and building worth $10 and $40.
Crown invests cash and inventory at $7 and $35.
Agree to have equal shares:
(10 + 40 + 7 + 35) / 2 = $46 each
Cash 7
Inventory 35
Land 10
Building 40
Cola Capital 46
Crown Capital 46
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Initial Investment with Goodwill
Cola's 50%(100) $50
He invests:
Land $10
Building $40 $50
Crown's 50%(100) $50
He invests:
Cash $7
Inventory $35 $42
Goodwill $8
If Cola and Crown agree to equal shares, use
larger implied total value of firm.
Cola's: (10 + 40) / 50% = $100
Crown's: (7 + 35) / 50% = $84
Implied value of firm $100
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Initial Entry with Goodwill
Land 10
Building 40
Cola Capital 50
To record Cola's investment
Cash 7
Inventory 35
Goodwill 8
Crown Capital 50
To record Crown's investment and goodwill
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Partner Accounts
Each partner has his/her own accounts for
– Capital
– Drawings (periodic, salary-like, amounts)
– Withdrawals (other, large, unusual amounts)
• Investments increase Capital
• Drawings and withdrawals are closed to Capital
• Income Summary or Revenue and Expense
Summary is closed to Capital.
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Sample Partner Closing Entries
Amy Capital XXX
Amy Drawings XX
Amy Withdrawals XX
Reduces Amy's capital for drawings and withdrawals
Paul Capital XXX
Paul Drawings XXX
Income Summary Profit
Amy Capital XXX
Paul Capital XXX
To share profits between Amy and Paul
Drawings /
withdrawals
are closed to
individual
capital
accounts.
Income is shared between the partners. A loss would cause
the entry to be reversed. It is possible for some partners to
have losses while other have profits.
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Statement of Partners' Capital
Beginning capital + investments – drawings and/or withdrawals
+ income or – loss = ending capital
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3: Sharing Profit and Loss
Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in
Ownership Interests
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Profit/ Loss Sharing Agreements
The partnership articles should clearly state the
means of distributing profits and distributing
losses.
Items commonly considered
– Bonus allowance
– Salary allowance
– Interest allowance on capital invested
• Based on average, beginning or ending
capital balance
– Sharing of remaining amounts
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Bonus and Salary Allowances
Bonus allowances are often based on partnership
profits and may be before or after:
(a) salary allowances and (b) bonus.
If the bonus is after both:
Bonus = b% x (NI – Salary Allow – Bonus)
Salary allowances are generally pre-determined
amounts
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Interest Allowances and Capital
Interest Allowances are generally based on a
measure of the partner's capital
– Beginning of the year capital balance
– Average* capital balance for the year
Weighted average balance
– Ending* capital balance
Beginning balance – withdrawals + investments
* Periodic drawings are often ignored, although
withdrawals are considered
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Allocating Income
Partner's allowances for bonus, salary and
interest are allocated to them, whether or not
sufficient profits exist.
Remaining profits (or deficit) is then split
according to the agreed-upon proportions.
These are general procedures. The partnership
articles provide the specific requirements.
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Example: Sharing Profits
Tom and Betty agree to share profits and losses:
• Tom and Betty have $60 and $30 salary allowances
• Betty has a bonus of 50% of profits in excess of $500
• Each have interest allowances of 10% of beginning
capital
– Tom Capital, 1/1 $400
– Betty Capital, 1/1 $350
• Remaining profits or losses are shared Tom 60%, Betty
40%.
Partnership profits are $660 for the year.
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Share Profits of $660
Bonus = 50%(660 - 500) = 80
Tom Interest = 10%(400) = 40
Betty Interest = 10%(350) = 35
60%(415) = 249; 40%(415) = 166
Total Tom Betty
Net income $660
Salary allowance (90) $60 $30
Bonus allowance (80) 0 80
Interest allowance (75) 40 35
Subtotal $415
Split 60:40 (415) 249 166
Allocated net income $0 $349 $311
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Share Profits of $180
Assume instead that income was only $180.
Bonus = zero, income does not exceed threshold
Tom Interest = 10%(400) = 40
Betty Interest = 10%(350) = 35
60%(-45) = -27; 40%(-45) = -18
Total Tom Betty
Net income $120
Salary allowance (90) $60 $30
Bonus allowance 0 0 0
Interest allowance (75) 40 35
Subtotal, deficit ($45)
Split 60:40 45 (27) (18)
Allocated net income $0 $73 $47
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4: Admitting a New Partner
Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in
Ownership Interests
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Admitting a New Partner
1. A current partner assigns interest to new
partner.
2. New partner purchases interest from existing
partner.
• Goodwill method
• Bonus method
3. New partner invests directly in partnership.
• Goodwill method
• Bonus method
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Assignment
Assignment gives the assignee right to a share of
future earnings and share of assets in
liquidation
– Not a partner
– No share in management
Old Partner Capital XXX
Assignee Capital XXX
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Buy from Partner: Simple
Alfano and Bailey have capital balances of $50
each and each have a 50% interest in the firm.
Cobb buys half of Alfano's interest for $25.
Before After
Capital Share Capital Share
Alfano $50 50% $25 25%
Bailey 50 50% 50 50%
Cobb 25 25%
Total $100 $100
Alfano Capital 25
Cobb Capital 25
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Buy from Partner: Goodwill
Don and Ed have capital of $50 and $40 with each
50% interest.
Fay will pay $60 directly to the partners and
receive 50% interest in the firm. Don and Ed
each keep 25%. Assets are at fair value.
The goodwill increases Don & Ed's capital each
by $15.
Implied value of firm, $60/.50 120
Old capital, $50 + 40 90
Goodwill 30
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Goodwill Revalues Capital
Presumably, Fay paid $35 to Don and $25 to Ed.
If the partners had not wanted to realign the
capital, the capital of Don and Ed would each
be reduced by $30 to transfer the $60 to Fay.
Before Revaluation
After
revaluation Transfer Final
Don $50 $15 $65 ($35) $30
Ed 40 15 55 (25) 30
Fay 60 60
Total $90 $120 $120
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Buy from Partner: Bonus
If Don and Ed had decided not to revalue the
assets or record goodwill, the bonus method is
used.
Fay's capital is 50%(90) = $45.
Don and Ed Capital accounts are adjusted to their
new balances 25%(90) = $22.5
Before Transfer Final
Don $50 ($27.5) $22.5
Ed 40 (17.5) 22.5
Fay 45.0 45.0
Total $90 $90.0
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Entries for Purchase from Partner
Entries for Fay's admission, under goodwill and
bonus methods:
Goodwill 30
Don Capital 15
Ed Capital 15
Don Capital 35
Ed Capital 25
Fay Capital 60
Goodwill method, aligning capital accounts
Don Capital 27.5
Ed Capital 17.5
Fay Capital 45
Bonus method, aligning capital accounts
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Invest in Business: Goodwill
Andrew and Boyles have capital balances of $40
and $40 and share equally in the firm.
Criner will be admitted with an investment of $50
cash. All three will have equal shares. Net assets
are at fair value; goodwill will be recorded.
Implied value of firm, $50/(1/3) $150
Old capital, $40 + 40 $80
Additional investment 50 130
Goodwill $20
Criner: $130*1/3 = $43.3, but he pays $50 … so
goodwill goes to old partners.
Implied firm value is based on Criner's investment.
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Investment and Goodwill Add to
Capital (Goodwill to Old Partners)
Capital of $80 at the start, increases by the $20
goodwill and the $50 cash investment.
Before
Revalu-
ation
After re-
valuation Investment Final
Andrew $40 $10 $50 $50
Boyles 40 10 50 50
Criner $50 50
Total $80 $100 $150
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Invest in Business: Goodwill
Andrew and Boyles have capital balances of $40
and $40 and share equally in the firm.
Criner will be admitted with an investment of $50
cash. Criner will be given a 40% share; Andrew
and Boyles will each have 30%. Net assets are at
fair value; goodwill will be recorded.
Implied value of firm, $80/(.60) $133.3
Old capital, $40 + 40 $80
Additional investment 50 130.0
Goodwill $3.3
Criner: $130*40% = $52, but he pays $50 … so goodwill
goes to new partner.
Implied firm value is based on old partners' capital and
retained interest.
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Investment and Goodwill Add to
Capital (Goodwill to New Partner)
Capital of $80 at the start, increases by the $3.3
goodwill and the $50 cash investment.
Before
Revalu-
ation
After re-
valuation Investment Final
Andrew $40 $40 $40.0
Boyles 40 40 40.0
Criner $3.3 3.3 $50 53.3
Total $80 $83.3 $133.3
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Invest in Business: Bonus
Andrew and Boyles decide not to revalue the
business assets, and Criner invests $50 cash in
the business for a 1/3 interest.
Criner's new capital = 1/3 of the total $130. Since
he invests on $50 cash for a $52 interest, the $2
bonus is transferred from the old partners.
Before Investment Bonus Final
Andrew $50 ($1) $49
Boyles 40 (1) 39
Criner $50 2 52
Total $90 $130
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Entries for Investment in Business
Entries for Criner's investment, under goodwill
and bonus methods:
Goodwill 20
Andrew Capital 10
Boyles Capital 10
Cash 60
Criner Capital 60
Goodwill method, goodwill to old partners
Cash 50
Andrew Capital 1
Boyles Capital 1
Criner Capital 52
Bonus method, bonus to new partner
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5: Death or Retirement of a Partner
Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in
Ownership Interests
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Dissociation
Firm value, according to RUPA, is the greater of
– Liquidation value
– Sales value as a going concern without the
dissociated partner
Payment to exiting partner is
– Equal to existing capital
– More than existing capital
• Implied goodwill or bonus to exiting partner
– Less than existing capital
• Write down overvalued assets, or bonus to
remaining partners
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6: Limited Liability Partnership
Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in
Ownership Interests
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Limited Partnerships
Limited partnerships must have one or more
general partners
Limited partner
– Excluded from participating in management
– Limited liability
– Partnership agreement
• In writing, signed and filed
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  • 1. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-1 Chapter 15: Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in Ownership Interests by Jeanne M. David, Ph.D., Univ. of Detroit Mercy to accompany Advanced Accounting, 10th edition by Floyd A. Beams, Robin P. Clement, Joseph H. Anthony, and Suzanne Lowensohn
  • 2. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-2 Partnerships: Objectives 1. Comprehend the legal characteristics of partnerships. 2. Understand initial investment valuation and record keeping. 3. Grasp the diverse nature of profit and loss sharing agreements and their computation. 4. Value a new partner's investment in an existing partnership.
  • 3. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-3 Objectives (cont.) 5. Value a partner's share upon retirement or death. 6. Understand limited liability partnership characteristics.
  • 4. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-4 1: Characteristics of Partnerships Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in Ownership Interests
  • 5. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-5 Partnerships RUPA "Revised Uniform Partnership Act" – Entity theory: • partners own their share of the partnership, but not its individual assets – Dissociation: • partners can dissociate without dissolution Partners have – Mutual agency – Unlimited liability
  • 6. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-6 Articles of Partnership 1. Products or services, line of business 2. Partner rights & responsibilities 3. Initial investment and value assigned to noncash investments 4. Additional investment conditions 5. Asset withdrawals 6. Profit and loss sharing 7. Dissolution procedures
  • 7. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-7 Partnership Reporting • Financial reporting should provide for the needs of – Partners – Creditors of the partnership – IRS
  • 8. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-8 2: Initial Investment Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in Ownership Interests
  • 9. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-9 Initial Investment A partnership is started by Amy and Paul, each investing cash. If they invest other assets, the value of those assets should be agreed upon in advance. Cash XXX Amy Capital XXX Cash XXX Paul Capital XXX Cash XXX Equipment XXX Land XXX Paul Capital XXX
  • 10. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-10 Initial Investment with Bonus or Goodwill Partner initial investments, at fair value, will not represent their ownership. – Individual talent – Business connections – Customer base Partners choose method – Bonus method • Adjustment within the capital accounts – Goodwill method • Goodwill is recorded on the books
  • 11. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-11 Initial Investment with Bonus Total fair value received is split, as desired, between partners Cola invests land and building worth $10 and $40. Crown invests cash and inventory at $7 and $35. Agree to have equal shares: (10 + 40 + 7 + 35) / 2 = $46 each Cash 7 Inventory 35 Land 10 Building 40 Cola Capital 46 Crown Capital 46
  • 12. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-12 Initial Investment with Goodwill Cola's 50%(100) $50 He invests: Land $10 Building $40 $50 Crown's 50%(100) $50 He invests: Cash $7 Inventory $35 $42 Goodwill $8 If Cola and Crown agree to equal shares, use larger implied total value of firm. Cola's: (10 + 40) / 50% = $100 Crown's: (7 + 35) / 50% = $84 Implied value of firm $100
  • 13. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-13 Initial Entry with Goodwill Land 10 Building 40 Cola Capital 50 To record Cola's investment Cash 7 Inventory 35 Goodwill 8 Crown Capital 50 To record Crown's investment and goodwill
  • 14. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-14 Partner Accounts Each partner has his/her own accounts for – Capital – Drawings (periodic, salary-like, amounts) – Withdrawals (other, large, unusual amounts) • Investments increase Capital • Drawings and withdrawals are closed to Capital • Income Summary or Revenue and Expense Summary is closed to Capital.
  • 15. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-15 Sample Partner Closing Entries Amy Capital XXX Amy Drawings XX Amy Withdrawals XX Reduces Amy's capital for drawings and withdrawals Paul Capital XXX Paul Drawings XXX Income Summary Profit Amy Capital XXX Paul Capital XXX To share profits between Amy and Paul Drawings / withdrawals are closed to individual capital accounts. Income is shared between the partners. A loss would cause the entry to be reversed. It is possible for some partners to have losses while other have profits.
  • 16. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-16 Statement of Partners' Capital Beginning capital + investments – drawings and/or withdrawals + income or – loss = ending capital
  • 17. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-17 3: Sharing Profit and Loss Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in Ownership Interests
  • 18. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-18 Profit/ Loss Sharing Agreements The partnership articles should clearly state the means of distributing profits and distributing losses. Items commonly considered – Bonus allowance – Salary allowance – Interest allowance on capital invested • Based on average, beginning or ending capital balance – Sharing of remaining amounts
  • 19. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-19 Bonus and Salary Allowances Bonus allowances are often based on partnership profits and may be before or after: (a) salary allowances and (b) bonus. If the bonus is after both: Bonus = b% x (NI – Salary Allow – Bonus) Salary allowances are generally pre-determined amounts
  • 20. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-20 Interest Allowances and Capital Interest Allowances are generally based on a measure of the partner's capital – Beginning of the year capital balance – Average* capital balance for the year Weighted average balance – Ending* capital balance Beginning balance – withdrawals + investments * Periodic drawings are often ignored, although withdrawals are considered
  • 21. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-21 Allocating Income Partner's allowances for bonus, salary and interest are allocated to them, whether or not sufficient profits exist. Remaining profits (or deficit) is then split according to the agreed-upon proportions. These are general procedures. The partnership articles provide the specific requirements.
  • 22. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-22 Example: Sharing Profits Tom and Betty agree to share profits and losses: • Tom and Betty have $60 and $30 salary allowances • Betty has a bonus of 50% of profits in excess of $500 • Each have interest allowances of 10% of beginning capital – Tom Capital, 1/1 $400 – Betty Capital, 1/1 $350 • Remaining profits or losses are shared Tom 60%, Betty 40%. Partnership profits are $660 for the year.
  • 23. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-23 Share Profits of $660 Bonus = 50%(660 - 500) = 80 Tom Interest = 10%(400) = 40 Betty Interest = 10%(350) = 35 60%(415) = 249; 40%(415) = 166 Total Tom Betty Net income $660 Salary allowance (90) $60 $30 Bonus allowance (80) 0 80 Interest allowance (75) 40 35 Subtotal $415 Split 60:40 (415) 249 166 Allocated net income $0 $349 $311
  • 24. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-24 Share Profits of $180 Assume instead that income was only $180. Bonus = zero, income does not exceed threshold Tom Interest = 10%(400) = 40 Betty Interest = 10%(350) = 35 60%(-45) = -27; 40%(-45) = -18 Total Tom Betty Net income $120 Salary allowance (90) $60 $30 Bonus allowance 0 0 0 Interest allowance (75) 40 35 Subtotal, deficit ($45) Split 60:40 45 (27) (18) Allocated net income $0 $73 $47
  • 25. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-25 4: Admitting a New Partner Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in Ownership Interests
  • 26. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-26 Admitting a New Partner 1. A current partner assigns interest to new partner. 2. New partner purchases interest from existing partner. • Goodwill method • Bonus method 3. New partner invests directly in partnership. • Goodwill method • Bonus method
  • 27. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-27 Assignment Assignment gives the assignee right to a share of future earnings and share of assets in liquidation – Not a partner – No share in management Old Partner Capital XXX Assignee Capital XXX
  • 28. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-28 Buy from Partner: Simple Alfano and Bailey have capital balances of $50 each and each have a 50% interest in the firm. Cobb buys half of Alfano's interest for $25. Before After Capital Share Capital Share Alfano $50 50% $25 25% Bailey 50 50% 50 50% Cobb 25 25% Total $100 $100 Alfano Capital 25 Cobb Capital 25
  • 29. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-29 Buy from Partner: Goodwill Don and Ed have capital of $50 and $40 with each 50% interest. Fay will pay $60 directly to the partners and receive 50% interest in the firm. Don and Ed each keep 25%. Assets are at fair value. The goodwill increases Don & Ed's capital each by $15. Implied value of firm, $60/.50 120 Old capital, $50 + 40 90 Goodwill 30
  • 30. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-30 Goodwill Revalues Capital Presumably, Fay paid $35 to Don and $25 to Ed. If the partners had not wanted to realign the capital, the capital of Don and Ed would each be reduced by $30 to transfer the $60 to Fay. Before Revaluation After revaluation Transfer Final Don $50 $15 $65 ($35) $30 Ed 40 15 55 (25) 30 Fay 60 60 Total $90 $120 $120
  • 31. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-31 Buy from Partner: Bonus If Don and Ed had decided not to revalue the assets or record goodwill, the bonus method is used. Fay's capital is 50%(90) = $45. Don and Ed Capital accounts are adjusted to their new balances 25%(90) = $22.5 Before Transfer Final Don $50 ($27.5) $22.5 Ed 40 (17.5) 22.5 Fay 45.0 45.0 Total $90 $90.0
  • 32. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-32 Entries for Purchase from Partner Entries for Fay's admission, under goodwill and bonus methods: Goodwill 30 Don Capital 15 Ed Capital 15 Don Capital 35 Ed Capital 25 Fay Capital 60 Goodwill method, aligning capital accounts Don Capital 27.5 Ed Capital 17.5 Fay Capital 45 Bonus method, aligning capital accounts
  • 33. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-33 Invest in Business: Goodwill Andrew and Boyles have capital balances of $40 and $40 and share equally in the firm. Criner will be admitted with an investment of $50 cash. All three will have equal shares. Net assets are at fair value; goodwill will be recorded. Implied value of firm, $50/(1/3) $150 Old capital, $40 + 40 $80 Additional investment 50 130 Goodwill $20 Criner: $130*1/3 = $43.3, but he pays $50 … so goodwill goes to old partners. Implied firm value is based on Criner's investment.
  • 34. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-34 Investment and Goodwill Add to Capital (Goodwill to Old Partners) Capital of $80 at the start, increases by the $20 goodwill and the $50 cash investment. Before Revalu- ation After re- valuation Investment Final Andrew $40 $10 $50 $50 Boyles 40 10 50 50 Criner $50 50 Total $80 $100 $150
  • 35. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-35 Invest in Business: Goodwill Andrew and Boyles have capital balances of $40 and $40 and share equally in the firm. Criner will be admitted with an investment of $50 cash. Criner will be given a 40% share; Andrew and Boyles will each have 30%. Net assets are at fair value; goodwill will be recorded. Implied value of firm, $80/(.60) $133.3 Old capital, $40 + 40 $80 Additional investment 50 130.0 Goodwill $3.3 Criner: $130*40% = $52, but he pays $50 … so goodwill goes to new partner. Implied firm value is based on old partners' capital and retained interest.
  • 36. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-36 Investment and Goodwill Add to Capital (Goodwill to New Partner) Capital of $80 at the start, increases by the $3.3 goodwill and the $50 cash investment. Before Revalu- ation After re- valuation Investment Final Andrew $40 $40 $40.0 Boyles 40 40 40.0 Criner $3.3 3.3 $50 53.3 Total $80 $83.3 $133.3
  • 37. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-37 Invest in Business: Bonus Andrew and Boyles decide not to revalue the business assets, and Criner invests $50 cash in the business for a 1/3 interest. Criner's new capital = 1/3 of the total $130. Since he invests on $50 cash for a $52 interest, the $2 bonus is transferred from the old partners. Before Investment Bonus Final Andrew $50 ($1) $49 Boyles 40 (1) 39 Criner $50 2 52 Total $90 $130
  • 38. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-38 Entries for Investment in Business Entries for Criner's investment, under goodwill and bonus methods: Goodwill 20 Andrew Capital 10 Boyles Capital 10 Cash 60 Criner Capital 60 Goodwill method, goodwill to old partners Cash 50 Andrew Capital 1 Boyles Capital 1 Criner Capital 52 Bonus method, bonus to new partner
  • 39. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-39 5: Death or Retirement of a Partner Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in Ownership Interests
  • 40. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-40 Dissociation Firm value, according to RUPA, is the greater of – Liquidation value – Sales value as a going concern without the dissociated partner Payment to exiting partner is – Equal to existing capital – More than existing capital • Implied goodwill or bonus to exiting partner – Less than existing capital • Write down overvalued assets, or bonus to remaining partners
  • 41. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-41 6: Limited Liability Partnership Partnerships – Formation, Operations, and Changes in Ownership Interests
  • 42. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-42 Limited Partnerships Limited partnerships must have one or more general partners Limited partner – Excluded from participating in management – Limited liability – Partnership agreement • In writing, signed and filed
  • 43. © Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 15-43 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America.

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