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A relatively new form of business organization that protects partners with limited liability,allows limited partners to assume an active management role,and is taxed as a partnership is a ________.

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Partners can invest assets but not liabilities into a partnership.

A) True
B) False

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Henry,Luther,and Gage are dissolving their partnership.Their partnership agreement allocates each partner 1/3 of all income and losses.The current period's ending capital account balances are Henry,$45,000; Luther,$37,000; and Gage,$(5,000) .After all assets are sold and liabilities are paid,there is $77,000 in cash to be distributed.Gage is unable to pay the deficiency. -The journal entry to record the distribution should be:


A) Debit Henry, Capital $25,667; debit Luther, Capital $25,667; debit Gage, Capital $25,666; credit Cash $77,000.
B) Debit Henry, Capital $42,500; debit Luther, Capital $34,500; credit Cash $77,000.
C) Debit Henry, Capital $45,000; debit Luther, Capital $37,000; credit Gage, Capital $5,000; credit Cash $77,000.
D) Debit Cash $77,000, debit Gage, Capital $5,000, credit Henry, Capital $45,000, credit Luther, Capital $37,000.
E) Debit Cash $77,000; credit Henry, Capital $25,667; credit Luther, Capital $25,667; credit Gage, Capital $25,666.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions. -A corporation with 100 or fewer stockholders that can elect to be treated as a partnership for income tax purposes but retain the same limited liability as other corporations.


A) General partner
B) Limited liability partnership
C) Unlimited liability of partners
D) C corporation
E) Statement of partners' equity
F) Mutual agency
G) Limited partnership
H) S corporation
I) Partnership
J) Partnership contract

K) G) and I)
L) C) and F)

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A partnership in which all partners have mutual agency and unlimited liability is called:


A) Limited partnership.
B) Limited liability partnership.
C) General partnership.
D) S corporation.
E) Limited liability company.

F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

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Wheadon,Davis,and Singer formed a partnership with Wheadon contributing $60,000,Davis contributing $50,000 and Singer contributing $40,000.Their partnership agreement called for the income (loss) division to be based on the ratio of capital investments.If the partnership had income of $75,000 for its first year of operation,what amount of income (rounded to the nearest thousand) would be credited to Singer's capital account?


A) $20,000.
B) $25,000.
C) $30,000.
D) $40,000.
E) $75,000.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Cox,North,and Lee form a partnership.Cox contributes $180,000,North contributes $150,000,and Lee contributes $270,000.Their partnership agreement calls for a 5% interest allowance on the partner's capital balances with the remaining income or loss to be allocated equally.If the partnership reports income of $150,000 for its first year,what amount of income is credited to North's capital account?


A) $50,000.
B) $63,500.
C) $61,500.
D) $47,500.
E) $45,000.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Limited liability partnerships are designed to protect innocent partners from malpractice or negligence claims resulting from the acts of another partner.

A) True
B) False

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Wright,Bell,and Edison are partners and share income in a 2:5:3 ratio.The partnership's capital balances are as follows: Wright,$33,000,Bell $27,000 and Edison $40,000.Edison decides to withdraw from the partnership,and the partners agree not to revalue the assets upon Edison's retirement. -The journal entry to record Edison's June 1 withdrawal from the partnership if Edison is paid $40,000 for his equity is:


A) Debit Edison, Capital $40,000; credit Cash $40,000.
B) Debit Wright, Capital $20,000; Debit Bell, Capital $20,000; credit Cash $40,000.
C) Debit Wright, Capital $20,000; Debit Bell, Capital $20,000; credit Edison, Capital $40,000.
D) Debit Edison, Capital $40,000; credit Wright, Capital $20,000; credit Bell, Capital $20,000.
E) Debit Cash $40,000; credit Edison, Capital $40,000.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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If the partners agree on a formula to share income and say nothing about losses,then the losses are shared using the same formula.

A) True
B) False

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When a new partner is admitted,all parties usually must agree to the admission.

A) True
B) False

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Explain the steps involved in the liquidation of a partnership.

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Christie and Jergens formed a partnership with capital contributions of $300,000 and $400,000,respectively.Their partnership agreement calls for Christie to receive a $60,000 per year salary.Also,each partner is to receive an interest allowance equal to 10% of a partner's beginning capital investments.The remaining income or loss is to be divided equally.If the net income for the current year is $135,000,then Christie and Jergens's respective shares are:


A) $67,500; $67,500.
B) $92,500; $42,500.
C) $57,857; $77,143.
D) $90,000; $40,000.
E) $35,000; $100,000.

F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

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Glade,Marker,and Walters are partners with beginning-year capital balances of $250,000,$150,000,and $100,000,respectively.Partnership net income for the year is $192,000.Make the necessary journal entry to close Income Summary to the capital accounts if partners agree to divide income based on their beginning-year capital balances.

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A capital deficiency exists when at least one partner has a debit balance in his or her capital account at the point of final cash distribution during liquidation.

A) True
B) False

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The life of a partnership is ________ in duration.

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Conklin plans to leave the CAP Partnership.The recorded balance in her capital account is $48,000.The remaining partners,Arthurs and Preston,agree to pay Conklin $58,000 cash and Conklin accepts.The partners share income and loss equally.Prepare the journal entry to record the transaction.

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Barber and Atkins are partners in an accounting firm and share net income and loss equally.Barber's beginning partnership capital balance for the current year is $285,000,and Atkins' beginning partnership capital balance for the current year is $370,000.The partnership had net income of $250,000 for the year.Barber withdrew $90,000 during the year and Atkins withdrew $100,000. -What is Atkins's return on equity?


A) 41.3%
B) 43.9%
C) 32.7%
D) 33.8%
E) 36.5%

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Glade,Marker,and Walters are partners with beginning-year capital balances of $100,000,$50,000,and $50,000,respectively.Partnership net income for the year is $84,000.Make the necessary journal entry to close Income Summary to the capital accounts if: a.Partners agree to divide income based on their beginning-year capital balances. b.Partners agree to divide income based on the ratio of 5:3:2 (Glade:Marker:Walters),respectively. c.Partnership agreement is silent as to division of income and less.

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Lin and Coral invested $99,000 and $126,000,respectively,in a partnership they began one year ago.Assuming the partnership earned $120,000 during the current year; compute the share of the net income each partner should receive under each of these independent assumptions. 1.The partnership contract specifies salary allowances of $45,000 to Lin and $60,000 to Coral,and any balance shared equally.  Lin  Coral  Allocated  Net Income  Salary allowance  Remainder  Allocation of remainder  Total \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Lin } & \text { Coral } & \text { Allocated } \\\hline \text { Net Income } & & & \\\hline \text { Salary allowance } & & & \\\hline \text { Remainder } & & & \\\hline \text { Allocation of remainder } & & & \\\hline \text { Total } & & & \\\hline\end{array} 2.The partnership contract specifies salary allowances of $45,000 to Lin and $60,000 to Coral,interest allowance of 10% on the partners' beginning capital balance for the year.  Lin  Coral  Allocated  Net Income  Salary allowance  Interest allowance  Remainder  Allocation of remainder  Total \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Lin } & \text { Coral } & \text { Allocated } \\\hline \text { Net Income } & & & \\\hline \text { Salary allowance } & & & \\\hline \text { Interest allowance } & & & \\\hline \text { Remainder } & & & \\\hline \text { Allocation of remainder } & & & \\\hline \text { Total } & & & \\\hline\end{array}

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