12 Accounting for Partnerships

Learning Objectives
1 Discuss and account for the formation of a partnership.

Explain how to account for net income or net loss of a

2 partnership.

3 Explain how to account for the liquidation of a partnership.

12-1
 LEARNING Discuss and account for the formation of a
1
OBJECTIVE partnership.

Partnership, an association of two or more persons to

carry on as co-owners of a business for profit.

Type of Business:
 Small retail, service, or manufacturing companies.
 Accountants, lawyers, and doctors.

12-2 LO 1
 Characteristics of Partnerships

ASSOCIATION OF INDIVIDUALS
 Legal entity.
 Accounting entity.
 Net income not taxed as a separate entity.

MUTUAL AGENCY
 Act of any partner is binding on all other partners, so long
as the act appears to be appropriate for the partnership.

12-3 LO 1
 Characteristics of Partnerships

LIMITED LIFE
 Dissolution occurs whenever a partner withdraws or a
new partner is admitted.
 Dissolution does not mean the business ends.

UNLIMITED LIABILITY
 Each partner is personally and individually liable for all
partnership liabilities.

12-4 LO 1
 Characteristics of Partnerships

CO-OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY
 Each partner has a claim on total assets.
 This claim does not attach to specific assets.
 All net income or net loss is shared equally by the
partners, unless otherwise stated in the partnership
agreement.

12-5 LO 1
 Characteristics of Partnerships

Question
All of the following are characteristics of partnerships
except:

a. co-ownership of property.

b. mutual agency.

c. limited life.

d. limited liability.

12-6 LO 1
 Organizations with Partnerships
Characteristics

Special forms of business organizations are often used to

provide protection from unlimited liability.

Special partnership forms are:

 Limited Partnerships, Helpful Hint In an LLP, all
partners have limited
 Limited Liability Partnerships, and liability. There are no
general partners.

 Limited Liability Companies.

12-7 LO 1
 Organizations with Partnerships
Characteristics

Regular Partnership

Major Advantages Major Disadvantages

 Simple and inexpensive  Owners (partners)
to create and operate. personally liable for
business debts.

12-8 LO 1
 Organizations with Partnerships
Characteristics
Major Advantages “Ltd.,” or
 Limited partners have “LP”
limited personal liability
for business debts as long
Major Disadvantages
as they do not participate  General partners
in management. personally liable for
business debts.
 General partners can
raise cash without  More expensive to create
involving outside than regular partnership.
investors in management  Suitable for companies
of business. that invest in real estate.

12-9 LO 1
 Organizations with Partnerships
Characteristics
Major Advantages
“LLP”
 Mostly of interest to
partners in old-line
professions such as law,
Major Disadvantages
medicine, and  Partners remain
accounting. personally liable for many
types of obligations owed
 Owners (partners) are not
to business creditors,
personally liable for the
lenders, and landlords.
malpractice of other
partners.  Often limited to a short list
of professions.

12-10 LO 1
 Organizations with Partnerships
Characteristics
Major Advantages
“LLC”
 Owners have limited
personal liability for
business debts even if
Major Disadvantages
they participate in  More expensive to create
management. than regular partnership.

12-11 LO 1
 Partnership Form of Organization

Question
Under which of the following business organization forms
do limited partners have little, if any, active role in the
management of the business?

a. Limited liability partnership.

b. Limited partnership.

c. Limited liability companies.

d. None of the above.

12-12 LO 1
 Accounting Across the Organization
Limited Liability Companies Gain in Popularity
The proprietorship form of business organization is still the
most popular, followed by the corporate form. But whenever a
group of individuals wants to form a partnership, the limited
liability company is usually the popular choice. One other form
of business organization is a subchapter S corporation. A
subchapter S corporation has many of the characteristics of a
partnership—especially taxation as a partnership—but it is losing
its popularity. The reason: It involves more paperwork and
expense than a limited liability company, which in most cases
offers similar advantages.

12-13 LO 1
 Advantages and Disadvantages of
Partnerships
Illustration 12-2
Advantages
• Combining skills and resources of two or more individuals
• Ease of formation
• Freedom from governmental regulations and restrictions
• Ease of decision-making

Disadvantages
• Mutual agency
• Limited life
• Unlimited liability

12-14 LO 1
 Partnership Agreement

Should specify relationships among the partners:

1. Names and capital contributions of partners.
2. Rights and duties of partners.
3. Basis for sharing net income or net loss.
4. Provision for withdrawals of assets.
5. Procedures for submitting disputes to arbitration.
6. Procedures for the withdrawal or addition of a partner.
7. Rights and duties of surviving partners in the event of a
partner’s death.

12-15 LO 1
 Accounting Across the Organization
Dividing Up the Pie
What should you do when you and your business partner disagree to the
point where you are no longer on speaking terms? Given how heated
business situations can get, this is not an unusual occurrence.
Unfortunately, in many instances the partners do everything they can to
undermine each other, eventually destroying the business. In some cases,
people even steal from the partnership because they either feel that they
“deserve it” or they assume that the other partners are stealing from them. It
would be much better to follow the example of Jennifer Appel and her
partner. They found that after opening a successful bakery and writing a
cookbook, they couldn’t agree on how the business should be run. The
other partner bought out Ms. Appel’s share of the business. Ms. Appel went
on to start her own style of bakery, which she ultimately franchised.
Source: Paulette Thomas, “As Partnership Sours, Parting Is Sweet,” Wall Street
Journal, (July 6, 2004), p. A20.

12-16 LO 1
 Accounting for a Partnership Formation

Illustration: A. Rolfe and T. Shea combine their proprietorships

to start a partnership named U.S. Software. Rolfe and Shea
have the following assets prior to the formation of the
partnership.

Illustration 12-3
Book and fair values
of assets invested

12-17 LO 1
 Accounting for a Partnership Formation

Illustration: Prepare the entry to record the investment of A.

Rolfe.

Cash 8,000
Equipment 4,000
A. Rolfe, Capital 12,000

Prepare the entry to record the investment of T. Shea.

Cash 9,000
Accounts Receivable 4,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 1,000
T. Shea, Capital 12,000

12-18 LO 1
 Accounting for a Partnership Formation

Question
When a partner invests noncash assets in a partnership, the
assets should be recorded at their:

a. book value.

b. carrying value.

c. fair market value.

d. original cost.

12-19 LO 1
 DO IT! 1 Partnership Organization

Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

False 1. Partnerships have unlimited life. Corporations do not.
________
True 2. Partners jointly own partnership assets. A partner’s
________
claim on partnership assets does not attach to specific
assets.
True 3. In a limited partnership, the general partners have
________
unlimited liability.
False 4. The members of a limited liability company have
________
limited liability, like shareholders of a corporation, and
they are taxed like corporate shareholders.
True 5. Because of mutual agency, the act of any partner is
________
binding on all other partners.
12-20 LO 1
 LEARNING Explain how to account for net income or
2
OBJECTIVE net loss of a partnership.

Dividing Net Income or Net Loss

Partners equally share net income or net loss unless the
partnership contract indicates otherwise.

CLOSING ENTRIES:
 Close all Revenue and Expense accounts to Income
Summary.

 Close Income Summary to each partner’s Capital account for

his or her share of net income or loss.

 Close each partners Drawing account to his or her respective

Capital account.
12-21 LO 2
 Dividing Net Income or Net Loss

INCOME RATIOS
Partnership agreement should specify the basis for sharing
net income or net loss. Typical income ratios:
 Fixed ratio.
 Ratio based on capital balances.
 Salaries to partners and remainder on a fixed ratio.
 Interest on partners’ capital balances and the remainder
on a fixed ratio.
 Salaries to partners, interest on partners’ capital, and the
remainder on a fixed ratio.
12-22 LO 2
 Dividing Net Income or Net Loss

Question
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Salaries to partners and interest on partners' capital are
expenses of the partnership.
b. Salaries to partners are an expense of the partnership
but not interest on partners' capital.
c. Interest on partners' capital are expenses of the
partnership but not salaries to partners.
d. Neither salaries to partners nor interest on partners'
capital are expenses of the partnership.

12-23 LO 2
 Dividing Net Income or Net Loss

Illustration: Sara King and Ray Lee are co-partners in the

Kingslee Company. The partnership agreement provides for:
(1) salary allowances of $8,400 to King and $6,000 to Lee, (2)
interest allowances of 10% on capital balances at the beginning
of the year, and (3) the remainder equally. Capital balances on
January 1 were King $28,000, and Lee $24,000. In 2017,
partnership net income is $22,000. The division of net income is
as follows.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a schedule showing the distribution of net income.
(b) Journalize the allocation of net income.

12-24 LO 2
 Dividing Net Income or Net Loss
Illustration 12-5

12-25 LO 2
 Dividing Net Income or Net Loss

Illustration: (b) Journalize the allocation of income.

Dec. 31

Income Summary 22,000

Sara King, Capital 12,400
Ray Lee, Capital 9,600

12-26 LO 2
 Dividing Net Income or Net Loss

Illustration: Prepare a schedule showing the distribution of net

income assuming net income is only $18,000.

Illustration 12-6
Division of net income—
income deficiency

12-27 LO 2
 Partnership Financial Statements
Illustration 12-7

Partners’ capital may change due to (1) additional investment, (2)

drawing, and (3) net income or net loss.

12-28 LO 2
 Partnership Financial Statements

Illustration 12-8
Owners’ equity section of a
partnership balance sheet
The balance sheet for a partnership is the same as
for a proprietorship except for the owner’s equity
section.

12-29 LO 2
 DO IT! 2 Division of Net Income

LeeMay Company reports net income of $57,000. The

partnership agreement provides for salaries of $15,000 to
L. Lee and $12,000 to R. May. They will share the
remainder on a 60:40 basis (60% to Lee). L. Lee asks your
help to divide the net income between the partners and to
prepare the closing entry.

12-30 LO 2
 DO IT! 2 Division of Net Income

12-31 LO 2
 LEARNING Explain how to account for the liquidation of
3
OBJECTIVE a partnership.

Ends both the legal and economic life of the entity.

To liquidate, it is necessary to:

1. Sell noncash assets for cash and recognize a gain or loss

on realization.

2. Allocate gain/loss on realization to the partners based on

their income ratios.

3. Pay partnership liabilities in cash.

4. Distribute remaining cash to partners on the basis of their

capital balances.

12-32 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation No Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: Ace Company is liquidated when its ledger shows

the following assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity accounts.

Illustration 12-9
Account balances prior to
liquidation

12-33 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation No Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: The partners of Ace Company agree to liquidate

the partnership on the following terms:
(1) The partnership will sell its noncash assets to Jackson
Enterprises for $75,000 cash.

(2) The partnership will pay its partnership liabilities. The

income ratios of the partners are 3:2:1, respectively.

12-34 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation No Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: (1) Ace sells the noncash assets (accounts

receivable, inventory, and equipment) for $75,000. The book
value of these assets is $60,000 ($15,000 + $18,000 + $35,000
- $8,000). Prepare the entry to record the sale of the noncash
assets.

Cash 75,000
Accumulated Depreciation 8,000
Accounts Receivable 15,000
Inventory 18,000
Equipment 35,000
Gain on Realization 15,000

12-35 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation No Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: (2) Prepare the entry to record the allocation of the

gain on liquidation to the partners.

Gain on realization 15,000

R. Arnet, Capital ($15,000 x 3/6) 7,500
P. Carey, Capital ($15,000 x 2/6) 5,000
W. Eaton, Capital ($15,000 x 1/6) 2,500

12-36 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation No Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: (3) Prepare the entry to record the payment in full

to the creditors.

Notes Payable 15,000

Accounts Payable 16,000
Cash 31,000

12-37 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation No Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: (4) Record the distribution of cash.

R. Arnet, Capital 22,500

P. Carey, Capital 22,800
W. Eaton, Capital 3,700
Cash 49,000

Illustration 12-10
Ledger balances before
distribution of cash

12-38 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation No Capital
Deficiency

SCHEDULE OF CASH PAYMENTS

Illustration 12-11
Schedule of cash payments,
no capital deficiency

12-39 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation

Question
The first step in the liquidation of a partnership is to:

a. allocate gain/loss on realization to the partners.

b. distribute remaining cash to partners.

c. pay partnership liabilities.

d. sell noncash assets and recognize a gain or loss on

realization.

12-40 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation

Question
If a partner with a capital deficiency is unable to pay the
amount owed to the partnership, the deficiency is
allocated to the partners with credit balances:

a. equally.

b. on the basis of their income ratios.

c. on the basis of their capital balances.

d. on the basis of their original investments.

12-41 LO 3
 DO IT! 3 No Capital Deficiency
The partners of Grafton Company have decided to liquidate their business.
Noncash assets were sold for $115,000. The income ratios of the partners
Kale D., Croix D., and Marais K. are 2:3:3, respectively. Complete the
following schedule of cash payments for Grafton Company.

12-42 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: Ace Company’s ledger shows the following assets,

liabilities, and owners’ equity accounts.

Illustration 12-9
Account balances prior to
liquidation

12-43 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: Ace Company is on the brink of bankruptcy. They

sell merchandise at substantial discounts, and sell the
equipment at auction. Cash proceeds from these sales and
collections from customers totals $42,000. (1) Prepare the
entry for the realization of noncash assets.
Cash 42,000
Accumulated Depreciation 8,000
Loss on Realization 18,000
Accounts Receivable 15,000
Inventory 18,000
Equipment 35,000

12-44 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: (2) Ace allocates the loss on realization to the

partners on the basis of their income ratios. The entry is:

R. Arnet, Capital ($18,000 x 3/6) 9,000

P. Carey, Capital ($18,000 x 2/6) 6,000
W. Eaton, Capital ($18,000 x 1/6) 3,000
Loss on realization 18,000

12-45 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation Capital
Deficiency

Illustration: (3) Prepare the entry to record the payment in full

to the creditors.

Notes Payable 15,000

Accounts Payable 16,000
Cash 31,000

12-46 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation Capital
Deficiency

Payment of Deficiency
R. Arnet P. Carey W. Eaton
Cash Capital Capital Capital
Balances before liquidation $ 16,000 $ (6,000) $ (11,800) $ 1,800
Eaton payment 1,800 (1,800)
Balance $ 17,800 $ (6,000) $ (11,800) $ -

Cash 1,800
W. Eaton, Capital 1,800

R. Arnet, Capital 6,000

P. Carey, Capital 11,800
Cash 17,800

12-47 LO 3
 Partnership Liquidation Capital
Deficiency

Nonpayment of Deficiency
R. Arnet P. Carey W. Eaton
Cash Capital Capital Capital
Balances before liquidation $ 16,000 $ (6,000) $ (11,800) $ 1,800
Allocation of deficiency 1,080 720 (1,800)
Balance $ 16,000 $ (4,920) $ (11,080) $ -

R. Arnet, Capital 1,080

P. Carey, Capital 720
Farley, Capital 1,800

R. Arnet, Capital 4,920

P. Carey, Capital 11,080
Cash 16,000
12-48 LO 3
 LEARNING APPENDIX 12A: Prepare journal entries when a
OBJECTIVE
4 partner is either admitted or withdraws.

Admission of a Partner
 Results in the legal dissolution of the existing partnership
and the beginning of a new one.

 New partner may be admitted either by

► purchasing the interest of one or more existing partners
or

► investing assets in the partnership.

12-49 LO 4
 Purchase of a Partner’s Interest
Illustration: L. Carson agrees to pay $10,000 each to C. Ames and
D. Barker for 33 1/3% of their interest in the Ames-Barker
partnership. At the time of admission of Carson, each partner has
a $30,000 capital balance. Both partners, therefore, give up
$10,000 of their capital equity. The entry to record the admission
of Carson is:

C. Ames, Capital 10,000

D. Barker, Capital 10,000
L. Carson, Capital 20,000
Illustration 12A-1

12-50 LO 4
 Investment of Assets in a Partnership
Illustration: Assume that L. Carson agrees to invest $30,000 in
cash in the Ames-barker partnership for a 33 1/3% capital interest.
At the time of admission of Carson, each partner has a $30,000
capital balance. The entry to record the admission of Carson is:

Cash 30,000
L. Carson, Capital 30,000

Illustration 12A-2

12-51 LO 4
 Admission of a Partner

Illustration 12A-3
Comparison of purchase of
an interest and admission by
investment

12-52 LO 4
 Investment of Assets in a Partnership

BONUS TO OLD PARTNERS

Results when the new partner’s investment in the firm is
greater than the capital credit on the date of admittance.
 Bonus results in an increase in the capital balances of the
old partners.

 Partnership allocates the bonus to them on the basis of

their income ratios before the admission of the new
partner.

12-53 LO 4
 BONUS TO OLD PARTNERS APPENDIX

Illustration: Assume that the Bart-Cohen partnership, owned by

Sam Bart and Tom Cohen, has total capital of $120,000. Lea Eden
acquires a 25% ownership (capital) interest in the partnership by
making a cash investment of $80,000. The procedure for
determining Eden’s capital credit and the bonus to the old partners
is as follows.

1. Determine the total capital of the new partnership.

Total capital of existing partnership $ 120,000

Investment by new partner, Eden 80,000
Total capital of new partnership $ 200,000

12-54 LO 4
 BONUS TO OLD PARTNERS

Illustration: Assume that the Bart-Cohen partnership, owned by

Sam Bart and Tom Cohen, has total capital of $120,000. Lea Eden
acquires a 25% ownership (capital) interest in the partnership by
making a cash investment of $80,000. The procedure for
determining Eden’s capital credit and the bonus to the old partners
is as follows.

2. Determine the new partner’s capital credit.

Total capital of new partnership $ 200,000

New partner’s ownership interest x 25%
New partner’s capital credit $ 50,000

12-55 LO 4
 BONUS TO OLD PARTNERS

Illustration: Assume that the Bart-Cohen partnership, owned by

Sam Bart and Tom Cohen, has total capital of $120,000. Lea Eden
acquires a 25% ownership (capital) interest in the partnership by
making a cash investment of $80,000. The procedure for
determining Eden’s capital credit and the bonus to the old partners
is as follows.

3. Determine the amount of bonus.

New partner’s capital credit $ 80,000

New partner’s investment - 50,000
Bonus amount $ 30,000

12-56 LO 4
 BONUS TO OLD PARTNERS

Illustration: Assume that the Bart-Cohen partnership, owned by

Sam Bart and Tom Cohen, has total capital of $120,000. Lea Eden
acquires a 25% ownership (capital) interest in the partnership by
making a cash investment of $80,000. The procedure for
determining Eden’s capital credit and the bonus to the old partners
is as follows.

4. Allocate the bonus to the old partners on the basis of their

income ratios. (Assume Bart 60% and Cohen 40%)

Bart ($30,000 x 60%) $ 18,000

Cohen ($30,000 x 40%) 12,000
Total bonus $ 30,000

12-57 LO 4
 BONUS TO OLD PARTNERS

Illustration: Assume that the Bart-Cohen partnership, owned by

Sam Bart and Tom Cohen, has total capital of $120,000. Lea Eden
acquires a 25% ownership (capital) interest in the partnership by
making a cash investment of $80,000. The procedure for
determining Eden’s capital credit and the bonus to the old partners
is as follows.

Journal entry to record the admission of Eden is:

Cash 80,000
Sam Bart, Capital 18,000
Tom Cohen, Capital 12,000
Lea Eden, Capital 50,000

12-58 LO 4
 Investment of Assets in a Partnership

BONUS TO NEW PARTNER

Results when the new partner’s investment in the firm is less
than his or her capital credit.
 Bonus results in an decrease in the capital balances of the
old partners.

 Decrease for each partner is based on the income ratios

before the admission of the new partner.

12-59 LO 4
 BONUS TO NEW PARTNER

Illustration: Assume that the Bart-Cohen partnership, owned by

Sam Bart and Tom Cohen, has total capital of $120,000. Lea Eden
acquires a 25% ownership (capital) interest in the partnership by
making a cash investment of $20,000.
The computations for Eden’s capital credit and the bonus are as
follows along with the journal entry to record the admission of Eden
into the partnership.

12-60 LO 4
 BONUS TO NEW PARTNER
1. Total capital of Bart–Cohen partnership $ 120,000
Investment by new partner, Eden 20,000
Total capital of new partnership $ 140,000
2. Eden’s capital credit (25% x $140,000) $ 35,000
3. Bonus to Eden ($35,000 - $20,000) $ 15,000
4. Allocation of bonus to old partners:
Bart ($15,000 x 60%) $ 9,000
Cohen ($15,000 x 40%) 6,000 $ 15,000

Cash 20,000
Sam Bart, Capital 9,000
Tom Cohen, Capital 6,000
Lea Eden, Capital 35,000
12-61 LO 4
 Withdrawal of a Partner

 A partner may withdraw from a partnership voluntarily,

by selling his or her equity in the firm.

 Or, he or she may withdraw involuntarily, by reaching

mandatory retirement age or by dying.

 The withdrawal of a partner, like the admission of a

partner, legally dissolves the partnership.

12-62 LO 4
 Payment from Partners’ Personal Assets

Illustration: Partners Morz, Nead, and Odom have capital

balances of $25,000, $15,000, and $10,000, respectively. Morz
and Nead agree to buy out Odom’s interest. Each of them agrees
to pay Odom $8,000 in exchange for one-half of Odom’s total
interest of $10,000. The entry to record the withdrawal is:

J. Odom, Capital 10,000

A. Morz, Capital 5,000
M. Nead, Capital 5,000

Note, net assets and total capital remain the same at $50,000. The $16,000 paid
to Odom by the remaining partners isn’t recorded by the partnership.

12-63 LO 4
 Payment from Partners’ Personal Assets
APPENDIX

Illustration: Assume that the following capital balances exist in the

RST partnership: Roman $50,000, Sand $30,000, and Terk
$20,000. The partners share income in the ratio of 3:2:1,
respectively. Terk retires from the partnership and receives a cash
payment of $25,000 from the firm.

Note: A bonus is paid to the retiring partner since the

cash paid to the retiring partner is more than his/her
capital balance ($25,000 – $20,000 = $5,000).

12-64 LO 4
 Payment from Partnership Assets APPENDIX

BONUS TO RETIRING PARTNER

A partnership may pay a bonus to a retiring partner when:

1. The fair value of partnership assets is more than their book value,

2. There is unrecorded goodwill resulting from the partnership’s

superior earnings record, or

3. The remaining partners are eager to remove the partner from the
firm.

The partnership deducts the bonus from the remaining partners’

capital balances on the basis of their income ratios at the time of
the withdrawal.

12-65 LO 4
 Payment from Partnership Assets APPENDIX

Illustration: Assume that the following capital balances exist in the

RST partnership: Roman $50,000, Sand $30,000, and Terk
$20,000. The partners share income in the ratio of 3:2:1,
respectively. Terk retires from the partnership and receives a cash
payment of $25,000 from the firm.

Journal entry to record the withdrawal of Terk:

B. Terk, Capital 20,000

F. Roman, Capital 3,000
D. Sand, Capital 2,000
Cash 25,000

12-66 LO 4
 Payment from Partnership Assets APPENDIX

BONUS TO REMAINING PARTNERS

The retiring partner may give a bonus to the remaining partners

when:
1. Recorded assets are overvalued.

2. The partnership has a poor earnings record.

3. The partner is eager to leave the partnership.

The partnership allocates (credits) the bonus to the capital

accounts of the remaining partners on the basis of their income
ratios.

12-67 LO 4
 Payment from Partnership Assets APPENDIX

Illustration: Assume that the partnership pays Terk only $16,000 for
her $20,000 equity when she withdraws from the partnership. In that
case:
1. The bonus to remaining partners is $4,000 ($20,000 - $16,000).
2. The allocation of the $4,000 bonus is Roman $2,400 ($4,000 x
3/5) and Sand $1,600 ($4,000 x 2/5).
The entry to record the withdrawal is as follows.

B. Terk, Capital 20,000

F. Roman, Capital 2,400
D. Sand, Capital 1,600
Cash 16,000

12-68 LO 4
 Death of a Partner APPENDIX

Dissolves the partnership.

Partnership agreements usually contain a provision for the
surviving partners to continue operations.

Surviving partners may

 agree to purchase the deceased partner’s equity from their
personal assets.

 use partnership assets to settle with the deceased

partner’s estate.

12-69 LO 4
 Copyright

“Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction or translation of this work beyond that permitted in
Section 117 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without the
express written permission of the copyright owner is unlawful.
Request for further information should be addressed to the
Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The purchaser
may make back-up copies for his/her own use only and not for
distribution or resale. The Publisher assumes no responsibility for
errors, omissions, or damages, caused by the use of these programs
or from the use of the information contained herein.”

12-70