Question

Recording partner's original investment Instructions Kimberly Payne and Arionna Maples decide to form a partnership by combining the assets of their separate businesses. Payne contributes the following assets to the partnership: cash, $20,000; accounts receivable with a face amount of $145,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,200, merchandise inventory with a cost of $92,000, and equipment with a cost of $136,000 and accumulated depreciation of $45,000.
The partners agree that $5,000 of the accounts receivable are completely worthless and are not to be accepted by the partnership, that $4,400 is a reasonable allowance for the uncollectibility of the remaining accounts, that the merchandise inventory is to be recorded at the current market price of $101,700, and that the equipment is to be valued at $81,200.

On December 1, journalize the partnership's entry to record Payne's investment.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

Cash A/c Dr, $20,000  

Accounts Receivables A/c Dr, $140,000

($145,000 - $5,000)

Inventory A/c Dr, $101,700  

Equipment A/c Dr, $81,200.

     To Allowance for doubtful Accounts $4,400

     To Payne's Capital A/c $338,500

(Being assets contributed by partner in business is recorded)

For recording the assets contributed by partner in business we simply debited the cash account, accounts Receivables, Inventory and Equipment as increase the assets while we credited the Allowance for doubtful Accounts as it decreasing the assets and Payne's Capital as increasing the stockholder equity.