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After allocating the goodwill to each of the original four partners, their partnership capital balances are as
follows:
Feedback: Eden’s contribution of $124,000 to the partnership implies the value of the partnership as
$620,000 ($124,000 ÷ 20%). After Eden’s contribution, the net assets of the partnership increases to
$475,000 ($351,000 + $124,000). Goodwill of $145,000 ($620,000 − $475,000) resulted from this
transaction.
The first entry requires that the goodwill be allocated to each of the original four partners according to
their profit and loss sharing percentages. As indicated in the problem, the four original partners share
profits and losses equally.
The second step is to record Eden’s cash contribution and to record Eden’s capital
account balance:
Learning Objective: 14-09
Topic: New partner―Goodwill to original partners
Topic: New partner―Partnership valuation
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Blooms: Apply
AACSB: Knowledge Application
AICPA: BB Legal
AICPA: FN Measurement
[QUESTION]
REFER TO: 14-08
80. Eden acquired a 20% interest in the partnership by contributing a total of $71,500 directly to the other
four partners. No goodwill is to be recorded. Profits and losses have previously been split according to
the following percentages: Adams, 15%, Barnes, 35%, Cordas, 30%, and Davis, 20%. After Eden made
his investment, what were the individual capital balances?
Feedback:
The partnership’s total net assets are still $351,000, because Eden’s $71,500 went to the partners. Using
the book value method, each of the original partners will give up 20% of their current capital balance to
Eden. The journal entry is: