True/False (1 Point Each)
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____1.There are only four legal structures to form and operate a business.
____2.In a general partnership, each partner is individually liable to creditors for debts incurred by the partnership, to the extent of the partner’s capital balance.
____3.A partnership is a legal entity separate from its owners.
____4.A partnership is subject to federal income taxes.
____5.A disadvantage of partnerships is the mutual agency of all partners.
____6.Each partnership must have a written partnership agreement.
____7.Each partner may withdraw the assets he or she contributed to the partnership at any time.
____8.When compared to a corporation, one of the major disadvantages of the partnership is its limited life.
____9.When compared to a corporation, one of the major advantages of a partnerships is its relative ease of formation.
____10.An advantage of the partnership form of business is that each partner’s potential loss is limited to that partner’s investment in the partnership.
____11.A Limited Liability Company is a business entity form designed to overcome some of the disadvantages of the partnership form.
____12.For tax purposes, a Limited Liability Company may elect to be treated as a partnership.
____13.The Limited Liability Company may elect to be manager managed rather than member managed which means that only authorized members may legally bind the corporation.
____14.Each partner has a separate capital and withdrawal account.
____15.The chart of accounts for a partnership, with the exception of drawing and capital accounts, does not differ from the chart of accounts for a sole proprietorship.
____16.The equity reporting for a Limited Liability Company is similar to that of a partnership but the changes in capital are shown on a statement of members’ equity.
____17.When a partner invests noncash assets in a partnership, the assets are recorded at the partner’s book value.
____18.Accounts receivable contributed to the partnership are recorded at their face value.
____19.A new partner contributes accounts receivable to a partnership which appear in the ledger of his sole proprietorship at $ 20,500 and there was an allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 750. If 0 of the accounts receivables are completely worthless, the partnership accounts receivable should be debited for ,900.
____20.One reason that distributions of income and loss are prepared is to obtain the information to record a closing entry.
____21.The salary allocation to partners used in dividing net income would also appear as salary expense on the partnership income statement.
____22.If the articles of partnership provide for annual salary allowances of ,000 and ,000 to X and Y respectively and net income is ,000, X’s share of net income is ,000.
____23.If the net income of a partnership is less than the total of the allowances provided by the partnership agreement, the difference must be divided among the partners in the income-sharing ratio.
____24.The amount that a partner withdraws as a monthly salary allowance does not affect the division of net income.
____25.A devotes full time and B devotes one-half time to their partnership. If the partnership agreement is silent concerning the division of net income, A will receive a ,000 share of a net income of ,000.
____26.In the distribution of income, the net income is less than the salary and interest allowances granted, the remaining balance will be a negative amount that must be divided among the partners as though it were a loss.
____27.Details of the division of partnership income should normally be disclosed in the financial statements.
____28.Partnership’s asset accounts should be changed from cost to fair market value when a new partner is admitted to a firm or an existing partner withdraws and dies.
____29.Sarno has a capital balance of ,000 after adjusting the assets to fair market value. Minton contributes ,000 to receive a 30% interest in the new partnership. the bonus paid by Minton is ,800.
____30.After all noncash assets have been converted to cash and all liabilities paid, A, B, and C have capital balances of ,000 (debit), ,000 (debit), and ,000 (credit). The cash available for distribution to the partners is ,000.
Multiple Choice (1 Point Each)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____1.Which of the following is characteristic of a general partnership?
a.The partners have co-ownership of partnership property.
b.The partnership is subject to federal income tax.
c.The partnership has an unlimited life.
d.The partners have limited liability.
____2.Which of the following is not a characteristic of a general partnership?
a.the partners