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Following is the extract of the Balance Sheet of Neelkant and Mahadev as on 31st March, 2018.
BALANCE SHEET as at 31st March, 2018
Liabilities

Assets***

₹***

Neelkant's Capital
10,00,000
Sundry Assets
30,00,000
Mahadev's Capital
10,00,000
Neelkant's Current A/c
1,00,000
Mahadev' Current A/c
1,00,000
profit and Loss Appropriation A/c (March 2018)
8,00,000
30,00,000
30,00,000

During the year, Mahadev's drawings were ₹ 30,000. Profits during the year ended 31st March, 2018 is ₹ 10,00,000. Calculate interest on capital @ 5% p.a. for the year ending 31st March, 2018.

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Interest on Capital

Neelkant’s 10,00,000×5100=50,000
Mahadev’s 10,00,000×5100=50,000

Note: In this question, as the balances of both Partner's Capital Account and of Partner's Current Account are mentioned, so it has been assumed that the capital of the partners is fixed.

As we know, when the capital of the partners is fixed, drawings and interest on capital does not affect the capital balances of the partners. Rather, it would affect their current account balances. Therefore, in this case, capital at the beginning (i.e. opening capital) and capital at the end (i.e. closing capital) of the year would remain same. Thus, the interest on capital is calculated on fixed capital balances (given in the Balance Sheet of the question).

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