At the time of retirement of a partner, goodwill appearing in the balance sheet is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

At the time of retirement of a partner, goodwill appearing in the balance sheet is:
A. Retained as is
B. Written off among all partners in old ratio
C. Transferred to revaluation account
D. Credited to retiring partner only
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Existing goodwill in books is written off by debiting all partners' capital accounts in old ratio.

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