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Which of the Following Procedures Is Acceptable When Accounting for a Deficit

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Which of the following procedures is acceptable when accounting for a deficit balance in a partner's capital account during partnership liquidation,if the partner with a negative capital balance is personally insolvent?


A) The partner with a negative capital balance must contribute personal assets to the partnership that are sufficient to bring the capital account to zero.
B) The negative capital balance may be absorbed by those partners having a positive capital balance according to the residual profit and loss sharing ratios that apply to all the partners.
C) The negative capital balance may be absorbed by those partners having a positive capital balance according to the residual profit and loss sharing ratios that apply to those partners having positive balances.
D) The partner with a negative capital balance must contribute personal assets to the partnership that are sufficient to bring the capital account to the same level of the other partners' capital accounts.

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