Kimble, Sykes, and Gerard open an accounting practice on January $1,2022,$ in Chicago, Illinois, to be operated as a partnership.

Kimble and Sykes will serve as the senior partners because of their years of experience. To establish the business, Kimble, Sykes, and

Kimble and Sykes will serve as the senior partners because of their Gerard contribute cash and other properties valued at $$223,000,$$$187,500,$ and $$99,500,$ respectively. An articles of partnership

agreement is drawn up stipulating the following:

Personal drawings are allowed annually up to an amount equal to $10$ percent of the partner's beginning capital balance for the year.

Profits and losses are allocated according to the following plan:

Each partner receives an annual salary allowance of $$55$ per billable hours worked

Interest is credited to the partners' capital accounts at the rate of $12$ percent of the beginning capital balance for the year.

Kimble and Sykes are eligible for an annual bonus of $10$ percent of net income after subtracting the bonus, salary allowance, and

interest. The agreement also states that there will be no bonus if there is a net loss or if salary and interest result in a negative

remainder of net income to be distributed.

Any remaining partnership profit or loss is to be divided evenly among all partners.

On January $1,2023,$ the partners admit Nichols to the partnership. Nichols contributes cash directly to the business in an amount equal

to a $25$ percent interest in the book value of the partnership property subsequent to this contribution. The partnership profit and loss

sharing agreement is not altered upon Nichols's entrance into the firm; the general provisions continue to be applicable.

The billable hours for the partners during the first three years of operation follow:

The partnership reports net income $($loss$)$ for $2022$ through $2024$ as follows:

Each partner withdraws the maximum allowable amount each year.

Required:

a$.$ Prepare schedules that allocate each year's net income to the partners.

b$.$ Prepare in appropriate form a statement of partners' capital for the year ending December $31,2024.$

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Prepare schedules that allocate for $2022$ net income to the partners.

Note: Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign.

Prepare in appropriate form a statement of partners' capital for the year ending December $31,2024.$

Note: Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your

answers to nearest dollar amounts.

Prepare schedules that allocate for $2023$ net income to the partners.

Note: LKimble, Sykes, and Gerard open an accounting practice on January $1,2022,$ in Chicago, Illinois, to be operated as a partnership. Kimble and Sykes will serve as the senior partners because of their years of experience. To establish the business, Kimble, Sykes, and Gerard contribute cash and other properties valued at $$223,000,$ $$187,500,$ and $$99,500,$ respectively. An articles of partnership agreement is drawn up stipulating the following:

Personal drawings are allowed annually up to an amount equal to $10$ percent of the partner's beginning capital balance for the year.

Profits and losses are allocated according to the following plan:

Each partner receives an annual salary allowance of $$55$ per billable hours worked.

Interest is credited to the partners$$ capital accounts at the rate of $12$ percent of the beginning capital balance for the year.

Kimble and Sykes are eligible for an annual bonus of $10$ percent of net income after subtracting the bonus, salary allowance, and interest. The agreement also states that there will be no bonus if there is a net loss or if salary and interest result in a negative remainder of net income to be distributed.

Any remaining partnership profit or loss is to be divided evenly among all partners.

On January $1,2023,$ the partners admit Nichols to the partnership. Nichols contributes cash directly to the business in an amount equal to a $25$ percent interest in the book value of the partnership property subsequent to this contribution. The partnership profit and loss sharing agreement is not altered upon Nichols's entrance into the firm; the general provisions continue to be applicable.

The billable hours for the partners during the first three years of operation follow:

$202220232024$

Kimble $2,0601,8001,880$

Sykes $1,8001,5001,620$

Gerard $1,6601,3801,310$

Nichols $01,5601,550$

The partnership reports net income $($loss$)$ for $2022$ through $2024$ as follows:

$2022$ $ $291,000$

$2023(13,300)$

$2024486,000$

Each partner withdraws the maximum allowable amount each year.

Required:

Prepare schedules that allocate each year's net income to the partners.

Prepare in appropriate form a statement of partners$$ capital for the year ending December $31,2024.$