ACCOUNTING METHOD II EQUITY

ASSIGNMENT PART B STAGE 1

Due date/time Friday 5th October 2018 11:00pm

PRIMARY INFORMATION ( Previously provided)

Tele Strata Ltd (TSL) is an ASX listed company which provides fibre to the home

broadband connectivity for telecommunication services. The company has always been

at the forefront of telecommunications development and, as a result, has been very

successful. TSL has a strong record of rewarding its shareholders. The equity section of

its Balance Sheet as at 30th June 20X6 presents as follows:

EQUITY $ 000s

Share Capital

Ordinary shares paid to $4.50 40,320

7.5% pa $10.00 Preference shares 50,000

Reserves

General Reserve 9,576

Foreign exchange translation 8,545

Retained Profits 11,872

TOTAL EQUITY 120,313

NB All Ordinary shares were issued to $4.50.

Share issue costs of $1,800,000 have been offset against the Ordinary share capital.

The Preference shares are non-participating and dividends on those are paid every

quarter on the last day of August, November, February and May.

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TSL pays Ordinary share dividends twice a year (ie an interim and final dividend) and also

offers its shareholders regular non-renounceable share rights issues. On the 15th

December 20X5 TSL offered a Dividend Reinvestment Plan for its Ordinary shareholders.

The plan is effective on any Ordinary share dividends paid after the 1st January 20X6 and

50% of ordinary shareholders accepted the offer. Shareholders are issued with fully paid

shares based on the value of the ASX share price on the day of the dividend declaration.

The following are the ASX closing share prices for TSL on the dates provided.

Closing Share Closing Share

Date Date
Price $ Price $

1/7/X5 2.12 21/1/X6 2.62

31/8/X5 2.24 31/1/X6 2.89

12/9/X5 2.26 15/2/X6 3.90

21/9/X5 2.40 28/2/X6 3.95

1/10/X5 2.34 3/3/X6 3.88

10/10/X5 2.34 15/3/X6 4.00

2/11/X5 2.32 1/4/X6 4.01

15/11/X5 2.33 16/4/X6 3.97

30/11/X5 2.40 30/4/X6 4.10

24/12/X5 2.60 10/5/X6 4.12

2/1/X6 2.61 31/5/X6 4.23

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STAGE 1 JOURNAL ENTRIES 15 marks
There are two series of transactions detailed below which need attention in addition to the primary

information provided.

1. In the Balance Sheet of TSL at 30/6/X6 there was provision for the payment of a dividend of

8 cents/share on the Ordinary shares. The declaration of dividend date was 30th June 20X6

and it was paid on the 10th September 20X6.

2. On 21st September 20X6 the Company Board announced an offer to Ordinary shareholders

of a non-renounceable share rights issue of 1 share for every 12 held. The rights shares can

be taken up at 90% of the ASX share price on the day of the announcement of the issue.

The offer closed on 16th October 20X6. 50% of the shareholders took up the offer and

money was received on 2nd November 20X6.

REQUIRED
From the primary information together with the information provided above record the general

journal entries for all transactions for the period 1st July 20X6 to 30th November 20X6.

If necessary round numbers to the nearest whole dollar or the nearest number of whole shares.

In addition to share prices previously supplied you also have the following information.

Closing Share Closing Share

Date Date
Price $ Price $

15/6/X6 $4.10 24/12/X6 $3.00

30/6/X6 $4.00 2/1/X7 $2.85

15/7/X6 $3.92 15/1/X7 $2.90

31/7/X6 $3.86 6/2/X7 $2.87

12/8/X6 $3.85 28/2/X7 $2.95

10/9/X6 $3.45 15/3/X7 $3.00

21/9/X6 $3.60 1/4/X7 $3.10

16/10/X6 $3.36 15/4/X7 $3.09

23/10/X6 $3.28 30/4/X7 $3.14

2/11/X6 $3.19 18/5/X7 $3.17

30/11/X6 $3.15 31/5/X7 $3.28