Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Debt
Equity
Share Capital
Reserve
Capital structure?
Ordinary (equity) share capital under the heading of equity,Statement of changes din
equity
Loan Notes: Debt statement of financial position as a liability, interest payment: Finance cost
statement of profit & Loss, Deduction from profit
If company has an obligation to repay the preference shareholder (redeemable) then this
is a debt. Liabilities, dividend given them as a finance cost.
Market value
CALLED UP
PAID UP CAPITAL
ACCOUNTING FOR THE ISSUE OF SHARES
If a company were to issue shares at their nominal value the double entry to
record the raising of finance would be:
Dr Cash (issue price x no of shares)
Cr Share Capital (Nominal value x no of shares)
In reality companies issue shares above their nominal value. Shares issued at
premium.
Dr Cash (issue price x no of shares)
Cr Share Capital (Nominal vale x no of shares)
Cr.Share Premium (difference between the issue price and nominal value x no
of shares)
Equity section
Q.Boubon Co issued 200,000 25cshares at a price $1.75 each.
Ledger transaction
Cash
Share capital
Cash 1000
Share Premium
Cash 1500
Right Issues the offer of new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing
shareholding at a stated price normally below the market value
Share capital
Q GKL
CASH 25,000
RIT CO
DIVIDENDS
ORDINARY DIVIDEND
ANNUAL DIVIDEND
INTERMIN DIVIDEND
DR RETAINED EARNING
CR BANK
100,000 5 %
Accounting entries
First company receiving finance
Dr cash 100,000
Cr cash 5000