Saturday, 23 November 2019

At the end of fiscal year 2018​, Hermin Legal Services and Tastey Doughnuts reported these adapted amounts on their balance sheets​ (all amounts in millions except for par value per​ share):

At the end of fiscal year 2018​, Hermin Legal Services and Tastey Doughnuts reported these adapted amounts on their balance sheets​ (all amounts in millions except for par value per​ share):

Assume each company issued its stock in a single transaction. Journalize each​ company's issuance of its​ stock, using its actual account titles. Explanations are not required. ​(Enter amounts in millions. Record debits​ first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal​ entries.)

Answer
Every corporation issues common​ stock, the basic form of capital stock. The common stockholders are the owners of the corporation. They stand to benefit the most if the corporation succeeds because they take the most risk by investing in common stock.
Stock may be​ par-value stock or​ no-par stock. Par value stock is stock with an arbitrary amount assigned to each share when it is originally authorized by the corporate charter. ​No-par stock does not have par value per share. Most companies set the par value of their common stock low to avoid legal difficulties later. Par value of preferred stock is sometimes higher. When a corporation sells par value common​ stock, the par value per share multiplied by the number of shares sold is credited to the Common Stock account. If the stock has no par​ value, the entire value of the cash or other assets received for the stock is credited to the Common Stock account.
Most corporations issue common stock for a price above par. Because the entity is dealing with its own​ stockholders, a sale of stock above par does not result in a​ gain, income, or profit to the corporation.​ Therefore, assuming a sale of common stock for a per share price in excess of the par value per​ share, a company will credit its Common Stock account for the par​ value, with any excess credited to the Additional​ Paid-in Capital account.
​Let's begin wih Hermin Legal Services. Note that the company has issued stock at a price above par value because there is ​$17 comma 800 in the Additional​ Paid-in Capital account. Our​ entry, then, must increase the Cash account for the total cash​ received, which is the sum of the par value of the stock issued and the​ paid-in capital amount. The Common Stock account must also be increased for the total par value of the stock issued and the additional​ paid-in capital must be increased for the amount of​ paid-in capital. Go ahead and prepare the entry. ​(Enter amounts in millions. Record debits​ first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal​ entries.)


​Next, let's review the data for Tastey Doughnuts. According to the balance sheet​ data, Tastey Doughnuts stock has​ no-par value. To record the issuance of​ no-par stock, the company debits the asset received and credits the Common Stock account for the cash value of the asset received. Since there is no par​ value, there will be no additional​ paid-in capital. Go ahead and journalize the Tastey Doughnuts common stock issuance. ​(Enter amounts in​ millions.)


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