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Chapter
11
Corporations:
Organization, Share
Transactions, Dividends,
and Retained Earnings
Financial Accounting, IFRS Edition
Weygandt Kimmel Kieso
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Study Objectives
1. Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
2. Record the issuance of ordinary shares.
3. Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
4. Differentiate preference shares from ordinary shares.
5. Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share
dividends.
6. Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings
statement.
7. Prepare and analyze a comprehensive equity section.
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Corporations: Organization, Share Transactions,
Dividends, and Retained Earnings
Corporate
Organization and
Share
Transactions
Dividends
Corporate form of
organization
Cash dividends
Ordinary share
issues
Share splits
Treasury shares
Preference shares
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Share dividends
Retained
Earnings
Retained earnings
restrictions
Prior period
adjustments
Retained earnings
statement
Statement
Presentation and
Analysis
Presentation
Analysis
The Corporate Form of Organization
An entity separate and distinct from its owners.
Classified by Purpose
Not-for-Profit
Publicly held
For Profit
Privately held
 Salvation Army (USA)
 International
Committee of the Red
Cross (CHE)
 Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation (USA)
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Classified by Ownership




Compass Group (GBR)
Hyundai Motors (KOR)
LUKOIL (RUS)
Google (USA)
 Cargill Inc.
(USA)
The Corporate Form of Organization
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Ability to Acquire Capital
Advantages
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Disadvantages
Additional Taxes
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Corporation acts
under its own name
rather than in the
name of its
shareholders.
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Additional Taxes
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Limited to their
investment.
Transferable Ownership Rights
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Additional Taxes
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Shareholders may
sell their share.
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Additional Taxes
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporation can
obtain capital
through the issuance
of shares.
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Additional Taxes
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Continuance as a
going concern is not
affected by the
withdrawal, death, or
incapacity of a
shareholder,
employee, or officer.
Additional Taxes
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Additional Taxes
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Separation of
ownership and
management
prevents owners
from having an
active role in
managing the
company.
SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Additional Taxes
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Government
regulations are
designed to protect
the owners of the
corporation.
SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Characteristics that distinguish corporations from
proprietorships and partnerships.
Separate Legal Existence
Limited Liability of Shareholders
Transferable Ownership Rights
Ability to Acquire Capital
Continuous Life
Corporate Management
Government Regulations
Additional Taxes
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Corporations pay
income taxes as a
separate legal entity
and in addition,
shareholders pay
taxes on cash
dividends.
SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Characteristics of a Corporation
Shareholders
Illustration 11-1
Corporation organization
chart
Chairman and
Board of
Directors
President and
Chief Executive
Officer
General
Counsel and
Secretary
Vice President
Finance/Chief
Financial Officer
Vice President
Marketing
Treasurer
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Vice President
Operations
Vice President
Human
Resources
Controller
SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
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Answer on notes page
Forming a Corporation
Initial Steps:
File application with governmental agency in the
jurisdiction in which incorporation is desired.
Government grants charter.
Corporation develops by-laws.
Companies incorporate in a state or country whose laws
are favorable to the corporate form of business.
Corporations expense organization costs as incurred.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Ownership Rights of Shareholders
Shareholders have the right to:
Illustration 11-3
1. Vote in election of board of
directors and on actions that
require shareholder approval.
2. Share the corporate earnings
through receipt of dividends.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Ownership Rights of Shareholders
Shareholders have the right to:
Illustration 11-3
3. Keep the same percentage ownership when new
shares of share are issued (preemptive right*).
* A number of companies have eliminated the preemptive right.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Ownership Rights of Shareholders
Shareholders have the right to:
Illustration 11-3
4. Share in assets upon liquidation in proportion to
their holdings. This is called a residual claim.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Ownership Rights of Shareholders
Illustration 11-4
Class
Prenumbered
Class A
Class A
COMMON STOCK
COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE
$1 PER SHARE
PAR VALUE
$1 PER SHARE
Name of corporation
shareholder’s name
Share Certificate
Shares
Signature of corporate
official
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Share Issue Considerations
Authorized Shares
Charter indicates the amount of shares that a
corporation is authorized to sell.
Number of authorized shares is often reported in the
equity section.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Share Issue Considerations
Issuance of Shares
Corporation can issue shares directly to investors or
indirectly through an investment banking firm.
Factors in setting price for a new issue of shares:
1. the company’s anticipated future earnings
2. its expected dividend rate per share
3. its current financial position
4. the current state of the economy
5. the current state of the securities market
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Share Issue Considerations
Market Value of Shares
Shares of publicly held companies are traded on organized
exchanges.
Interaction between buyers and sellers determines the
prices per share.
Prices set by the marketplace tend to follow the trend of a
company’s earnings and dividends.
Factors beyond a company’s control may cause day-to-day
fluctuations in market prices.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Share Issue Considerations
Par and No-Par Value Shares
Years ago, par value determined the legal capital per
share that a company must retain in the business for the
protection of corporate creditors.
Today many governments do not require a par value.
No-par value shares are quite common today.
In many countries the board of directors assigns a stated
value to no-par shares.
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Corporate Capital
Illustration 11-5
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Corporate Capital
Comparison of the equity accounts for a proprietorship
and a corporation.
Illustration 11-6
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SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Corporate Capital
At the end of its first year of operation, Doral
Corporation has =C750,000 of ordinary share and
net income of =C122,000. Prepare (a) the closing entry for net income
and (b) the equity section at year-end.
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Answer on
notes page
SO 1 Identify the major characteristics of a corporation.
Accounting for Ordinary Share Issues
Issuing Par Value Ordinary Shares for Cash
Illustration: Assume that Hydro-Slide, Inc. issues 2,000 shares
of $1 par value ordinary shares. Prepare Hydro-Slide’s journal
entry if (a) 1,000 shares are issued for $1 per share, and (b)
1,000 shares are issued for $5 per share.
a.
Cash
1,000
Share capital - ordinary (1,000 x $1)
b.
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Cash
1,000
5,000
Share capital - ordinary (1,000 x $1)
1,000
Share premium - ordinary
4,000
SO 2 Record the issuance of ordinary shares.
Accounting for Ordinary Share Issues
Illustration 11-7
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SO 2 Record the issuance of ordinary shares.
Accounting for Ordinary Share Issues
Issuing No-Par Ordinary Shares for Cash
Illustration: Assume that Hydro-Slide, Inc. issues 5,000 shares
of $5 stated value no-par shares for $8 per share. The entry is:
Cash
40,000
Share capital - ordinary (5,000 x $5)
25,000
Share premium - ordinary
15,000
Prepare the entry assuming there is no stated value.
Cash
40,000
Share capital - ordinary
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40,000
SO 2 Record the issuance of ordinary shares.
Accounting for Ordinary Share Issues
Issuing Ordinary Shares for Services or
Noncash Assets
Corporations also may issue shares for:
Services (attorneys or consultants).
Noncash assets (land, buildings, and equipment).
Cost is either the fair market value of the consideration given
up, or the fair market value of the consideration received,
whichever is more clearly determinable.
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SO 2 Record the issuance of ordinary shares.
Accounting for Ordinary Share Issues
Illustration: Assume that attorneys have helped Jordan
Company incorporate. They have billed the company $5,000 for
their services. They agree to accept 4,000 shares of $1 par value
shares in payment of their bill. At the time of the exchange, there
is no established market price for the shares. Prepare the
journal entry for this transaction.
Organizational expense
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5,000
Share capital - ordinary (4,000 x $1)
4,000
Share premium - ordinary
1,000
SO 2 Record the issuance of ordinary shares.
Accounting for Ordinary Share Issues
Illustration: Assume that Athletic Research Inc. is an existing
publicly held corporation. Its $5 par value shares are actively
traded at $8 per share. The company issues 10,000 shares to
acquire land recently advertised for sale at $90,000. Prepare the
journal entry for this transaction.
Land (10,000 x $8)
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80,000
Share capital - ordinary (10,000 x $5)
50,000
Share premium - ordinary
30,000
SO 2 Record the issuance of ordinary shares.
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Treasury Shares - corporation’s own shares that it has
reacquired from shareholders, but not retired.
Corporations purchase their outstanding share to:
1. Reissue the shares to officers and employees under bonus and
share compensation plans.
2. Enhance the share’s market value.
3. Have additional shares available for use in the acquisition of
other companies.
4. Increase earnings per share.
5. Rid the company of disgruntled investors, perhaps to avoid a
takeover.
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SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Purchase of Treasury Shares
Debit Treasury Shares for the price paid to reacquire
the shares.
Treasury Shares is a contra equity account.
Reduces equity.
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SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Illustration 11-8
Illustration: On February 1, 2011, Mead acquires 4,000 shares
of its share at $8 per share.
Treasury shares (4,000 x $8)
Cash
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32,000
32,000
SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Equity Section with Treasury Shares
Illustration 11-9
Both the number of shares issued (100,000), outstanding (96,000), and the
number of shares held as treasury (4,000) are disclosed.
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SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
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Answer on notes page
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Disposal of Treasury Shares
Above Cost
Below Cost
Both increase total assets and equity.
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SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Above
Cost
Illustration: On February 1, 2011, Mead acquired 4,000 of its
share at $8 per share.
On July 1, Mead sells for $10 per share 1,000 shares of its
treasury share, previously acquired at $8 per share.
July 1
Cash
10,000
Treasury shares (1,000 x $8)
8,000
Share premium - treasury
2,000
A corporation does not realize a gain or suffer a loss from share
transactions with its own shareholders.
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SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
Below
Cost
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Illustration: On February 1, 2011, Mead acquired 4,000 of its
share at $8 per share.
On Oct. 1, Mead sells an additional 800 treasury shares at $7
per share.
Oct. 1
Cash
5,600
Share premium - treasury
Treasury shares (800 x $8)
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800
6,400
SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
Below
Cost
Accounting for Treasury Shares
Illustration: On February 1, 2011, Mead acquired 4,000 of its
share at $8 per share.
On Dec. 1, assume that Mead, Inc. sells its remaining 2,200
shares at $7 per share.
Dec. 1 Cash
15,400
Share premium - treasury
1,200
Retained earnings
1,000
Treasury shares (2,200 x $8)
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Limited
to
balance
on
hand
17,600
SO 3 Explain the accounting for treasury shares.
Preference Shares
Typically, preference shareholders have a priority as to
1.
distributions of earnings (dividends) and
2.
assets in the event of liquidation.
Accounting for preference shares at issuance is similar to that
for ordinary shares.
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SO 4 Differentiate preference shares from ordinary shares.
Preference Shares
Illustration: Stine Corporation issues 10,000 shares of
$10 par value preference shares for $12 cash per share.
Journalize the issuance of the preference share.
Cash
120,000
Share capital - preference (10,000 x $10)
Share premium – preference
100,000
20,000
Preference shares may have a par value or no-par value.
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SO 4 Differentiate preference shares from ordinary shares.
Preference Shares
Dividend Preferences
Right to receive dividends before ordinary shareholders.
Cumulative Dividend – preference shareholders must
be paid both current-year dividends and any unpaid
prior-year dividends before ordinary shareholders
receive dividends.
Liquidation preference.
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SO 4 Differentiate preference shares from ordinary shares.
Dividends
A distribution of cash or shares to shareholders on a pro
rata (proportional) basis.
Types of Dividends:
1. Cash dividends
3. Scrip (note)
2. Property dividends
4. Shares
Dividends expressed: (1) as a percentage of the par or
stated value, or (2) as a dollar amount per share.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Cash Dividends
Cash Dividends
For a corporation to pay a cash dividend, it must have:
1. Retained earnings - Payment of cash dividends from
retained earnings is legal in all jurisdictions.
2. Adequate cash.
3. A declaration of dividends by the Board of Directors.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Cash Dividends
Dividends require information concerning three dates:
Illustration 11-12
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Cash Dividends
Illustration: On Dec. 1, the directors of Media General
declare a 50¢ per share cash dividend on 100,000 shares of
$10 par value common share. The dividend is payable on Jan.
20 to shareholders of record on Dec. 22?
December 1 (Declaration Date)
Cash dividends
Dividends payable
50,000
December 22 (Date of Record)
No entry
50,000
January 20 (Payment Date)
Dividends payable
Cash
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50,000
50,000
SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Cash Dividends
Allocating Cash Dividends Between
Preference and Ordinary Shares
Holders of cumulative preference shares must be paid
any unpaid prior-year dividends before ordinary
shareholders receive dividends.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Cash Dividends
Illustration: On December 31, 2011, IBR Inc. has 1,000 shares
of 8%, $100 par value cumulative preference share. It also has
50,000 shares of $10 par value ordinary shares outstanding. At
December 31, 2011, the directors declare a $6,000 cash
dividend. Prepare the entry to record the declaration of the
dividend.
Cash dividends
6,000
Dividends payable
6,000
Dividends: 1,000 shares x $100 par x 8% = $8,000
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Cash Dividends
Illustration: At December 31, 2012, IBR declares a $50,000
cash dividend. Show the allocation of dividends to each class of
share.
2011
Dividends declared
$
2012
6,000
2,000 **
Dividends in arrears
Allocation to preference
Remainder to ordinary
$ 50,000
6,000
$
-
8,000 *
$ 40,000
* 1,000 shares x $100 par x 8% = $8,000
** 2011 Pfd. dividends $8,000 – declared $6,000 = $2,000
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Cash Dividends
Illustration: At December 31, 2012, IBR declares a $50,000
cash dividend. Prepare the entry to record the declaration of the
dividend.
Cash dividends
Dividends payable
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50,000
50,000
SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
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Answer on notes page
Share Dividends
Share Dividends
Illustration 11-14
Pro rata distribution of the corporation’s own share.
Results in decrease in retained earnings and increase share capital and share premium.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Dividends
Share Dividends
Reasons why corporations issue share dividends:
1. To satisfy shareholders’ dividend expectations without
spending cash.
2. To increase the marketability of the corporation’s shares.
3. To emphasize that a portion of shareholders’ equity has
been permanently reinvested in the business.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Dividends
Size of share Dividends
Small share dividend (less than 20–25% of the
corporation’s issued shares, recorded at fair market
value) *
Large share dividend (greater than 20–25% of
issued shares, recorded at par value)
* This accounting is based on the assumption that a small share
dividend will have little effect on the market price of the
outstanding shares.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Dividends
Illustration: Medland Corp. has 50,000 shares issued and
outstanding. The par value is $10 per share and market value
is $15 per share.
10% share dividend is declared
Share dividends
(50,000 x 10% x $15)
Ordinary share dividends distributable
Share premium - ordinary
75,000
50,000
25,000
Shares issued
Ordinary share dividends distributable
Share capital - ordinary
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50,000
50,000
SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Dividends
Statement Presentation
Illustration 11-15
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Dividends
Effects of Share Dividends
Illustration 11-16
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Dividends
Question
Which of the following statements about small share
dividends is true?
a. A debit to Share Dividends for the par value of the
shares issued should be made.
b. A small share dividend decreases total shareholders’
equity.
c. Market value per share should be assigned to the
dividend shares.
d. A small share dividend ordinarily will have no effect on
book value per share of share.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Splits
Share Split
Reduces the market value of shares.
No entry recorded for a share split.
Decrease par value and increase number of
shares.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Share Splits
Illustration: Assume Medland Corporation splits its 50,000
shares of common share on a 2-for-1 basis.
Illustration 11-17
Results in a reduction of the par or stated value per share.
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SO 5 Prepare the entries for cash dividends and share dividends.
Retained Earnings
Retained earnings is net income that a company
retains for use in the business.
Net income increases retained earnings and a net loss
decreases retained earnings.
Retained earnings is part of the shareholders’ claim on
the total assets of the corporation.
A debit balance in retained earnings is identified as a
deficit.
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SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Retained Earnings Restrictions
Restrictions can result from:
1. Legal restrictions.
2. Contractual restrictions.
3. Voluntary restrictions.
Illustration 11-22
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SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Prior Period Adjustments
Corrections of Errors
Result from:

mathematical mistakes

mistakes in application of accounting principles

oversight or misuse of facts
Corrections treated as prior period adjustments
Adjustment made to the beginning balance of
retained earnings
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SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Prior Period Adjustments
Woods, Inc.
Statement of Retained Earnings
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
Balance, January 1
Net income
Dividends
Balance, December 31
$
$
1,050,000
360,000
(300,000)
1,110,000
Before issuing the report for the year ended December 31, 2011, you discover a
$50,000 error (net of tax) that caused the 2010 inventory to be overstated
(overstated inventory caused COGS to be lower and thus net income to be higher in
2010). Would this discovery have any impact on the reporting of the Statement of
Retained Earnings for 2011?
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SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Prior Period Adjustments
Woods, Inc.
Statement of Retained Earnings
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
Balance, January 1, as previously reported
Prior period adjustment - error correction
Balance, January 1, as restated
Net income
Dividends
Balance, December 31
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$
$
1,050,000
(50,000)
1,000,000
360,000
(300,000)
1,060,000
SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Retained Earnings Statement
Transactions the Affect Retained Earnings
Illustration 11-24
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SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Retained Earnings Statement
Illustration 11-25
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SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Retained Earnings Statement
Question
All but one of the following is reported in a retained
earnings statement. The exception is:
a. cash and share dividends.
b. net income and net loss.
c. some disposals of treasury shares below cost.
d. sales of treasury shares above cost.
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SO 6 Identify the items that are reported in a retained earnings statement.
Statement Presentation and Analysis
Illustration 11-26
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SO 7 Prepare and analyze a comprehensive equity section.
Statement Analysis and Presentation
Analysis
Return on
Ordinary
Shareholders’
Equity
Net Income minus Preference
Dividends
=
Average Ordinary Shareholders’
Equity
This ratio shows how many dollars of net income the
company earned for each dollar invested by the
shareholders.
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SO 7 Prepare and analyze a comprehensive equity section.
Statement Analysis and Presentation
Analysis
Illustration 11-28
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Solution on
notes page
SO 7 Prepare and analyze a comprehensive equity section.
Understanding U.S. GAAP
Key Differences
Shares and Retained Earnings
As noted in the chapter, under IFRS the term “Reserves” is
often used to describe equity accounts other than those
arising from contributed capital. This most commonly
includes comprehensive incomes (such as revaluation
surplus and fair value differences) but is also sometimes
used for retained earnings. GAAP has always discouraged
the use of the term “Reserves” in any context. Under GAAP,
comprehensive income items are reported in the equity
section of the statement of financial position in a line labeled
accumulated other comprehensive income.
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Understanding U.S. GAAP
Key Differences
Shares and Retained Earnings
As an example of how similar transactions use different
terminology under GAAP, consider the accounting for the
issuance of 1,000 shares of $1 par value ordinary shares for
$5 per share. Under IFRS, the credit accounts would be
Share Capital—Ordinary and Share Premium—Ordinary.
Under GAAP, the entry is as follows.
Cash
5,000
Common Stock
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par
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1,000
4,000
Understanding U.S. GAAP
Key Differences
Shares and Retained Earnings
A major difference between IFRS and GAAP relates to the
account Revaluation Surplus. Revaluation Surplus arises
under IFRS because companies are permitted to revalue
their property, plant, and equipment to fair value under
certain circumstances. This account is part of general
reserves under IFRS and is not considered contributed
capital.
IFRS sometimes uses terms such as retained profits or
accumulated profit or loss to describe retained earnings.
The term retained earnings is also often used, as is the
custom, under GAAP.
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Understanding U.S. GAAP
Looking to the Future
Shares and Retained Earnings
The IASB and the FASB are currently working on a project
related to financial statement presentation. An important part of
this study is to determine whether certain line items, subtotals,
and totals should be clearly defined and required to be
displayed in the financial statements. For example, it is likely
that the statement of shareholders’ equity and its presentation
will be examined closely. It is interesting to note that, in a
presentation of a proposed statement of financial position that
was published as a result of this project, the term “Reserves,”
which as noted is commonly used under IFRS, was replaced by
the phrase “Accumulated other comprehensive income,” which
is the title used under GAAP.
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Statement of Changes in Equity
Appendix 11A
Illustration 11A-1
When a statement of changes in equity is presented, a retained
earnings statement is not necessary.
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SO 8 Describe the use and content of the statement of changes in equity.
Book Value—Another Per-Share Amount
Book Value per Share
Appendix 11B
The equity an ordinary shareholder has in the net assets of the
corporation.
Illustration 11B-1
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SO 9 Compute book value per share.
Book Value—Another Per-Share Amount
Appendix 11B
Book Value per Share
The computation of book value per share involves the
following steps.
1. Compute the preference share equity.
2. Determine the ordinary shareholders’ equity.
3. Determine book value per share.
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SO 9 Compute book value per share.
Book Value—Another Per-Share Amount
Appendix 11B
Illustration: Use the equity section of Graber Inc. shown in
Illustration 11-26. Graber’s preference shares are callable at $120
per share and are cumulative. Assume that dividends on Graber’s
preference shares were in arrears for one year, $54,000 (6,000 $9).
The computation of preference share equity (Step 1 in the
preceding list) is:
Illustration 11B-2
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SO 9 Compute book value per share.
Book Value—Another Per-Share Amount
Illustration 11B-2
Computation of book value:
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Illustration 11B-3
SO 9 Compute book value per share.
Book Value—Another Per-Share Amount
Book Value versus Market Value
Appendix 11B
The correlation between book value and the annual range of a
company’s market value per share is often remote.
Illustration 11B-4
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SO 9 Compute book value per share.
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