ACCTG 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Legal Personality, Treasury Stock, Dividend

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What is a corporation: a corporation is a business organized under state law that is a separate legal entity, corporations dominate business activity in the united states, most well-known companies are corporations. Treasury stock basics: the basics of accounting for treasury stock, the treasury stock account has a normal debit balance. Treasury stock is a contra equity account: treasury stock is recorded at cost, without reference to par value, the treasury stock account is reported beneath retained earnings on the balance sheet as a reduction to equity. Declaring and paying dividends - preferred stock: a preferred stock dividend in arrears is a dividend that has not been paid for the year, preferred stock can be, cumulative preferred stock, noncumulative preferred stock. Why issue stock dividends: a company issues stock dividends in order to, continue dividends but conserve cash, reduce the market price per share of its stock, reward investors.

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