AFM391 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Treasury Stock, Issued Shares, Retained Earnings

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Priority: the rank of a liability or an equity claim when a company liquidates, where higher priority confers preferential payout before other claimants. Contributed capital: the component of equity that reflects amounts received by the reporting entity from transactions with its owners, net of any repayments from capital. Common (ordinary) shares: an equity interest that has the lowest priority and represents the residual ownership interest in the company . Preferred shares: any shares that are not common shares. Preferred shares have priority over common shares with respect to the receipt of dividends and a claim on the entity"s net assets in liquidation. Par value shares: shares with a dollar value stated in the articles of incorporatio n; for preferred shares, the dividend rate may be stated as a percentage of par value. Contributed surplus: the component of contributed capital other than par value.

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