ACCG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Share Capital, Call Money, Retained Earnings
Companies – Part II (Ch. 16)
ACCG101 – Week 7
2015 Session 1 – Stanley & Rajni
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Learning Objectives
1. account for the issue of shares (pp. 677–85)
2. account for the declaration and payment of cash dividends on
shares, share dividends and share splits (pp. 685–90)
3. account for the creation and reduction of the different types of
reserves that are included in equity (pp. 690–1)
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UNDER-/OVER-SUBSCRIPTION
•Undersubscription:
•Shares can be allotted if minimum subscription condition is met
•No accounting complications
•Oversubscription:
•Directors make all allotment decisions
•Company may keep the excess application monies and apply
them to allotment and future calls; or return monies to
unsuccessful applicants
The treatment of excess application money depends on the
company’s constitution and the terms of the prospectus.
It may be returned, or
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Document Summary
Learning objectives: account for the issue of shares (pp. 677 85: account for the declaration and payment of cash dividends on shares, share dividends and share splits (pp. 685 90: account for the creation and reduction of the different types of reserves that are included in equity (pp. The treatment of excess application money depends on the company"s constitution and the terms of the prospectus. 2. 1 excess monies retained and offset against allotment. 2. 2 excess monies retained and offset against future calls. This scenario results in the creation of a call in. Step 4: if application monies are enough to cover allotment, then no further journal entry is required. If call is partly covered by application monies, then: Example 2 - oversubscription: arnold ltd was registered on 1 january 2011, the directors issued a prospectus calling for applications for 100. The directors met the next day and decided to allot the shares on a one-for two basis.