
Question no 57 Chapter 1- Class 12 Part 2 Unimax
A Limited invited application for 15,000 equity shares of ₹ 10 each payable as follows:
| On application | ₹ 2 per share |
| On allotment | ₹ 3 per share |
| On first call | ₹ 4 per share |
| On final call | ₹ 1 per share |
All the shares have been subscribed and paid for except the following:
(1) X, who held 300 shares, failed to pay the money on allotment and calls.
(2) Y, to whom 200 shares have been allotted failed to pay the money due on first call and final call.
(3) Z to whom 500 shares have been allotted, has not paid the amount due on final call.
The shares of X, Y and Z are forfeited and are subsequently reissued for cash as fully paid at a discount of 10%. Give journal entries to record these transactions in the books of A Ltd.
| Date | Particulars |
L.F. | Debit | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank A/c | Dr. | 30,000 | |||
| To Equity Shares Application A/c | 30,000 | ||||
| (Being application money received on 15000 equity shares @ ₹ 2 per shares) | |||||
| Equity shares Application A/c | Dr. | 30,000 | |||
| To Equity share capital A/c | 30,000 | ||||
| (Being application money transferred to shares capital a/c) | |||||
| Equity share Allotment A/c | Dr. | 45,000 | |||
| To Equity shares capital A/c | 45,000 | ||||
| (Being allotment money due on 15,000 equity @ ₹ 3 per shares) | |||||
| Bank A/c | Dr. | 44,100 | |||
| To Equity Share Allotment A/c | 44,100 | ||||
| (Being allotment money received on 14700equity shares @ ₹ 3 PR share exception 300 share) | |||||
| Equity shares first call A/c | Dr. | 60,000 | |||
| To equity share capital A/c | 60,000 | ||||
| (Being first call due on 15,000 shares @ ₹ 4 per share) | |||||
| Bank A/c | Dr. | 58,000 | |||
| To equity shares first call A/c | 58,000 | ||||
| (Being first call received on 14500 equity shares @ ₹ 10 per share exception 500 equity shares) | |||||
| Equity shares final call A/c | Dr. | 15,000 | |||
| To equity shares capital A/c | 15,000 | ||||
| (Being final call money due on 15,000 equity shares @ ₹ 1 per share) | |||||
| Bank A/c | Dr. | 14,000 | |||
| To equity shares final call A/c | 14,000 | ||||
| (Being final call money received on 14,000 shares @ ₹ 1 per share except on 1000 equity shares) | |||||
| Shares holder X | Equity share capital A/c | Dr. | 3000 | ||
| To shares forfeited A/c | 600 | ||||
| To equity share allotment A/c | 900 | ||||
| To equity share first call A/c | 1,200 | ||||
| To equity share final call A/c | 300 | ||||
| (Being 300 shares of X shareholder, forfeited due to non-payment of allotment, first call and final call money) | |||||
| Y | Equity share capital A/c | Dr. | 2000 | ||
| To Forfeited shares A/c | 1,000 | ||||
| To equity share first call A/c | 800 | ||||
| To equity share final call A/c | 200 | ||||
| (Being 200 shares of Y’s shareholder, forfeited due to non-payment of first call and final call money) | |||||
| Z | Equity shares capital A/c | Dr. | 5,000 | ||
| To shares forfeited A/c | 4500 | ||||
| To equity share final call A/c | 500 | ||||
| (Being 500 shares of Z’s shareholder forfeited due to non-payment of final call money) | |||||
| Bank A/c | Dr. | 9,000 | |||
| Share forfeited A/c | Dr. | 1,000 | |||
| To equity share capital A/c | 10,000 | ||||
| (Being 1,000 forfeited shares reissued at as fully paid at a discount of 10%) | |||||
| Shares forfeited A/c | Dr. | 5,100 | |||
| To capital reserve A/c | 5,100 | ||||
| (Being the profit on 1000 forfeited shares transferred to capital reserve A/c) | |||||
Working Note:
| ₹ | |
| Amount forfeited on 300 shares of Mr. X’s | = 600 |
| Amount forfeited on 200 shares of Mr. Y’s | = 1,000 |
| Amount forfeited on 500 shares of Mr. Z’s | = 4,500 |
| Total amount forfeited on 1,000 shares | = 6,100 |
| ₹ | |
| Total amount forfeited on 1,000 shares | = 6,100 |
| Less: discount allowed on reissued share | = 1,000 |
| Balance credited to capital reserve A/c | = 5,100 |
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