E15.15B
(L0 3)
(Dividend Entries)
The following data were taken from the balance sheet accounts of Symbol Two
Corporation on June 30, 2019:
Current assets
$125,000
Investments 365,000
Common stock (par value $1)
70,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par
680,000
Retained earnings
963,000
Instructions
Prepare the required journal entries for the following unrelated items:
(a)
The par value of the capital stock is reduced to $0.50 with a 2-for-1 stock split.
(b)
A 10% stock dividend is declared and distributed at a time when the market value of the shares is $25 per
share.
(c)
A property dividend is declared September 12, 2020, and paid October 1, 2020, in common shares in another
company held as an equity investment. The equity investment has a book value of $50,000 and a fair market
value of $205,000.
(a) -- The par value of the capital stock is reduced to $0.50 with a 2-for-1 stock split.
Answer -
No Journal Entry.
.
(b) -- A 10% stock dividend is declared and distributed at a time when the market value of the shares is $25 per.
Answer -
General journal | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
Retained Earnings [(70000 shares * 10%) * $25] Common Stock Dividend Distributable [(70000 shares * 10%) * $1] Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par [Difference] (To record stock dividend declared) |
175000 - - |
- 7000 168000 |
Common Stock Dividend Distributable Common Stock (To record stock dividend distributed) |
7000 - |
- 7000 |
.
(c) -- A property dividend is declared September 12, 2020, and paid October 1, 2020, in common shares in another company held as an equity investment. The equity investment has a book value of $50000 and a fair market value of $205000.
Answer -
Date | General journal | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
September 12, 2020 |
Investments (Equity) [$205000 - $50000] Gain on Appreciation of Investments (Equity) (To record appreciation of Investment) |
155000 - |
- 155000 |
September 12, 2020 |
Retained Earnings Property Dividends Payable (To record property dividend declared) |
205000 - |
- 205000 |
October 1, 2020 |
Property Dividends Payable Investments (Equity) (To record property dividend paid) |
205000 - |
- 205000 |
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