Skysong Company had the following stockholders’ equity as of January 1, 2020. Common stock, $5 par value, 19,100 shares issued $95,500 Paid-in capital in excess of par—common stock 304,000 Retained earnings 314,000 Total stockholders’ equity $713,500 During 2020, the following transactions occurred. Feb. 1 Skysong repurchased 2,150 shares of treasury stock at a price of $20 per share. Mar. 1 720 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at $18 per share. Mar. 18 530 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at $13 per share. Apr. 22 630 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at $22 per share. Prepare the journal entries to record the treasury stock transactions in 2020, assuming Skysong uses the cost method. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section as of April 30, 2020. Net income for the first 4 months of 2020 was $129,600.
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
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Financial Statements
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Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
Skysong Company had the following
| Common stock, $5 par value, 19,100 shares issued | $95,500 | |
| Paid-in capital in excess of par—common stock | 304,000 | |
| 314,000 | ||
| Total stockholders’ equity | $713,500 |
During 2020, the following transactions occurred.
| Feb. 1 | Skysong repurchased 2,150 shares of |
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| Mar. 1 | 720 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at $18 per share. | |
| Mar. 18 | 530 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at $13 per share. | |
| Apr. 22 | 630 shares of treasury stock repurchased above were reissued at $22 per share. |
Prepare the
Prepare the stockholders’ equity section as of April 30, 2020. Net income for the first 4 months of 2020 was $129,600.
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