W17-4 KL Corporation, a client, is considering the authorization of a 10% common stock dividend to common stockholders. The financial vice president of KL Corporation wishes to discuss the accounting implications of such an authorization with you before the next meeting of the board of directors. Instructions: (a) The first topic the vice president wishes to discuss is the nature of the stock dividend to the recipient. Discuss the case against considering the stock dividend as income to the recipient. (b) The other topic for discussion is the propriety of issuing the stock dividend to all "stockholders of record" or to "stockholders of record exclusive of shares held in the name of the corporation as treasury stock." Discuss the case against issuing stock dividends on treasury shares

W17-4 KL Corporation, a client, is considering the authorization of a 10% common stock dividend to common stockholders. The financial vice president of KL Corporation wishes to discuss the accounting implications of such an authorization with you before the next meeting of the board of directors. Instructions: (a) The first topic the vice president wishes to discuss is the nature of the stock dividend to the recipient. Discuss the case against considering the stock dividend as income to the recipient. (b) The other topic for discussion is the propriety of issuing the stock dividend to all "stockholders of record" or to "stockholders of record exclusive of shares held in the name of the corporation as treasury stock." Discuss the case against issuing stock dividends on treasury shares

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Chapter16: Retained Earnings And Earnings Per Share

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On January 1, 2019, Kittson Company had a retained earnings balance of 218,600. It is subject to a 30% corporate income tax rate. During 2019, Kittson earned net income of 67,000, and the following events occurred: 1. Cash dividends of 3 per share on 4,000 shares of common stock were declared and paid. 2. A small stock dividend was declared and issued. The dividend consisted of 600 shares of 10 par common stock. On the date of declaration, the market price of the companys common stock was 36 per share. 3. The company recalled and retired 500 shares of 100 par preferred stock. The call price was 125 per share; the stock had originally been issued for 110 per share. 4. The company discovered that it had erroneously recorded depreciation expense of 45,000 in 2018 for both financial reporting and income tax reporting. The correct depreciation for 2018 should have been 20,000. This is considered a material error. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record Items 1 through 4. 2. Prepare Kittsons statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Outstanding Stock Lars Corporation shows the following information in the stockholders equity section of its balance sheet: The par value of common stock is S5, and the total balance in the Common Stock account is $225,000. There are 13,000 shares of treasury stock. Required: What is the number of shares outstanding? Use the following information for Exercises 10-58 and 10-59: Stahl Company was incorporated as a new business on January 1, 2019. The company is authorized to issue 600,000 shares of $2 par value common stock and 80,000 shares of 6%, S20 par value, cumulative preferred stock. On January 1, 2019, the company issued 75,000 shares of common stock for $15 per share and 5,000 shares of preferred stock for $25 per share. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019, was $500,000.
Stockholders' Equity Terminology A list of terms and a list of definitions or examples are presented below. Make a list of the numbers 1 through 12 and match the letter of the most directly related definition or example with each number Definitions and Examples Capitalizes retained earnings. Shares issued minus treasury shares. Emerson Electric will pay a dividend to all persons holding shares of its common stock on December 15, 2019, even if they just bought the shares and sell them a few days later. The accumulated earnings over the entire life of the corporation that have not been paid out in dividends. Common Stock account balance divided by the number of shares issued. The state of Louisiana set an upper limit of 1,000,000 on the number of shares that Gumps Catch Inc. can issue. Shares that never earn dividends. Any changes to stockholders equity from transactions with no owners. A right to purchase stock at a specified future time and specified price. j. A stock issue that requires no journal entry. k. Shares that may earn guaranteed dividends. 1. On October 15, 2019, General Electric announced its intention to pay a dividend on common stock.
Comprehensive Young Corporation has been operating successfully for several years. It is authorized to issue 24,000 shares of no-par common stock and 6,000 shares of 8%, 100 par preferred stock. The Contributed Capital section of its January 1, 2019, balance sheet is as follows: Part a. A shareholder has raised the following questions: 1. What is the legal capital of the corporation? 2. At what average price per share has the preferred stock been issued? 3. How many shares of common stock have been issued (the common stock has been issued at an average price of 23 per share)? Part b. The company engaged in the following transactions in 2019: Required: 1. Answer the questions in Part a. 2. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions in Part b. 3. Prepare the Contributed Capital section of Youngs December 31, 2016, balance sheet.
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Anoka Company reported the following selected items in the shareholders equity section of its balance sheet on December 31, 2019, and 2020: In addition, it listed the following selected pretax items as a December 31, 2019 and 2020: The preferred shares were outstanding during all of 2019 and 2020; annual dividends were declared and paid in each year. During 2019, 2,000 common shares were sold for cash on October 4. During 2020, a 20% stock dividend was declared and issued in early May. At the end of 2019 and 2020, the common stock was selling for 25.75 and 32.20, respectively. The company is subject to a 30% income tax rate. Required: 1. Prepare the comparative 2019 and 2020 income statements (multiple-step), and the related note that would appear in Anokas 2020 annual report. 2. Next Level Compute the price/earnings ratio for 2020. How does this compare to 2019? Why is it different?
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According to a company press release, on January 5, 2012, Hansen Natural Corporation changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation. According to Yahoo Finance, on that day the value of the company stock (symbol: MNST) was $15.64 per share. On January 5, 2018, the stock closed at $63.49 per share. This represents an increase of nearly 306%. A. Discuss the factors that might influence the increase in share price. B. Consider yourself as a potential shareholder. What factors would you consider when deciding whether or not to purchase shares in Monster Beverage Corporation today?
Alert Companys shareholders equity prior to any of the following events is as follows: The company is considering the following alternative items: 1. An 8% stock dividend on the common stock when it is selling for 30 per share. 2. A 30% stock dividend on the common stock when it is selling for 32 per share. 3. A special stock dividend to common shareholders consisting of 1 share of preferred stock for every 100 shares of common stock. The preferred stock and common stock are selling for 123 and 31 per share, respectively. 4. A 2-for-1 stock split on the common stock, reducing the par value to 5 per share (assume the same date for declaration and issuance). The market price is 30 per share on the common stock. 5. A property dividend to common shareholders consisting of 100 bonds issued by West Company. These bonds are carried on the Alert Company books as an available-for sale investment at a fair value of 48,000 (which is also its cost); it has a current value of 54,000. 6. A cash dividend, consisting of a normal dividend and a liquidating dividend, on both the preferred and the common stock. The 10% preferred dividend includes a 2% liquidating dividend, and the 2.30 per share common dividend includes a 0.30 per share liquidating dividend (separate liquidating dividend contra accounts should be used). Required: For each of the preceding alternative items: 1. Record (a) the journal entry at the date of declaration and (b) the journal entry at the date of issuance. 2. Compute the balances in the shareholders equity accounts immediately after the issuance (any gains or losses are to be reflected in the retained earnings balance; ignore income taxes).
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