Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.18Q
When a corporation acquires its own shares, those shares assume the same status as authorized but unissued shares, as if they never had been issued. Explain how this is reflected in the accounting records if the shares are formally retired.
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When a corporation acquires its own shares, those shares assume the same status as authorized but unissued shares, as if they never had been issued. Explain how this is reflected in the accounting records if the shares are formally retired.
If a company’s constitution does not contain rules governing the forfeiture of shares, then the company:
Select one:
A. can register the shares in the name of another shareholder but cannot receive payment from that shareholder.
B. may forfeit shares and reissue them at a later date.
C. may forfeit shares but not reissue them.
D. cannot forfeit shares.
When a company retires its own common shares, the company must
a. decrease the common share account balances by the original issue price.
b. record a gain or loss depending on the difference between original selling price and repurchase cost.
c. get the approval of the government to do so.
d. issue a different class of shares to the former shareholders.
Chapter 18 Solutions
Intermediate Accounting
Ch. 18 - Identify and briefly describe the two primary...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.2QCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3QCh. 18 - Prob. 18.4QCh. 18 - Prob. 18.5QCh. 18 - Prob. 18.6QCh. 18 - Prob. 18.7QCh. 18 - What is meant by a shareholders preemptive right?Ch. 18 - Terminology varies in the way companies...Ch. 18 - Most preferred shares are cumulative. Explain what...
Ch. 18 - The par value of shares historically indicated the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.12QCh. 18 - How do we report components of comprehensive...Ch. 18 - The balance sheet reports the balances of...Ch. 18 - At times, companies issue their shares for...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.16QCh. 18 - The costs of legal, promotional, and accounting...Ch. 18 - When a corporation acquires its own shares, those...Ch. 18 - Discuss the conceptual basis for accounting for a...Ch. 18 - The prescribed accounting treatment for stock...Ch. 18 - Brandon Components declares a 2-for-1 stock split....Ch. 18 - What is a reverse stock split? What would be the...Ch. 18 - Suppose you own 80 shares of Facebook common stock...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.24QCh. 18 - Comprehensive income LO181 Schaeffer Corporation...Ch. 18 - Stock issued LO184 Penne Pharmaceuticals sold 8...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.3BECh. 18 - Prob. 18.4BECh. 18 - Prob. 18.5BECh. 18 - Retirement of shares LO185 Agee Storage issued 35...Ch. 18 - Treasury stock LO185 The Jennings Group...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.8BECh. 18 - Prob. 18.9BECh. 18 - Cash dividend LO188 Real World Financials...Ch. 18 - Effect of preferred stock on dividends LO187 The...Ch. 18 - Property dividend LO187 Adams Moving and Storage,...Ch. 18 - Stock dividend LO188 On June 13, the board of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.14BECh. 18 - Stock split LO188 Refer to the situation...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.16BECh. 18 - Comprehensive income LO182 The following is from...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.2ECh. 18 - Earnings or OCI? LO182 Indicate by letter whether...Ch. 18 - Stock issued for cash; Wright Medical Group LO184...Ch. 18 - Issuance of shares; noncash consideration LO184...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.6ECh. 18 - Share issue costs; issuance LO184 ICOT Industries...Ch. 18 - Reporting preferred shares LO184, LO187 Ozark...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.9ECh. 18 - Prob. 18.10ECh. 18 - Retirement of shares LO185 In 2018, Borland...Ch. 18 - Treasury stock LO185 In 2018, Western Transport...Ch. 18 - Treasury stock; weighted-average and FIFO cost ...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.14ECh. 18 - Prob. 18.15ECh. 18 - Prob. 18.16ECh. 18 - Transact ions affecting retained earnings LO186,...Ch. 18 - Effect of cumulative, nonparticipating preferred...Ch. 18 - Stock dividend LO188 The shareholders equity of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.20ECh. 18 - Cash in lieu of fractional share rights LO188...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.22ECh. 18 - Transact ions affecting retained earnings LO186...Ch. 18 - Profitability ratio LO181 Comparative balance...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.25ECh. 18 - Various stock transactions; correction of journal...Ch. 18 - Share buybackcomparison of retirement and treasury...Ch. 18 - Reacquired sharescomparison of retired shares and...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.4PCh. 18 - Shareholders equity transactions; statement of...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.6PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.7PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.8PCh. 18 - Effect o f preferred stock characteristics on...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.10PCh. 18 - Stock dividends received on investments;...Ch. 18 - Various shareholders equity topics; comprehensive ...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.13PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.1BYPCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2BYPCh. 18 - Research Case 184 FASB codification; comprehensive...Ch. 18 - Judgment Case 185 Treasury stock; stock split;...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.6BYPCh. 18 - Prob. 18.7BYPCh. 18 - Prob. 18.8BYPCh. 18 - Prob. 1CCTC
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