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प्रश्न
Long Answer Question
Explain the term ‘Forfeiture of Shares’ and give the accounting treatment on forfeiture.
उत्तर
If a shareholder fails to pay the allotment money and/or any subsequent calls, then the company has the right to forfeit shares by giving a proper notice to the shareholder.
As per the Table A of the Company Act, the procedure of forfeiting shares is mentioned below.
- A notice is sent to default shareholder stating him/her to pay Calls in Arrears along with the interest accrued on the outstanding calls money within a period of 14 days of the receipt of notice, otherwise, the shares will be forfeited.
- If the shareholder does not pay the amount, then the company has the right to forfeit his/her share by passing a resolution.
- A notice of that resolution is send to the default shareholder and a public notice of the same is published in a daily newspaper.
- The name of the shareholder is removed from the register of members (i.e. shareholders).
Accounting Treatment for Forfeiture of Shares:
i) Forfeiture of Shares that were issued at Par
| Share Capital A/c | (amount called up |
| To Share Allotment A/c | (amount not received) |
| To Share Calls A/c | (amount not received) |
|
To Share Forfeiture A/c (Shares forfeited) |
(amount received)
|
ii) Forfeiture of Shares that were issued at Premium
a) If premium is received, then the premium is not shown.
| Share Capital A/c | (amount called up |
| To Share Allotment A/c | (amount not received) |
| To Share Calls A/c | (amount not received) |
|
To Share Forfeiture A/c (Shares forfeited) |
(amount received)
|
b) If premium is not received, then the premium is shown.
| Share Capital A/c | (amount called up excluding premium) |
| Share Premium A/c To Share Allotment A/c | (amount not received) (amount not received including premium) |
|
To Share Calls A/c To Share Forfeiture A/c (Share forfeited) |
(amount not received) (amount received including premium) |
iii) Forfeiture of Shares that were issued at Discount
|
Share Capital A/c
To Discount on Issue of Shares A/c To Share Allotment A/c To Share Calls A/c To Share Forfeiture A/c (Share forfeited) |
(amount called up, plus discount)
(amount of discount) (amount not received) (amount not received) (amount received)
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संबंधित प्रश्न
XYZ Ltd. invited applications for 40,000 equity shares of Rs.100 each at a discount of 6%. The amount was payable as follows:
On Application and Allotment - Rs.90 per share
On First and Final call - the balance amount.
Applications for 60,000 shares were received. Applications for 10,000 shares were rejected and shares were allotted on pro-rata basis to remaining applicants. Excess application money received on application and allotment was adjusted towards sums due on first and final call. The calls were made. A shareholder, who applied for 50 share, failed to pay the first and final call money. His shares were forfeited. All the forfeited shares were re-issued at Rs.97 per share fully paid up. Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of XYZ Ltd.
AB Ltd. invited applications for issuing 75,000 equity shares of Rs.100 each at a premium of Rs.30 per share. The amount was payable as follows:
On Application and Allotment - Rs.85 per share (including premium)
On First and Final call - the balance amount
Applications for 1,27,500 shares were received. Applications for 27,500 shares were rejected and shares were allotted on pro-rata basis to the remaining applicants. Excess money received on application and allotment was adjusted towards sums due to first and final call. The calls were made. A shareholder, who applied for 1,000 shares, failed to pay the first and final call money. His shares were forfeited. All the forfeited shares were reissued at Rs.150 per share fully paid up.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of AB Ltd.
'BMY Ltd.' invited applications for issuing 1,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of `10 per share. The amount was payable as follows :
On application - Rs 10 per share (including Rs 5 premium)
On allotment - The balance
The issue was fully subscribed. A shareholder holding 300 shares paid the full share money with
an application. Another shareholder holding 200 shares failed to pay the allotment money. His shares were forfeited. Later on, these shares were re-issued for Rs 4,000 as fully paid up.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transaction in the books of BMY Ltd.
'Blur Star Ltd.' was registered with an authorized capital of Rs 2,00,000 divided into 20,000 shares of Rs 10 each. 6,000 of these shares were issued to the vendor for building purchased. 8,000 shares were issued to the public and Rs 5 per share were called up as follows:
On application - Rs 2 per share
On allotment - Rs 1 per share
On the first call - Balance of the called up amount
The amounts received on these shares were as follows:
On 6,000 shares - Full amount called
On 1,250 shares - Rs 3 per share
On 750 shares - Rs 2 per share
The directors forfeited 750 shares on which Rs 2 per share were received.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of Blue Star Ltd
'Nigam Limited' invited applications for issuing 15,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a discount of Rs 1 per share. The amount was payable as follows:
On application - Rs 2 per share
On allotment - Rs 3 per share
On first and final call - Rs 4 per share
Applications for 18,000 shares were received. Shares were issued proportionately to all applicants. Excess money received with applications was adjusted towards sums due on allotment. Ramesh who had applied for 360 shares failed to pay allotment and first and final call money. Naresh to whom 150 shares were allotted failed to pay the first and final call money. Shares of both Ramesh and Naresh were forfeited. Out of the forfeited shares, 200 shares were re-issued at `9 per share as fully paid up. The re-issued shares included all the shares of Naresh. Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of 'Nigam Limited'.
Ratan Limited invited applications for issuing 12,000 equity shares of Rs 100 each at a premium of Rs 75 per share. The amount was payable as follows :
On application and allotment — Rs 100 per share (including Rs 50 premium)
On first and final call — The balance
Applications for 15,000 shares were received. Shares were allotted on pro-rata basis to all applicants. Excess money received with applications was adjusted towards sums due on first and final call. Govind who had applied for 300 shares paid the full share money at the time of applying for shares. Girdhar, who had applied for 600 shares, failed to pay the first and final call money. His shares were forfeited. Out of the forfeited shares, 300 shares were re-issued at Rs 90 per share as fully paid-up.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of 'Ratan Limited'.
On 1st April 2012, Blue Heaven Ltd. was formed with an authorised capital of Rs 20,00,000 divided into 2,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each. The company issued the prospectus inviting applications for 1,80,000 equity shares. The company received applications for 1,70,000 equity shares. During the first year, Rs 8 per share were called. Ram holding 2,000 shares and Varun holding 4,000 shares did not pay the first call of Rs 2 per share. Varun's shares were forfeited after the first call and later on, 3,000 of the forfeited share were reissued at Rs 6 per share, Rs 8 called up.
Show the following:
a. Share Capital in the Balance Sheet of the company as per revised Schedule VI Part I of the Companies Act, 1956.
b. Also, prepare 'Notes to Accounts' for the same.
JY Ltd. invited applications for issuing 70,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a discount of 10%. The amount was payable as follows:
On applications and allotment - Rs 4 per share
On first and final call - the balance amount
Application for 2,00,000 shares were received. Applications for 60,000 shares were rejected and money refunded. Shares were allotted on pro-rata basis to the remaining applicants. The first and final call was made. All money was received except on 1,400 shares applied by Naresh. His shares were forfeited. The forfeited shares were re-issued at the maximum discount permissible under the law.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of JY Ltd.
On 1st April 2012, Micro-tech Ltd. was formed with an authorised capital of Rs 50,00,000 divided into 5,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each. The company issued a prospectus inviting applications for 4,50,000 equity shares. The company received applications for 4,20,000 equity shares.
During the first year, Rs 8 per share were called. Ram holding 1,000 shares and Rajesh holding 2,000 shares did not pay the first call of Rs 2 per share. Rajesh's shares were forfeited after the first call and later on 1,500 of the forfeited share were re-issued at Rs 6 per share, Rs 8 called up. Show the following:
a. Share Capital in the Balance Sheet of the company as per revised Schedule VI Part I of the Companies Act, 1956.
b. Also, prepare 'Notes to Accounts' for the same
(Forfeiture of shares issued at premium)
The Century Ltd. issued 8,000 shares of Rs 100 at a premium of 10% payable as under-
| On Application | Rs 25 | On Allotment | Rs 40 (including premium) |
| On First Call | Rs 20 | On Second Call | Rs 25 |
Company called up allotment and both the calls which were duly received except Ramesh to whom 500 shares were allotted failed to pay allotment and calls. Prepare Journal of Century Ltd.
State, whether the following statements is True or False.
A public company forfeits share on non-payment of final call only.
Short Answer Question
When can shares be Forfeited?
The Hindustan Manufacturing Ltd. had a total subscribed capital of ₹ 10,00,000 in Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each of which ₹ 7.50 were called-up. A final call of ₹ 2.50 was made and all amount paid except two calls of ₹ 2.50 each in respect of 100 shares held by D . These shares were forfeited and reissued at ₹ 8 per share .
Pass necessary journal entries (including that of cash) to record the transactions of final call , forfeiture of shares and reissue of forfeited shares . Also, prepare the Balance Sheet of the company.
On 1st May,2014, Directors of a Limited Company forfeited 200 shares of ₹ 20 each , ₹ 15 per share called-up, on which ₹ 10 per share has been paid by A , the amount of the first call of ₹ 5 per share being unpaid . Ten days Later, the Directors reissued the forfeited shares to B credited as ₹ 15 per share paid-up , for a payment of ₹ 10 per share.
Give journal entries in the company's books to record the forfeited shares and their reissue.
X Ltd . forfeited 100 shares of ₹ 10 each (₹ 8 called-up) issued at a premium of ₹ 2 per share to Mr. R, on which he had paid applications money of ₹ 5 per share , for non-payment of allotment money of ₹ 5 per share (including premium). Out of these, 70 shares were reissued to Mr . Sanjay as ₹ 8 called-up for ₹ 7 per share. Give necessary journal entries relating to forfeiture and reissue of shares.
Record the journal entries for forfeiture and reissue of shares in the following cases:
(i) Basak Ltd. forfeited 20 shares of ₹ 10 each, ₹ 7 called-up on which the shareholder had paid application and allotment money of ₹ 5 per share. Out of these, 15 shares were reissued to Naresh as ₹ 7 per share paid-up for ₹ 8 per share.
(ii) Y Ltd. forfeited 90 shares of ₹ 10 each, ₹ 8 called-up issued at a premium of ₹ 2 per share to 'R' for non-payment of allotment money of ₹ 5 per share (including premium). Out of these, 80 shares were reissued to Sanjay as ₹ 8 called-up for ₹ 10 per share.
JCV Ltd., forfeited 200 shares of ₹ 10 each issued at a premium of ₹ 2 per share for the non-payment of allotment money of ₹ 3 per share (including premium). The first and final call of ₹ 4 per share has not been made as yet . 50% of the forfeited shares were reissued at ₹ 8 per share as fully paid-up . Pass necessary Journal entries for the forfeiture and reissue of shares.
Commence Publications Ltd. issued 50,000 Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of 10% payable as under:
| On application | ₹ 2, | On first call | ₹ 2, |
| On allotment | ₹ 5, | On final call | ₹ 2. |
The calls were made by the company and all the money was duly received except the allotment and call money on 500 shares. These shares were, therefore, forfeited and later reissued @ ₹ 9 per share as fully paid-up.
Pass necessary journal entries to record the above transactions.
Gaurav applied for 5,000 shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of 2.50 per share. But he was allotted only 2,500 shares on pro rata basis . After having paid ₹ 3 per share on application, he did not pay allotment money of ₹ 4.50 per share (including premium) and on his subsequent failure to pay the first call of ₹ 2 per share, his shares were forfeited. These shares were reissued at the rate of ₹ 8 per share credited as fully paid .
Pass journal entries to record the forfeiture and reissue of shares.
Amrit Ltd. issued 50,000 shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 2 per share payable as ₹ 3 on application, ₹ 4 on allotment (including premium) , ₹ 2 on first call and the remaining on second call.
Applications were received for 75,000 shares and pro rata allotment was made to all the applicants.
All moneys due were received except allotment and first call from Sonu who applied for 1,200 shares. All his shares were forfeited. The forfeited shares were reissued for ₹ 9,600. Final call was not made . Pass necessary Journal entries.
Jeevan Dhara Ltd. invited applications for issuing 1,20,000 equity shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 2 per share. The amount was payable as follows
| On application | ---- | ₹ 2 per share, |
| On allotment |
---- |
₹ 5 per share(including premium), |
| On first and final call |
---
|
Balance. |
Applications for 1,50,000 shares were received . Shares were allotted to all the applicants on pro rata basis. Excess money received on applications was adjusted towards sums due on allotment . All calls were made. Manu who had applied for 3,000 shares failed to pay the amount due on allotment and first and final call Madhur who was allotted 2,400 shares failed to pay the first and final call . Shares of both Manu and Madhur were forfeited . The forfeited shares were reissued at ₹ 9 per share as fully paid-up .
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of Jeevan Dhara Ltd.
XYZ Ltd . issued a prospectus inviting applications for 2,000 shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 4 per share , payable as:
| On application | --- | ₹ 6 (including ₹ 1 premium) |
| On allotment | --- | ₹ 2 (including ₹ 1 premium) |
| On first call | --- | ₹ 3 (including ₹ 1 premium) |
| On second and final call | --- | ₹ 3 (including ₹ 1 premium) |
Applications were received for 3,000 shares and pro rata allotment was made on the applications for 2,400 shares. It was decided to utilise excess application money towards the amount due on allotment .
X, to whom 40 shares were allotted, failed to pay the allotment money and on his subsequent failure to pay the first call , his shares were forfeited.
Y, who applied for 72 shares failed to pay the two calls and on his such failure , his shares were forfeited.
Of the shares forfeited , 80 shares were sold to Z credited as fully paid-up for ₹ 9 per share , the whole of Y's shares being included . Prepare Journal , Cash Book and the Balance Sheet .
Concept Stationary Ltd. invited applications for issuing 3,00,000 shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 3 per share. The amounts were payable as follows:
On application and allotment – ₹ 7 per share.
On first & final call – balance (including a premium of ₹ 3)
Applications were received for 4,00,000 shares & allotment was made as follows:
(i) To applicants for 80,000 shares – 80,000 shares.
(ii) To applicants for 40,000 shares – nil
(iii) The balance of the applicants were allotted shares on a pro-rata basis.
Excess money received with applications was adjusted towards sums due on the first and final call.
Amit, who belonged to category (i) and was allotted 4,000 shares and Veni, who belonged to category (iii) and was allotted 4,400 shares failed to pay the first and final call money. Their shares were forfeited. The forfeited shares were re-issued at ₹ 7 per share fully paid-up.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the company.
Money received in advance from shareholders before it is actually called-up by the directors is ______.
The balance of share forfeited account after the reissue of forfeited shares is transferred to ______.
If the loss on the re-issue of shares is less than the amount forfeited, the 'surplus' or profit is transferred to:
Which of the following statement is false?
If 400 shares of ₹ 100 issued at a premium of ₹ 30 on which the full amount has been called and ₹ 80 (including premium) have been received are forfeited, the share forfeiture account should be credited with ______.
Pass entries for forfeiture and re-issue in the following case.
Vikram Ltd. forfeited 5,000 shares of Rahul, who had applied for 6,000 shares for non-payment of allotment money of ₹ 5 per share and first and final call of ₹ 2 per share. Only application money of ₹ 3 was paid by him. Out of these 3,000 shares were re-issued @ ₹ 12 per share as fully paid.
Pass entries for forfeiture and re-issue in the following case.
Ratan Ltd. forfeited 3,000 shares of ₹ 10 each (issued at ₹ 2 premium) for non-payment of first call of ₹ 2 per share. Final call of ₹ 3 per share was not yet made. Out of these 2,000 shares were re-issued at ₹ 10 per share as fully paid.
200 equity shares of ₹10 each issued at par were forfeited for non-payment of first call of ₹3 per share. Final call of ₹2 per share was not yet called. By which amount the share capital will be debited on forfeiture?
Pass necessary journal entries for forfeiture and reissue of forfeited shares in the following cases:
Vipin Ltd. forfeited 10,000 shares of ₹ 10 each issued at a premium of ₹ 1 per share, for non- payment of second and final call of ₹ 2 per share. Out of these, 60% of the shares were reissued ₹ 7 per share fully paid-up.
Pass necessary journal entries for forfeiture and reissue of forfeited shares in the following cases:
Deepak Ltd. forfeited 800 shares of ₹ 10 each, ₹ 8 per share called up, for non-payment of first call of ₹ 3 per share. All the forfeited shares were reissued for ₹ 12 per share fully paid.
Lilly Ltd. forfeited 100 shares of ₹ 10 each issued at 10% premium (₹ 8 called up ) on which a shareholder did not pay ₹ 3 of allotment (including premium) and first call of ₹ 2. Out of these 60 shares were reissued to Ram as fully paid for ₹ 8 per share and 20 shares to Suraj as fully paid up @ ₹ 12 per share at different intervals of time.
Prepare Share Forfeiture account.
Savi Ltd. forfeited 50 shares of ₹ 100 each issued at a premium of 10%, on which allotment money of ₹ 30 per share (including premium) and first and final call of ₹ 40 per share were not received.
What is the minimum amount per share at which the company can reissue these shares?
