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प्रश्न
Long Answer Question
State clearly the conditions under which a company can issue shares at a discount.
उत्तर
As per the Section 79 of the Company Act of 1956, following are the conditions under which a company can issue shares at a discount.
1. A company can issue shares at discount provided it has previously issued such type of shares.
2. The issue of shares at a discount is authorised by a resolution passed by the company in the General Meeting and sanction obtained from the Company Law Tribunal.
3. The resolution specifies that the maximum rate of discount is 10% of the face value of the shares, unless higher percentage of discount allowed by the Company Law Tribunal.
4. A company can issue shares at discount atleast after one year from the date of commencing business.
5. If a company wants to issue shares at discount, then it must issue them within two months of obtaining sanction from the Company Law Tribunal.
6. Every prospectus related to the issue of the shares should explicitly and clearly contain particulars of the discount allowed on the issue of shares.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Eastern Company Limited, having an authorised capital of Rs 10,00,000 in shares of Rs 10 each, issued 50,000 shares at a premium of Rs 3 per share payable as follows :
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On Application |
Rs 3 per share |
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On Allotment (including premium) |
Rs 5 per share |
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On first call (due three months after allotment) and the balance as and when required. |
Rs 3 per share |
Applications were received for 60,000 shares and the directors allotted the shares as follows :
(a) Applicants for 40,000 shares received shares, in full.
(b) Applicants for 15,000 shares received an allotment of 8,000 shares.
(c) Applicants for 500 shares received 200 shares on allotment, excess money being returned.
All amounts due on allotment were received.
The first call was duly made and the money was received with the exception of the call due on 100 shares.
Give journal and cash book entries to record these transactions of the company. Also prepare the Balance Sheet of the company.
Bansal Heavy machine Ltd purchased a machine worth Rs 3,80,000 from Handa Trader. Payment was made as Rs 50,000 cash and remaining amount by issue of equity share of the face value of Rs 100 each fully paid at an issue price of Rs 110 each. Give journal entries to record the above transaction.
Prince Limited issued a prospectus inviting applications for 20,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each at a premium of Rs. 3 per share payable as follows:
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With Application |
Rs. 2 |
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On Allotment (including premium) |
Rs. 5 |
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On First Call |
Rs. 3 |
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On Second Call |
Rs. 3 |
Applications were received for 30,000 shares and allotment was made on pro-rata basis. Money overpaid on applications was adjusted to the amount due on allotment.
Mr. Mohit whom 400 shares were allotted, failed to pay the allotment money and the first call, and his shares were forfeited after the first call. Mr. Joly, whom 600 shares were allotted, failed to pay for the two calls and hence, his shares were forfeited. Of the shares forfeited, 800 shares were reissued to Supriya as fully paid for Rs. 9 per share, the whole of Mr. Mohit’s shares being included.
Record journal entries in the books of the Company and prepare the Balance Sheet.
Ashoka Limited Company which had issued equity shares of Rs.20 each at a premium of Rs. 4 per share, forfeited 1,000 shares for non-payment of final call of Rs.2 per share. 400 of the forfeited shares were reissued at Rs.14 per share out of the remaining shares of 200 shares reissued at Rs.20 per share. Give journal entries for the forfeiture and reissue of shares and show the amount transferred to capital reserve and the balance in Share Forfeiture Account.
Amit holds 100 shares of Rs 10 each on which he has paid Re.1 per share as application money. Bimal holds 200 shares of Rs 10 each on which he has paid Re.1 and Rs 2 per share as application and allotment money, respectively. Chetan holds 300 shares of Rs 10 each and has paid Re.1 on application, Rs 2 on allotment and Rs 3 for the first call. They all fail to pay their arrears and the second call of Rs 2 per share and the directors, therefore, forfeited their shares. The shares are reissued subsequently for Rs 11 per share as fully paid. Journalise the transactions.
Gopal Ltd. was registered with an authorised capital of ₹ 50,00,000 divided into Equity Shares of ₹ 100 each . The company offered for public subscription all the shares . Public applied for 45,000 shares and allotment was made to all the applicants. All the calls were made and were duly received except the final call of ₹ 20 per share on 500 shares.
Prepare the Balance Sheet of the company showing the different types of share capital.
Moneyplus company issued 2,50,000 Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each to public. All amounts have been received in lump sum.Pass necessary Journal entries in the books of the company.
The authorised capital of ₹ 16,00,000 of Bharat Ltd. is divide into 1,60,000 Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each. Out of these shares, 80,000 Equity Shares were issued at par to public for subscription. The full nominal value is payable on application. All the shares were subscribed by the public and total amount was paid for. Pass necessary journal entries in the books of the company.
That part of capital which is uncalled capital of the company and can be called up only in the event of its winding up of a company is ________.
Capital raised by issue of shares is called ______.
The owners of a company are called ______.
Gama Chemicals Ltd. is a newly formed company. How much discount per share can it allow for issuing its shares to the public?
Reserve capital is not a part of ______
The owners of the shares are called ______
When full amount is due on any call but it is not received, then the short fall is debited to ______.
Share Application Account is ______.
Assertion (A): A share is a fractional part of the share capital and forms the basis of ownership interest in a company.
Reason (R): Shares refer to the units into which the total share capital of a company is divided.
| Nitya, Shreya and Ishita are partners in a firm. They share profits in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. Their fixed capitals are ₹ 1,80,000; ₹ 1,60,000 and ₹ 2,00,000 respectively. For the year ending 31st March, 2022, Nitya withdrew ₹ 7,500 at the end of every quarter. |
The partnership deed provided that interest on capital will be allowed @10% p.a. The amount of interest on Ishita's capital will be:
