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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
KS Ltd invited application for issuing 1, 60,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each at a premium of 6 per share. The amount was payable as follows;
On Application Rs.4 per share (including premium Rs.1 per share)
On Allotment Rs.6 per share (including premium Rs.3 per share)
On First and Final Call – Balance
Application for 3, 20,000 shares were received. Applications for 80,000 share were rejected and application money refunded. Shares were allotted on pro-rata basis to the remaining applicants. Excess money received with application was adjusted towards surns due on allotment. Jain holding 800 shares failed to pay the allotment money his shares were forfeited immediately after allotment. Afterwards the final call was made. Gupta who has applied for 1200 shares failed to pay the final call. These shares were forfeited. Out of the forfeited shares 1000 shares were re-issued at 8 per share fully paid up. The re-issued shares included all the forfeited shares of Jain
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of KS Ltd.
What is the maximum amount of discount at which forfeited share can be re-issued?
'Sulabh Ltd.' invited applications for issuing 1,50,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 3 per share. The amount was payable as follow
On application - Rs 2 per share
On allotment - Rs 6 per share (including premium)
On first and final call - the balance
Applications for 2,00,000 shares were received and shares were allotted on pro-rata basis to all the applicants. Excess money received with applications was adjusted towards sums due on allotment. Suman who had applied for 2,000 shares failed to pay the allotment and call money. Raman failed to pay the first and final call on his 500 shares. Shares of both Suman and Raman were forfeited after the final call was made. The forfeited shares were re-issued for Rs 12 per share as fully paid up.
Pass necessary Journal Entries for the above transactions in the books of the company.
Luxury Cars Ltd.' invited applications for issuing 10,000 equity shares of Rs 50 each at a premium of Rs 100 per share. The amount was payable as follows :
On application - Rs 75 per share (including Rs 50 premium)
On allotment - The balance
The issue was fully subscribed. A shareholder holding 400 shares paid his entire share money at the time of application. Another shareholder holding 300 shares did not pay the allotment money. His shares were forfeited. The forfeited shares were later on re-issued for Rs 90 per share as fully paid up.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transaction in the books of the company.
'Software Ltd.' invited applications of issuing 70,000 equity share of Rs 10 each on which Rs 7 per share were called up, which were payable as follows:
On application - Rs 2 per share
On allotment - Rs 3 per share
On first call - The balance
The amount was received as follows:
On 40,000 shares - Rs 7 per share
On 20,000 shares - Rs 5 per share
On 10,000 share - Rs 2 per share
The directors forfeited 30,000 shares on which less than Rs 7 per share were received. Later on, the forfeited share was re-issued at Rs 5 per share, as Rs 7 per share paid up
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the company.
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'.
X Ltd. invited applications for issuing 75,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 5 per share. The amount was payable as follows:
On applications and allotment - Rs 9 per share (including premium)
On first and final call - the balance amount
Applications for 3,00,000 shares were received. Applications for 2,00,000 shares were rejected and money refunded. Shares were allotted on pro-rata basis to the remaining applicants. The first and final call was made. The amount was duly received except on 1,500 shares applied by Ravi. His shares were forfeited. The forfeited shares were re-issued at a discount of Rs 4 per share.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of X Ltd.
Record the journal entries for forfeiture and reissue of shares in the following cases:
a. X Ltd. forfeited 20 shares of Rs 10 each, Rs 7 called upon which the shareholder had paid application and allotment money of Rs 5 per share. Out of these, 15 shares were re-issued to Naresh as Rs 7 per share paid up for rs 8 per share.
b. Y Ltd. forfeited 90 shares of Rs 10 each, Rs 8 called up issued at a premium of Rs 2 per share to 'R' for nonpayment of allotment money of Rs 5 per share (including premium). Out of these, 80 shares were reissued to Sanjay as `8 called up for Rs 10 per share.
c. Z Ltd. forfeited 300 shares of Rs 10 each issued at a discount of Rs 1 per share for non-payment of first and final call of Rs 3 per share. Out of these 200 shares were reissued at Rs 3 per share fully paid up.
Give one word / Term / phrase for the following statement :
The account to which excess amount on share forfeited a/c is transferred.
(Forfeiture of shares issued at par)
Vijay Ltd. issued Rs 40,000 Equity shares of Rs 10 each payable as follows.
| On Application : | Rs 2 | On Allotment : | Rs 3 |
| On First Call : | Rs 3 | On Second Call : | Rs.2 |
The company received applications for Rs 50,000 equity shares. Allotment for shares was made on pro rata basis. Share allotment and calls were made and as also received except Raja holding Rs 1,000 shares failed to pay both the calls. His shares were forfeited after second call.
Record the above transactions in books of Vijay Ltd.
Note: Excess money received on share application 10,000 × Rs 2 = 20,000 will be diverted to share allotment A/c.
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?
Super Star Ltd. makes an issue of 10,000 Equity Shares of ₹ 100 each, payable as:
| On application and allotment | ₹ 50 per share, |
| On first call | ₹ 25 per share, |
| On second and final call | ₹ 25 per share. |
Members holding 400 shares did not pay the second and final call and the shares are duly forfeited, 200 of which are reissued as fully paid-up @₹ 50 per share. Pass journal entries in the books of the company.
Give necessary journal entries:
(i) The Directors of Devendra Ltd. resolved on 1st January 2010 that Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each, ₹ 8 paid-up be forfeited for non-payment of final call of ₹ 2. On 1st February, 60 of these shares were reissued @ ₹ 7 per share as fully paid-up.
(ii) Virender Limited forfeited 20 shares of ₹ 100 each(₹ 60 called-up) issued at par to Mukesh on which he had paid ₹ 20 per share. Out of these, 15 shares were reissued to Sanjeev as ₹ 60 paid-up for ₹ 45 per share.
Software Ltd. company with registered capital of ₹ 5,00,000 in shares of ₹ 10 each issued 20,000 of such shares payable ₹ 2 on application, ₹ 4 on allotment, ₹ 2 on first call ₹ 2 on final call. All the money payable on allotment was duly received but on the first call being made, one shareholder paid the entire balance on his holding of 300 shares and five shareholders with a total holding of 1,000 shares failed to pay their dues on the first call. These shares were forfeited for non-payment of first call money. Final call was made and all the money due was received. Later on, forfeited shares were reissued @ ₹ 6 per share as fully paid-up.
Record the above in the company's Journal and prepare the Balance Sheet.
A share of ₹ 100 issued at a premium of ₹ 10 on which ₹ 80 (including premium) was called and ₹ 60 (including premium) was paid, has been forfeited. This share was afterwards reissued as fully paid-up for ₹ 70 . Give Journal entries to record the above.
The Directors of a company forfeited 300 shares of ₹ 10 each issued at a premium of ₹ 3 per share , for the non-payment of the first call money of ₹ 2 per share . The final call of ₹ 2 per share has not been made. Half the forfeited shares were reissued at ₹ 1,500 as fully paid-up. Record the journal entries for the forfeiture and reissue of shares.
150 shares of ₹ 10 each issued at a premium of ₹ 4 per share payable with allotment were forfeited for non-payment of allotment money of ₹ 8 per share including premium. The first and final call of ₹ 4 per Pass Journal entries in the books of X Ltd. for the above.
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.
'Telecom Ltd.' issued 20,000 Equity Shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 5 per share, payable as: ₹ 7 (including premium) on application, ₹ 5 on allotment and the balance after three months of allotment. A shareholder to whom 200 shares were allotted failed to pay the allotment and call money and his shares were forfeited. 160 of the forfeited shares were reissued for ₹ 1,600.
Give necessary entries in company's Journal and the Balance Sheet.
Midee Ltd. invited applications for issuing 27,000 shares of ₹ 100 each payable as follows:
₹ 50—per share on application;
₹ 10—per share on allotment; and
Balance—on First and Final call.
Applications were received for 40,000 shares. Full allotment was made to the applicants of 7,000 shares. The remaining applicants were allotted 20,000 shares on pro rata basis. Excess money received on applications was adjusted towards allotment and call.
Asha, holding 600 shares was belonged to the category of applicants to whom full allotment was made ,paid the call money at the time of allotment . Ankur, who belonged to the category of applicants to whom shares were allotted on pro rata basis did not pay anything after application on his 200 shares . Ankur's shares were forfeited after the First and Final call. These shares were later reissued at ₹ 105 per share as fully paid-up.
Pass necessary journal entries in the books of Midee Ltd . for the above transactions, by opening Calls-in-Arrears and Calls-in-Advance Accounts wherever necessary.
Sukanya Ltd. invited applications for issuing 1,00,000 equity shares of ₹ 10 each. The shares were issued at a premium of ₹ 20 per share. The amount was payable as follows:
| On Application and Allotment | -- | ₹ 14 per share (including premium of ₹ 10), |
| On First Call | -- | ₹ 8 per share (including premium of ₹ 5), |
| On Final Call | -- | ₹ 8 per share (including premium of ₹ 5). |
Applications for 96,000 shares were received. Rohit , a shareholder holding 7,000 shares, failed to pay both the calls and Namit , a holder of 5,000 shares , did not pay the final call.
Shares of Rohit and Namit were forfeited . Of the forfeited shares 8,000 shares including all the shares of Rohit were reissued to Reena at ₹ 8 per share fully paid-up.
Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of Sukanya 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 .
Choose the appropriate alternative from the given options:
Vanya Ltd. forfeited 20,000 equity shares of ₹ 100 each for non-payment of first and final call of ₹ 40 per share. The maximum amount of discount at which these shares can be re-issued will be:
Share Forfeiture account is a ________.
Capital reserves are created from ______.
Those companies whose shares are listed on a recognised stock exchange for public trading ______.
Which of the following is a free reserve?
Apaar Ltd forfeited 4,000 shares of ₹20 each, fully called up, on which only application money of ₹6 has been paid. Out of these 2,000 shares were reissued and ₹8,000 has been transferred to capital reserve. Calculate the rate at which these shares were reissued.
If a share of ₹ 10 on which ₹ 8 has been called and ₹ 6 has been paid is forfeited, the Share Capital Account should be debited with:
Balance in Share Forfeiture Account is shown in the balance sheet under the head of ______.
Which of the following statement is false?
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.
Roxy Ltd. issued Equity shares of 10 each payable as:
₹ 4 on Application and Allotment; ₹ 2 on First Call; ₹ 4 on Second and Final Call.
Following is an extract of the Journal of Roxy Ltd.
| Journal of Roxy Ltd. (an extract) | ||||
| Date | Particulars | L. F. | Dr. (₹) | Cr. (₹) |
| 1. | Share First Call A/c ...Dr. | 28,000 | ||
| To Share Capital A/c | 28,000 | |||
| (Being first call due on ___??___ shares @ ₹ 2 each) | ||||
| 2. | Bank A/c ...Dr. | ?? | ||
| Calls in arrears A/c ...Dr. | 2,000 | |||
| To Share First Call A/c | 28,000 | |||
| (Being first call received on ___??___ shares) | ||||
| 3. | Share Capital A/c ...Dr. | ?? | ||
| To Shares Forfeited A/c | 4,000 | |||
| To Calls in Arrears A/c | ?? | |||
| (Being ___??___ shares of ₹ 10 each forfeited for non-payment of first call) | ||||
| 4. | Share Second & Final Call A/c ...Dr. | 52,000 | ||
| To Share capital A/c | 52,000 | |||
| (Being second & final call due on ___??___ shares @ ₹ 4 each) | ||||
| 5. | Bank A/c ...Dr. | ?? | ||
| Calls in Arrears A/c ...Dr. | 10,000 | |||
| To Share Second & Final Call A/c | 52,000 | |||
| (Being second call received on ___??___ shares) | ||||
| 6. | Share capital A/c ...Dr. | ?? | ||
| To Shares Forfeited A/c | ?? | |||
| To Calls in Arrears A/c | 10,000 | |||
| (Being ___??___ shares of ₹ 10 each forfeited for non payment of final call) | ||||
| 7. | Bank A/c ...Dr. | ?? | ||
| Share Forfeited A/c ...Dr. | ?? | |||
| To Share Capital A/c | ?? | |||
| (Being 1,500 forfeited shares including those on which the first call was not received reissued @ ₹ 6 per shares fully called) | ||||
| 8. | Share Forfeiture A/c (1,000 × 0) + (500 × 2) ...Dr. | ?? | ||
| To Capital Reserve A/c | ?? | |||
| (Being ___??___) | ||||
You are required to complete the journal entries by filling up the missing information represented by '??', including the number of shares and narration, if any.
Assertion: A company can reissue a forfeited share at an amount which is less than the amount not received on it.
Reason: A company can write off the net loss made on the reissue of a forfeited share from its capital reserve.
Which one of the following is correct?
