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प्रश्न
State any three purposes other than 'issue of bonus shares' for which securities premium can be utilized.
उत्तर
As per the Section 78 of the Companies Act of 1956, the amount of securities premium can be used by the company:
1) To issue fully paid bonus shares to the members.
2) To write-off preliminary expenses of the company
3) To buy-back its own shares or other securities.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Pass necessary journal entries for the following transactions in the books of Rajan Ltd.:
(a) Rajan Ltd. purchased machinery of Rs.7,20,000 from Kundan Ltd. The payment was made to Kundan Ltd. by issue of equity shares of Rs.100 each at 10% discount.
(b) Rajan Ltd purchased a running business from Vikas Ltd. for a sum of Rs.2,50,000 payable as Rs.2,20,000 in fully paid equity shares of Rs.10 each and balance by a bank draft. The assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
Plant & Machinery Rs.90,000; Building Rs.90,000; Sundry Debtors Rs.30,000; Stock Rs.50,000; Cash Rs.20,000; Sundry Creditors Rs.20,000.
'Cheques and drafts in hand' are not considered while preparing cash flow statement. Why?
What is the basis of preparing Receipt and Payment Account?
Answer briefly of the following question :
What is the minimum price at which a company can reissue its forfeited shares which were originally issued
at par?
Saturn Ltd. was registered with an authorized capital of ` 12,00,000. "divided into" ` 1,20,000 :equity shares of ` 10
"each. It issued "40,000" equity shares to the public at a premium of" ` 5 "per share, payable as follows": [12]
"On application" ` 6
"On allotment" ` 9 (including premium of 5)
All the shares were applied for and allotted. One shareholder holding 500 shares did not pay the allotment money
and his shares were forfeited. Out of the forfeited shares, the company reissued 400 shares at 7 per share fully
called up.
You are required to:
(a) Pass journal entries in the books of the company.
(b) Prepare :
(i) Securities Premium Reserve Account,
(ii) Share Capital Account.
Modern Chemicals Co. Ltd. made an issue of 60,000 shares of Rs. 20 each payable as follows :
On application Rs. 5 per share
On allotment Rs. 5 per share
On first call Rs. 4 per share
On second call Rs. 3 per share
The company received applications for 65,000 shares of which applications for 5,000 shares were
rejected and money refunded.
All the shareholders paid up to second call except one shareholder, Mr. Bhupendra, the allotee of
100 shares, who did not pay the amount of the second call.
Give Journal Entries in the books of Modern Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Mr. Prabhakar is a retail trader. He had no proper methods of accounting. But the following information is made available to you.
|
Particulars |
Amount |
Amount |
|
Sundry Debtors Sundry Creditors Bank overdraft Stock Cash in hand Bills receivable Furniture Motor Van Computer 10% Govt. Bonds |
45,000 60,000 80,000 65,000 2,000 60,000 10,000 80,000 60,000 − |
50,000 70,000 40,000 80,000 8,000 80,000 10,000 80,000 1,20,000 10,000 |
Adjustments:
(1) On 1st October, 2009 Mr. Prabhakar had withdrawn Rs. 40,000 for his personal use.
(2) 10% Government Bonds were purchased of Rs. 10,000 on 1st October, 2009.
(3) He had also withdrawn Rs. 30,000 for his daughter's marriage.
(4) Depreciate furniture by 10% and write off Rs. 2,000 from motor van.
(5) Rs 2,000 is written off as bad debts and provide 5% R.D.D. on debtors.
(6) Allow interest on capital at 10% p.a.
(7) Charge interest on drawings Rs. 2,000.
Prepare after taking into consideration the adjustments:
Closing statement of affairs of 31.3.2010.
Answer in one Sentence only :
Define securities premium.
State, whether the following statements is True or False.
Shares are issued for cash only.
What is meant by the issue of shares for consideration other than cash?
Paradise Ltd. purchased assets of ₹ 4,40,000 from Suguna Furniture Ltd. It issued equity shares of ₹ 10 each fully paid in satisfaction of their claim. What entries will be made if such issue is:
- at par and
- a premium of 10%.
An extract of the Balance Sheet of Nova Ltd. shows:
| Particulars | 31.03.2023 (₹) | 31.03.2022 (₹) |
| Share Capital (Equity shares @ ₹ 10 each) | 8,00,000 | 5,00,000 |
| Securities Premium | 70,000 | 1,70,000 |
During the year 2022-23, the company raised its share capital by issuing bonus shares to the shareholders at the beginning of the year in the ratio of 1 : 5 (one bonus share was issued for every five equity shares). The balance shares were issued for cash to the public.
How many shares were issued for cash by the company?
