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Explain the term ‘Forfeiture of Shares’ and give the accounting treatment on forfeiture.
Solution
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) |
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To Share Forfeiture A/c (Shares forfeited) |
(amount received)
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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)
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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) |
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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
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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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| 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) | ||||
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| To Capital Reserve A/c | ?? | |||
| (Being ___??___) | ||||
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