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Give the meaning of forfeiture of shares
Solution
Shares cancelled due to the non-payment of calls due is known as forfeiture of shares.
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Give necessary entries in company's Journal and the Balance Sheet.
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| On Application and Allotment | -- | ₹ 14 per share (including premium of ₹ 10), |
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On application and allotment – ₹ 7 per share.
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(i) To applicants for 80,000 shares – 80,000 shares.
(ii) To applicants for 40,000 shares – nil
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Excess money received with applications was adjusted towards sums due on the first and final call.
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Pass necessary journal entries for the above transactions in the books of the company.
Choose the appropriate alternative from the given options:
On the forfeiture of 100 shares of ₹ 50 each, ₹ 2,500 were credited to share forfeited account. These shares were re-issued at ₹ 25 per share fully paid up. The amount credited to 'Capital Reserve Account' will be:
Capital reserves are created from ______.
Which of the following is a free reserve?
What will be the correct sequence of events?
- Forfeiture of shares.
- Default on Calls.
- Re-issue of shares.
- Amount transferred to capital 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 the loss on the re-issue of shares is less than the amount forfeited, the 'surplus' or profit is transferred to:
Balance of Forfeited Shares Account after reissue of forfeited shares is transferred to ______.
Aysha Ltd. forfeited 1,10,000 shares of ₹ 10 each issued at 20% premium for the non-payment of first call of ₹ 2 per share and final call of ₹ 3 per share, Share Forfeited Account will be credited with ______.
