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Question
State, whether the following statements is True or False.
A public company can issue shares at only rate of discount.
Options
True
False
Solution
False
Explanation: Shares can be issued at a discount by public or private companies, subject to a few conditions (as per Section 79 of Companies Act, 1956) that are mentioned below:
➢ Shares to be issued at a discount must be of an existing class already issued, i.e. a new class of shares cannot be issued at a discount.
➢ Shares issued at a discount must be authorised by the resolution passed in the general meeting of a company and approved by SEBI.
➢ The resolution should specify the maximum rate of discount (not exceeding 10%).
➢ At least one year should have elapsed since the company commenced business.
➢ After the permission of SEBI, the shares to be issued at a discount should be issued within two months.
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Journal
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Dr.(Rs.) | Cr.(Rs.) |
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2015 Jan 10
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Amount received on application for 35,000 shares @ Rs.5 per share) |
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Jan 16
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_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Transfer of application money to share capital securities premium, money refunded for 4,000 shares for rejected application and balance adjusted towards amount due on allotment as shares were allotted on Pro-rata basis) |
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Jan 31
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Amount due on allotment @ Rs.4 per share) |
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Feb 20
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Balance amount received on allotment) |
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April 01
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (First and Final Call money due) |
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April 20
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr Calls – in – arrears A/c Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Money received on First and Final Call except on 500 shares) |
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Aug 27
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ (Forfeited the shares on which call money was not received) |
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Oct 3
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ (Re-issued the forfeited shares @ 8 per share fully paid - up) |
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Journal
| Date | Particulars | L.F. | Dr.(Rs.) | Cr.(Rs.) |
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2015 Jan 10
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Amount received on application for 70,000 shares @ 5 per share including premium) |
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Jan 16
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Equity Share Application A/c Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Transfer of application money to share capital securities premium, money refunded for 8,000) shares for rejected application and balance adjusted towards amount due on allotment as shares were allotted on Pro-rata basis) |
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Jan 31
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Amount due on allotment @ Rs.4 per share) |
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Feb 20
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Balance amount received on allotment) |
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April 01
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (First and Final Call money due) |
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April 20
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr Calls – in – arrears A/c Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Money received on First and Final Call) |
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ (Forfeited the shares on which call money was not received) |
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dr To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ (Re-issued the forfeited shares @ 8 per share fully paid - up) |
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Answer in one Sentence only :
What is meant by share premium?
Answer in one Sentence only :
What is meant by discount on issue of shares?
Give one word / Term / phrase for the following statement :
Issue of share above face value.
Select the most appropriate answer from the alternatives given below and rewrite the sentence :
If shares are issued at its face value, it is called as issue at __________________.
Select the most appropriate answer from the alternatives given below and rewrite the sentence :
The excess price received over the par value of shares, should be ___________ to securities premium a/c.
(Issue at discount and Pro-rate allotment)
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| On Application | Rs 3 | On Allotment | Rs 3 (Discount) |
| On First Call | Rs 2 | On Second Call | Rs 1 |
Public applied for 1,20,000 shares and the directors made pro-rata allotment to the applicants.
Show the journal of the company assuming that all money received on allotment and calls.
State, whether the following statements is True or False.
Shares are always issued at par.
Premier Tools Ltd. invited applications for issuing 2,00,000 equity shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 2 per share. The amount was payable as follows:
On application - ₹ 5 per share (including premium)
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