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On January 1, 2017, Geffrey Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity a

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Question

On January 1, 2017, Geffrey Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity accounts.


During the year, the following transactions occurred.

31 Determined that net income for the year was $350,000.

A) Journalize the transactions and the closing entries for net income and dividends.

B)Enter the beginning balances, and post the entries to the stockholders’ equity accounts.

C)Prepare a stockholders’ equity section at December 31.

Common Stock ($20 par value, 60,000 shares issued and outstanding) $1,200,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock 200,000 Retained Earnings 600,000

Explanation / Answer

FEB 1 RETAINED EARNNING A/C..............................DR $60000 (60000 SHARE *$1)

   TO CASH DIVIDEND PAYBLE A/C $60000

MARCH 1 CASH DIVIDEND PAYBLE A/C...................DR $60000

   TO CASH A/C $60000

APRIL 1 , NO TYPICAL JOURNAL ENTRY NECESSARY, ONLY A MEMEO JOURNAL ENTRY IS ENOUGH TO INCEREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK AND DECEREASE THE PAR VALUE OF COMMON STOCK.

NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK WILL BW (60000 * 2) = 120000

PAR VALUE WILL BE ($20 / 2) = $10

JULY 1 RETAINED EARNNINGS A/C............................DR $156000 [(120000 * 10%) * $13]

   TO STOCK DIVIDEND PAYBLE $156000

JULY 31 STOCK DIVIDEND PAYBLE A/C.....................DR $156000

   TO COMMON STOCK A/C $120000

   TO ADDITIONAL PAID IN CAPITAL $36000

DEC 1 RERTAINED EARNNINGS A/C...............................DR $60000 (120000 * $0.50)

TO CASH DIVIDEND PAYBLE $60000

DEC 31 NET INCOME A/C..................................DR $350000

   TO RETAINED EARNNINGS A/C $350000

B./

COMMON STOCK A/C

EXCESS PAID IN CAPITAL A/C

  RETAINED EARNNINGS A/C

C./

STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY SECTION

COMMON STOCK ($ 10 PAR VALUE, 132000 SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING) = $1320000

PAID IN CAPITAL IN EXCESS OF PAR = $236000

RETAINED EARNNINGS = $674000

   TOTAL = $2230000

PARTICULLAR AMOUNT (DR) $ PARTICULLAR AMOUNT (CR) $ BY BALANCE B/D 1200000 BY STOCK DIVIDEND A/C 120000 TO BALANCE C/D 1320000 TOTAL 1320000 TOTAL 1320000