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Entries for Selected Corporate Transactions Tolbert Enterprises Inc. manufacture

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Question

Entries for Selected Corporate Transactions

Tolbert Enterprises Inc. manufactures bathroom fixtures. The stockholders' equity accounts of Tolbert Enterprises Inc., with balances on January 1, 2014, are as follows:

1. The January 1 balances have been entered in T accounts for the stockholders' equity accounts. Record the above transactions in the T accounts and provide the December 31 balance where appropriate.

2. Journalize the entries to record the transactions. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

3. Prepare a retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 2014.

4. Prepare the Stockholders' Equity section of the December 31, 2014, balance sheet.

Common Stock, $10 stated value (400,000 shares authorized, 280,000 shares issued) Paid-In Capital in Excess of Stated Value-Common Stock Retained Earnings Treasury Stock (28,000 shares, at cost) The following selected transactions occurred during the year: $2,800,000 6,360,000 392,000 Jan. 4. Paid cash dividends of $0.14 per share on the common stock. The dividend had been properly recorded when declared on December 1 of the preceding fiscal year for $35,280 Apr. 3. Issued 55,000 shares of common stock for $990,000. June 6. Sold all of the treasury stock for $476,000. July 1. Declared a 5% stock dividend on common stock, to be capitalized at the market price of the stock, which is $20 per share. Aug. 15. Issued the certificates for the dividend declared on July 1. Nov. 10. Purchased 18,000 shares of treasury stock for $342,000. Dec. 27. Declared a $0.17-per-share dividend on common stock. 31. Closed the credit balance of the income summary account, $6,614,000 31. Closed the two dividends accounts to Retained Earnings.

Explanation / Answer

Common Stock

Date

Amount

Date

Amount

Jan-1

2800,000

Apr-3

550,000

Aug-15

167,500

Decx-31

3517,500

Paid in Capital in Excess of Stated Value- Common Stock

Date

Amount

Date

Amount

Jan-1

550,000

Apr-3

440,000

Aug-15

167,500

Dec-31

1157,500

Retained Earnings

Date

Amount

Date

Amount

Dec-31

335,000

Jan-1

6360,000

Dec-31

56,737.50

Dec-31

6614,000

Dec-31

125,82,262.50

Stock Dividend Distributable

Date

Amount

Date

Amount

Aug-15

335,000

July-1

335,000

Stock Dividend

Date

Amount

Date

Amount

July-1

335,000

Dec-31

335,000

Cash Dividend

Date

Amount

Date

Amount

Dec-27

56,737.50

Dec-31

56,737.50

(‘2) Journal Entries

Date

Account Details and Explanation

Debit

Credit

July-1

Stock Dividend

335,000

Stock Dividend Distributable

335,000

Aug-15

Stock Dividend Distributable

335,000

Common Stock

167,500

Paid in Capital in Excess of Stated Value- Common Stock

167,500

Dec-27

Cash Dividend

56,737.50

Cash Dividend Payable

56,737.50

Dec-31

Retained Earnings

391,737.50

Stock Dividend

335,000

Cash Dividend

56,737.50

(‘3) Retained Earnings Statement for the year Ending on Dec 31,2014

Retained Earnings on Jan 1

6360,000

Add- Net Income

6614,000

Less- Cash Dividend

56,737.50

Less- Stock Dividend

335,000

Increase in Retained Earnings

6222,262.50

Retained Earnings on Dec 31

125,82,262.50

(‘4) Stockholders’ Equity as on Dec 31,2014

Paid in Capital

Common Stock , $10 stated value

3517,500

Excess of Stated Value- Common Stock

1157,500

Excess of Stated Value- Treasury Stock

84,000

Total Paid in Capital

4759,000

Retained Earnings

125,82,262.50

Total

173,41262.50

Less: Treasury stock at cost

342,000

Stockholders’ Equity

169,99,262.50

Common Stock

Date

Amount

Date

Amount

Jan-1

2800,000

Apr-3

550,000

Aug-15

167,500

Decx-31

3517,500