Kingbird Corporation has outstanding 517,000 shares of $10 par value common stoc

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Kingbird Corporation has outstanding 517,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. The corporation declares a 5% stock dividend when the fair value of the stock is $62 per share. Prepare the journal entries for Kingbird Corporation for both the date of declaration and the date of distribution. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Retained Earnings Dividends Payable Distribution Date Common Stock [ Cash

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Journal entry :

Date account titles and explanation debit Credit Declaration date: Retained earnings (517000*5%*62) 1602700      Common stock dividend distributable (517000*5%*10) 258500       Paid in capital in excess of par value (517000*5%*52) 1344200 Distribution date Common stock dividend distributable 258500      Common stock 258500

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