At December 31, 2014, Eaton Corp. reported the following shareholders' equity: Shareholders' Equity Share Capital: Common Shares,
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Shareholders' Equity
Share Capital:
Common Shares, 400,000 shares authorized,
120,000 shares issued and 100,000 outstanding ............................... $1,440,000
Contributed Surplus (purchase of treasury shares) ............................. 20,000
Retained Earnings .................................................................. 730,000
Less: 20,000 Treasury Shares .................................................... (240,000)
Total Shareholders' Equity ...................................................... $1,950,000
During 2015, Eaton Corp. completed these transactions and events:
Jan 15 Paid cash dividends of $0.50 per share, which were declared on December 15, 2014.
Apr 1 Issued 50,000 common shares at $15 per share.
Jun 30 Declared a 10% stock dividend to be distributed on July 31. The market price was $16.
July 31 Distributed stock dividend.
Dec 20 Declared a 2-for-1 stock split.
Dec 31 Net income for the year was $200,000.
Requirements
1. Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions.
2. Prepare Eaton's shareholders' equity section of the statement of financial position at December 31, 2015.
3. Prepare Eaton's statement of changes in equity for 2015.
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133375534
2nd Canadian edition
Authors: Jeffrey Waybright, Robert Kemp, Sherif Elbarrad
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