Disclosure. Castleline, Inc. reported the following shareholders equity section as of the beginning of the current year:

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Disclosure. Castleline, Inc. reported the following shareholders€™ equity section as of the beginning of the current year:
Disclosure. Castleline, Inc. reported the following shareholders€™ equity section as

During the current year, Castleline engaged in the following transactions affecting the stockholders€™ equity section of its current balance sheet.
1. Issued 400,000 shares of its $ 1 par value common stock at $ 31 per share. The underwriter charged a 3% fee for issuing the shares. The stock issue costs are not capitalized.
2. Issued 500,000 shares of $ 10 par value 6% preferred stock (2,550,000 authorized) at $ 40 per share. These shares were privately placed and Castleline did not pay stock issue costs.
3. Purchased 220,000 shares of common stock at $ 32 per share.
4. Declared a $ 450,000 dividend for the first half of the year. (The declarations should be recorded separately for the common and the preferred shares.)
5. S old 105,000 of the treasury shares at $ 44 per share. (The 83,500 treasury shares on hand at the beginning of the year are considered sold first. The company paid $ 20 per share for these shares of treasury stock).
6. Paid the cash dividends.
7. Reported net income of $ 3,180,500 for the current year.
8. In addition to the net income, Castleline incurred an $ 801,000 unrealized loss on an available- for- sale investment.
9. Declared a $ 450,000 cash dividend for the second half of the year. (The declarations should be recorded separately for the common and the preferred shares.)
10. Closed out all dividends and other comprehensive income accounts.
Required
a. Prepare all journal entries required to record the transactions listed above.
b. Construct the shareholders€™ equity section for the year- end balance sheet as well as the relevant t- accounts.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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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Intermediate Accounting

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Authors: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella

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