Ozzi Development Inc. showed the following equity account balances on the December 31, 2019, balance sheet: Common
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Ozzi Development Inc. showed the following equity account balances on the December 31, 2019, balance sheet:
Common shares, unlimited authorized shares,
660,000 shares issued and outstanding ................................ $3,960,000
Retained earnings ....................................................................... 2,030,000
During 2020, the following selected transactions occurred:
March 1 Repurchased and retired 172,000 common shares at $7.20 per share; this is the first retirement recorded by Ozzi.
May 1 Declared a 2:1 share split to shareholders of record on May 12, distributable May 30.
Nov. 1 Declared a 10% share dividend to shareholders of record on November 10, distributable November 20. The market prices of the shares on November 1, November 10, and November 20 were $4.20, $3.96, and $4.10, respectively.
20 Distributed the share dividend declared November 1.
Dec. 31 Closed the credit balance of $1,296,000 in the Income Summary account.
Required
a. Journalize the transactions above (assuming the retirements were the first ever recorded by Ozzi Development Inc.).
b. Prepare the equity section on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet.
DividendA 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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Fundamental Accounting Principles Volume II
ISBN: 978-1260305838
16th Canadian edition
Authors: Kermit Larson, Tilly Jensen, Heidi Dieckmann