(Accounting for Restricted Stock) Tweedie Company issues 4,000 shares of restricted stock to its CFO, Miles Hobart,...
Question:
(Accounting for Restricted Stock) Tweedie Company issues 4,000 shares of restricted stock to its CFO, Miles Hobart, on January 1, 2007. The stock has a fair value of $100,000 on this date. The service period related to this restricted stock is 4 years. Vesting occurs if Hobart stays with the company for 4 years. The par value of the stock is $5. At December 31, 2008, the fair value of the stock is $120,000.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entries to record the restricted stock on January 1, 2007 (the date of grant) and December 31, 2008.
(b) On March 4, 2009, Hobart leaves the company. Prepare the journal entry (if any) to account for this forfeiture.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting 2007 FASB Update Volume 2
ISBN: 9780470128763
12th Edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield