The balance sheet for Tactex Controls Inc., provinclally Incorporated in 2021, reported the following components of equity on December 31, 2022. In 2023 and 2024, the company had the following transactions affecting shareholders and the equity accounts: 2823 Jan. 1 sold 21,080 common shares at $9.74 per share. 5 The directors declared a total cash dividend of $222,800 payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 shareholders of record. Dividends had not been declared for the years 2021 and 2822 . All of the preferred shares had been issued during 2021. Feb. 28 paid the dividends declared on January 5. July 1 sold preferred shares for a total of $155,900. The average issue price was $20 per share. Dec. 31 Closed the dividend accounts along with the $575,900 credit balance in the Income summary account. 2824 Sept. 5 The directors declared the required cash dividend on the preferred shares and a \$8.5 per common share cash dividend payable on october 28 to the october 5 shareholders of record. oct. 28 Paid the dividends declared on september 5. Dec. 31 Closed the Cash Dividends account along with the $542,300 credit balance in the Income summary account. Requlred: 1. Prepare journal entrles to record the transactions and closings for 2023 and 2024. The company uses a cash dividends account to record declared dividends. 2. Prepare a statement of changes In equity for the year ended December 31,2024 . (Amounts to be deducted should be Indlcated by a minus sign.) 3. Prepare the equity section of the company's balance sheet as of December 31,2024 . The balance sheet for Tactex Controls Inc., provinclally Incorporated in 2021, reported the following components of equity on December 31, 2022. In 2023 and 2024, the company had the following transactions affecting shareholders and the equity accounts: 2823 Jan. 1 sold 21,080 common shares at $9.74 per share. 5 The directors declared a total cash dividend of $222,800 payable on Feb. 28 to the Feb. 5 shareholders of record. Dividends had not been declared for the years 2021 and 2822 . All of the preferred shares had been issued during 2021. Feb. 28 paid the dividends declared on January 5. July 1 sold preferred shares for a total of $155,900. The average issue price was $20 per share. Dec. 31 Closed the dividend accounts along with the $575,900 credit balance in the Income summary account. 2824 Sept. 5 The directors declared the required cash dividend on the preferred shares and a \$8.5 per common share cash dividend payable on october 28 to the october 5 shareholders of record. oct. 28 Paid the dividends declared on september 5. Dec. 31 Closed the Cash Dividends account along with the $542,300 credit balance in the Income summary account. Requlred: 1. Prepare journal entrles to record the transactions and closings for 2023 and 2024. The company uses a cash dividends account to record declared dividends. 2. Prepare a statement of changes In equity for the year ended December 31,2024 . (Amounts to be deducted should be Indlcated by a minus sign.) 3. Prepare the equity section of the company's balance sheet as of December 31,2024