The stockholders' equity of Seaside Occupational Therapy, Inc. on December $31,2023,$ follows:

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Requirement $1.$ Journalize the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend. $($Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.$)$

First, journalize the declaration of the stock dividend.

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Journalize the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend.

Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as of May $31,2024.$ Assume Retained Earnings are $$130,000$ on April $30,2024,$ before the stock dividend, and the only change made to Retained Earnings before preparing the balance sheet was closing the Stock Dividends account.

$\backslash$table$[[$Stockholders$\text{'}$ Equity$],[$Paid$-$In Capital:,,$],[\backslash$table$[[$Common Stock$-$$$3$ Par Value; $1,100$ shares$],[$authorized$,500$ shares issued and outstanding$]],$$$,1,500],[$Paid$-$In Capital in Excess of Par$-$Common,,$2,000],[$Total Paid$-$In Capital,,$3,500],[$Retained Earnings,,$130,000],[$Total Stockholders' Equity,$$,133,500]]$