The following shareholders' equity accounts are reported by Talty Inc. on January 1, 2015: Preferred shares ($6

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The following shareholders' equity accounts are reported by Talty Inc. on January 1, 2015:

Preferred shares ($6 cumulative, 6,000 issued) .....................$ 600,000

Common shares (500,000 issued) .....................................4,000,000

Retained earnings ........................................................ 1,958,000

Accumulated other comprehensive income .......................... 25,000

The following selected transactions, given in chronological order, occurred during the year:

1. Issued 10,000 common shares for $14 per share.

2. Issued 5,000 common shares in exchange for equipment. The fair value of the shares was $14 per share. The fair value of the equipment could not be reliably determined.

3. Issued 1,000 preferred shares for $100 per share.

4. The annual preferred share cash dividend was declared and paid during the year.

5. Determined that the company had another comprehensive loss of $5,000 from the revaluation of land.

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For each of the above transactions, indicate its impact on the items in the table that follows. Indicate if the item will increase (+) or decrease (-), and by how much, or if there will be no effect (NE). The first transaction has been done for you as an example.

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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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making

ISBN: 978-1118644942

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine

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