The shareholders' equity for Pondwood, Inc. on December 31, 2014, follows: Shareholders' Equity Share Capital: Common Shares,
Question:
The shareholders' equity for Pondwood, Inc. on December 31, 2014, follows:
Shareholders' Equity
Share Capital:
Common Shares, 350,000 shares authorized,
40,000 issued and outstanding ......................................$200,000
Total Share Capital ......................................................200,000
Retained Earnings ......................................................360,000
Total Shareholders' Equity ..........................................$560,000
On September 30, 2015, the market price of Pondwood's common shares was $11 per share and the company distributed a 30% stock dividend.
Requirements
1. Journalize the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend.
2. Prepare the shareholders' equity section of the Pondwood, Inc. statement of financial position after the stock dividend.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133375534
2nd Canadian edition
Authors: Jeffrey Waybright, Robert Kemp, Sherif Elbarrad