Chapter 7: Stockholders Equity & Cash Flows Flashcards
What is legal capital (capital stock)?
Amount of capital that must be kept by company for protection of creditors.
Common stockholders equity formula:
+ Total stockholders equity
- preferred stock outstanding (greater of call or par)
- cumulative preferred dividends in arrears
Book value per common share formula:
Common shareholders equity
/ common shares outstanding
What is the difference between cumulative & non-cumulative preferred stock?
Cumulative - dividends not declared in a year accumulative over time
Non-cumulative - dividends not paid in a year are not accumulated.
What is participating preferred stock?
Stock receives additional dividends over current dividend amount
Change in Retained Earnings formula:
Net income/loss - dividends declared \+/- prior period adjustments \+/- accounting for changes retrospectively \+/- adjustment from quasi-reorg
What is the purpose of appropriated RE?
What is the JE for recording this?
Disclose to shareholders that RE is not available for dividends.
DB: RE
CR: RE (appropriated)
What is the purpose of a quasi-reorganization?
Eliminate deficit in RE by restating overvalued assets to lower FVs
JE for issue of common stock?
DB: Cash
CR: C/S
CR: APIC
When do you calculate gain/loss under the cost method of treasury stock?
When do you calculate gain/loss under the par value method of treasury stock?
G/L calculation at reissue date (after repurchase)
G/L calculation at repurchase date
What is donated stock?
How should the company record this?
When company receives own stock as donation from a shareholder.
Company should record donated stock at FMV.
What is the JE for recording donated stock?
What is the JE for donated stock sold?
DB: Dontaed treasury stock
CR: APIC
DB: Cash
CR: APIC or DB: APIC
CR: Donated T/S
What is the date of declaration?
What JE is recorded on this date?
Date the board of directors approves a dividend.
DB: Retained Earnings
CR: Dividends Payable
What is a property in-kind dividend?
What occurs on the date of declaration?
Dividend of non-cash assets.
Property distributed should be restated to FV and G/L calculated on I/S.
What is a scrip dividend & when are they used?
What is the JE for scrip dividends on date of declaration?
Note payable of dividend at a later date. Used when there are cash shortages.
DB: Retained Earnings
CR: Notes Payable
What do IFRS & SEC require for public entities in regards to disclosures for dividends?
Must disclose dividends per share and in total for each class of shares in notes.
What is considered a small & large stock dividend?
Small: < 20% - 25%
Large: > 20% - 25%
When a company declares a cash dividend, Retained earnings is decreased on the day of ?
Declaration
What is a liquidating dividend?
Amount of dividends in excess of RE.
How are compensatory stock options valued?
FV of the options issued
What is compensation expense & how is it treated when accounting for stock options?
FV calculated under a valuation model
Expense allocated over the period between the grant date and vesting date
What is the number of shares issued formula?
of shares = # of shares outstanding + # of treasury