Exam 1 Flashcards
The amount of stock that a corporation is authorized to sell as indicated in its charter.
Authorized Stock
A document that is issued by the state to set forth important terms and features regarding the creation of a corporation.
Charter
A business organized as a legal entity separate and distinct from its owners under state corporation law.
Corporation
Capital stock that has not been assigned a value in the corporate charter.
No-par value stock
Costs incurred in the formation of a corporation
Organization costs
Capital stock that has been issued and is being held by stockholders
Outstanding stock
Total amount of cash and other assets paid in to the corporation by stockholders in exchange for capital stock.
Paid-in capital
Capital stock that has been assigned a value per share in the corporate charter.
Par value stock
Capital stock that has some preferences over common stock.
Preferred stock
A corporation that has only a few stockholders and whose stock is not available for sale to the general public.
Privately held corporation
A corporation that may have thousands of stockholders and whose stock is regularly traded on a national securities exchange.
Publicly held corporation
Net income that the corporation retains for future use.
Retained earnings
The amout per share assigned by the board of directors to no-par value stock
Stated value
A corporation’s own stock that has been issued and subsequently reacquired from shareholders by the corporation but not retired.
Treasury stock
The equity a common stockholder has in the net assets of the corporation from owning one share of stock.
Book value per share
A pro rata distribution of cash to stockholders
Cash dividend
A feature of preferred stock entitling the stockholder to receive current-year and any unpaid prior-year dividends before common stockholders are paid dividends.
Cumulative dividend
The date the board of directors formally declares (authorizes) a dividend and announces it to stockholders.
Declaration date
A debit balance in retained earnings.
Deficit
A corporation’s distribution of cash or stock to its stockholders on a pro rata (proportional) basis.
Dividend
The net income earned by each share of outstanding common stock.
Earnings per share (EPS)
A dividend declared out of paid-in-capital.
Liquidating dividend