LEMONADE Flashcards
A corporation is incorporated in only one country, regardless of the number of countries in which it operates
TRUE
The preemptive right allows shareholders the right to vote for directors of the company.
FALSE
Ordinary shares is the residual corporate interest that bears the ultimate risks of loss
TRUE
Earned capital consists of contributed capital and retained earnings.
FALSE
True no-par shares should be carried in the accounts at issue price without any share premium reported
TRUE
Companies allocate the proceeds received from a lump-sum sale of securities based on the securities’ par value
FALSE
Companies should record shares issued for services or noncash property at either the fair value of the shares issued or the fair value of the consideration received
TRUE
Treasury shares are a company’s own shares that have been reacquired and retired.
FALSE
The cost method records all transactions in treasury shares at their cost and reports the treasury shares as a deduction from ordinary shares.
FALSE
When a corporation sells treasury shares below its cost, it usually debits the difference between cost and selling price to Share Premium-Treasury
TRUE
Participating preference shares require that if a company fails to pay a dividend in any year, it must make it up in a later year before paying any ordinary dividends.
FALSE
Callable preference shares permit the corporation at its option to redeem the outstanding preference shares at stipulated prices.
TRUE
The laws of some jurisdictions require that corporations restrict their contributed capital from distribution to shareholders.
TRUE
Many companies pay dividends in amounts equal to their legally available retained earnings
FALSE
All dividends, except for liquidating dividends, reduce the total shareholders’ equity of a corporation.
FALSE
Dividends payable in assets of the corporation other than cash are called property dividends or dividends in kind.
TRUE
When a share dividend is declared on the ordinary shares outstanding, a company is required to transfer the par value of the shares issued from retained earnings.
TRUE
Share splits and share dividends have the same effect on a company’s retained earnings and total shareholders’ equity.
FALSE
The return on ordinary share equity is computed by dividing net income by the average ordinary equity
FALSE
The payout ratio is determined by dividing cash dividends paid to ordinary shareholders by net income available to ordinary shareholders.
TRUE
The residual interest in a corporation belongs to the
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS
The preemptive right of an ordinary shareholder is the right to
Share proportionately in any new issues of stock of the same class
Special characteristics of the corporate form that affect accounting include:
a. influence of corporate law
b. use of the share system
c. development of a variety of ownership interests
d. all of the above
a. influence of corporate law
b. use of the share system
c. development of a variety of ownership interests
Hiro Corp. issues shares which bear the ultimate risks of loss and receive the benefit of success. These shares are not guaranteed dividends nor assets upon dissolution. These shares are________
Ordinary shares, not preference shares
Categories of equity include all of the following except
a. non-controlling interest
b. accumulated other comprehensive income
c. liquidating dividends
d. treasury shares
LIQUIDATING DIVIDENDS (debt instrument)
Shareholders of a business enterprise are said to be the residual owners. The term residual owners means that shareholders:
Bear the ultimate risks and uncertainties and receive the benefits of enterprise ownership
Total shareholders’ equity is:
Both income retained by the corporation and contributions by holders
The accounting problem in a lump sum issuance is the allocation proceeds between the classes of securities. An acceptable method of allocation is the:
PROPORTIONAL METHOD or the INCREMENTAL METHOD
When a corporation issues its ordinary shares in payment for services, the least appropriate basis for recording the transaction is
PAR VALUE OF SHARES ISSUED
In the case of noncash assets, distributed as dividends, the noncurrent asset classified for distribution is measured at:
THE LOWER OF CARRYING AMOUNT and FAIR VALUE LESS COSTS TO SELL/COSTS TO COMPLETE
A change in the fair value less cost of noncash assets to be distributed as dividends causes an adjustment to the asset, if and only if, the amount is less than the fair value of the asset. This change is only recorded at the end of the reporting period and is not adjusted at the date of settlement
TRUE
If the updated fair value of noncash assets is greater than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the noncash asset is increased accordingly.
FALSE
The dividends payable account is adjusted for any changes recognized in equity at the end of each reporting period and at the date of settlement.
TRUE
If the noncash asset is less than the dividends payable on the settlement date, there is a loss on distribution of property dividends.
FALSE
If the noncash asset is greater than the dividends payable on the settlement date, there is a loss on distribution of property dividends.
TRUE
Direct costs incurred to sell shares such as underwriting costs should be accounted for as:
REDUCTION OF SHARE PREMIUM
Start up costs such as legal and secretarial costs should be accounted for as:
EXPENSE WHEN INCURRED
A “secret reserve” will be created if:
A capital expenditure is charged to expense
What represents the total number of shares that a corporation may issue under the terms of its charter
AUTHORIZED SHARES