Chapter Five - Accounting For Corporations
Chapter Five - Accounting For Corporations
Chapter Five - Accounting For Corporations
Chapter 5
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The Corporate Form of Organization
• Corporation is an artificial legal being created by government
charter and possessing many of the rights of a natural person
• It has many of the rights that natural person possesses
President and
Chief Executive
Officer
Treasurer Controller
Graber SA
Statement of Retained Earnings
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Balance, January 1 €1,050,000
Add: Net income 410,000
1,460,000
Less: Cash Dividends 100,000
Share Dividends 200,000
Balance, December 31 €1,160,000
Equity
Share capital—preference, 9% €100 par value,
cumulative, callable at €120, 10,000 shares
authorized, 6,000 shares issued and outstanding € 600,000
Share capital—ordinary, no-par, €5 stated
value, 500,000 shares authorized,
400,000 shares issued and 390,000 outstanding €2,000,000
Ordinary share dividends distributable 50,000 2,050,000
Share premium—preference 30,000
Share premium—ordinary 1,050,000 1,080,000
Retained earnings (see Note R) 1,160,000
Less: Treasury shares (10,000 shares) 80,000
Total equity €4,810,000
Note R: Retained earnings is restricted for the cost of treasury
shares, €80,000.
(€8,047 + €8,597)
(€1,263 - €0) ÷ = 15.2%
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