The shareholders' equity accounts of Abbasi Inc. have the following balances on December 31, 2020: Common shares,400,000

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The shareholders' equity accounts of Abbasi Inc. have the following balances on December 31, 2020: 

Common shares,400,000 shares issued and outstanding...................................$10,000,000 

Contributed surplus.............300,000 

Retained earnings...........42,400,000 


Common shares are currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange at $59. 


Instructions 

Prepare the appropriate journal entries for each of the following cases. 

a. A stock dividend of 10% is declared and issued at the fair value of the shares. 

b. A stock dividend of 100% is declared and issued at the fair value of the shares. 

c. A 2-for-1 stock split is declared and issued.

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Intermediate Accounting Volume 2

ISBN: 9781119497042

12th Canadian Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield, Irene M. Wiecek, Bruce J. McConomy

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