On 1 February 2017, Beach Supplies Ltd was registered and issued a prospectus inviting applications for 2,000,000
Question:
$100 on application
$150 on allotment (payment due within 1 month of allotment)
$060 on first call
$040 on final call
The issue is underwritten at a commission of $30,000
By 28 February 2017, applications had been received for 1,900,000 shares On 3 March, shares are allotted, and the underwriter forwarded the application and allotment money due on the 100,000 shares less their commission All remaining allotment money is received by 3 April Legal costs re company formation are $5,000 and are paid on 5 April Share issue costs of $3,000 are also paid on the same date
The first call is made on 10 April 2017, with money due by 10 May 2017 The final call is made on 15 May 2017, with money due by 15 June 2017 All money owing in relation to the two calls is received by the due dates except for the holders of 40,000 shares who did not pay either call, and the holder of another 10,000 shares who did not pay the second call On 20 June 2017, as provided in the company’s constitution, the directors forfeited these 50,000 shares
On 25 June 2017, the forfeited shares are reissued as fully paid for a consideration of $310 per share Costs of forfeiture and reissue amounted to $10,000, and are paid The constitution allows for the refund of any balance in the forfeited shares account after reissue to former shareholders, so refunds were made on 30 June 2017
Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record the transactions of Beach Supplies Ltd up to and including that which took place on 30 June 2017 Show all relevant dates, narrations and workings
Accounting
ISBN: 978-1118608227
9th edition
Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett