Pharma Shop Ltd. is a mid-sized public company that had been in operation for many years. On

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Pharma Shop Ltd. is a mid-sized public company that had been in operation for many years. On December 31, 2019, it had an unlimited number of common shares authorized and 5.2 million shares issued at an average value of $25 per share. As well, there were 5 million preferred shares authorized, with 250,000 of them issued at $20 per share. The balance in retained earnings was $26,610,000. The balance in accumulated other comprehensive income was $525,000. The preferred shares pay an annual dividend of $2 per share. During 2020, the following transactions affected shareholders’ equity:

1. In total, 200,000 new common shares were issued at $30 per share.

2. The preferred dividend for the year was declared and paid.

3. A 10% common stock dividend was declared when the market price was $33 per share. The shares were distributed one month after the declaration.

4. In early December 2020, a dividend of $1.50 per share was declared on the common shares. The date of record was December 15, 2020. The dividend will be paid the following year.

5. The company earned a net income of $14,820,000 and had an other comprehensive loss of $145,000.

6. On December 31, 2020, the company declared a two-for-one stock split on common shares.


Required

a. Use a spreadsheet or table format like the one in the first practice problem to track all of the changes in the shareholders’ equity accounts in 2020.

b. Prepare the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for 2020 and the shareholders’ equity section of the statement of financial position as at the end of 2020. The statement of changes in shareholders’ equity will be similar to the table from part “a” but similar transactions, such as dividends, will be grouped into one line.)

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Understanding Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781119406921

2nd Canadian Edition

Authors: Christopher D. Burnley

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