Q 18 DK Goel Issue of Shares Solutions Class 12 CBSE (2024-25)

Solutions of Question number 18 of Accounting for Companies Issue of shares chapter 6 of DK Goel Class 12 CBSE (2024-25)

Q. 18. A limited Company was registered with a capital of ₹ 5,00,000 in shares of ₹ 10 each and issued 20,000 such shares at a premium of ₹ 2 per share, payable as ₹ 3 per share on application, ₹ 4 per share on allotment (including premium) and ₹ 2 per share on first call made three months later. All the money payable on application and allotment were duly received but when the first call was made, one shareholder paid the entire balance on his holdings of 300 shares, and another shareholder holding 1,000 shares failed to pay the first call money.

Give Journal entries to record the above transactions and show how share capital will be shown in the company’s Balance Sheet.

[Ans. Cash at Bank ₹ 1,78,900; Amount received on first call ₹ 38,900 (₹ 40,000 – ₹ 2,000 + ₹ 900).]

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