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Q.XYZ Ltd. issued 50,000 shares of ₹ 10 each at a premium of ₹ 2 per share payable as follows: ₹ 2 on Application, ₹ 5 on Allotment (including premium), ₹ 3 on 1st Call and the balance on Final call. The company did not make the Final call. Company got all payment up to 1st Call money except only one shareholder holding 1,000 shares failed to pay allotment and 1st Call money. These shares were subsequently forfeited by the company. Show Journal entries in the books of XYZ Ltd.

(6) Or What do you mean by Securities Premium? What are the purposes for which a company can utilise the Security Premium? (2 + 4)
West Bengal WbchseWBCHSE West Bengal HS (Class-12) Commerce Board 2023Subjective· 6mImportance★★★★★
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Record application (₹ 2), allotment (₹ 5 incl. ₹ 2 premium) and first call (₹ 3) on 50,000 shares; final call not made. One shareholder with 1,000 shares pays only application, defaulting on allotment and first call, so his shares are forfeited — Securities Premium A/c is debited ₹ 2,000 (premium not received) and Shares Forfeited credited ₹ 2,000 (application received).

This is a 6-mark WBCHSE HS Accountancy share-issue-and-forfeiture journal problem.

Working Note — amount per share (face ₹ 10 + premium ₹ 2): Application ₹ 2 (capital); Allotment ₹ 5 = ₹ 3 capital + ₹ 2 premium; First Call ₹ 3 (capital); Final Call ₹ 2 (capital) — not called. So capital called up = 2 + 3 + 3 = ₹ 8 and premium ₹ 2 per share.

Amounts (50,000 shares): Application 50,000 x 2 = 1,00,000; Allotment 50,000 x 5 = 2,50,000 (capital 1,50,000 + premium 1,00,000); First Call 50,000 x 3 = 1,50,000. The defaulting holder of 1,000 shares pays only application and fails on allotment (₹ 5,000) and first call (₹ 3,000).

Journal Entries in the books of XYZ Ltd.

ParticularsDr (₹)Cr (₹)
Bank A/c Dr (50,000 x 2)1,00,000
— To Share Application A/c1,00,000
(Application money received)
Share Application A/c Dr1,00,000
— To Share Capital A/c1,00,000
(Application money transferred to capital)
Share Allotment A/c Dr (50,000 x 5)2,50,000
— To Share Capital A/c (50,000 x 3)1,50,000
— To Securities Premium A/c (50,000 x 2)1,00,000
(Allotment incl. premium due)
Bank A/c Dr (49,000 x 5)2,45,000
— To Share Allotment A/c2,45,000
(Allotment received except on 1,000 shares)
Share First Call A/c Dr (50,000 x 3)1,50,000
— To Share Capital A/c1,50,000
(First call due)
Bank A/c Dr (49,000 x 3)1,47,000
— To Share First Call A/c1,47,000
(First call received except on 1,000 shares)
Share Capital A/c Dr (1,000 x 8)8,000
Securities Premium A/c Dr (1,000 x 2)2,000
— To Share Allotment A/c (1,000 x 5)5,000
— To Share First Call A/c (1,000 x 3)3,000
— To Shares Forfeited A/c (1,000 x 2)2,000
(1,000 shares forfeited for non-payment of allotment and first call; premium not received, so debited back)

Note: On forfeiture the Share Capital A/c is debited only with the called-up capital of ₹ 8 per share (final call not yet made); the Securities Premium A/c is debited because the premium was included in the unpaid allotment and hence not received.

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