Issuing stock and preparing the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet The charter for KCAS TV, Inc., authorizes the company to issue 100,000 shares of $4, no par preferred stock and 500,000 shares of common stock with $1 par value. During its start up phase, KCAS completed the following transactions:
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Sep 6 |
Issued 275 shares of common stock to the promoters who organized the corporation, |
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receiving cash of $8,250. |
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12 |
Issued 400 shares of preferred stock for cash of $20,000. |
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14 |
Issued 1,600 shares of common stock in exchange for land valued at $18,000. |
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30 |
Closed net income of $32,000 into Retained earnings. |
Requirements
1. Record the transactions in the general journal.
2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the KCAS TV balance sheet at September 30, 2012.