Discuss the accounting treatment, if any, that should be given to each of the following items in computing earnings per share of ordinary shares for financial statement reporting. g. a provision created out of retained earnings for a contingent liability from a possible lawsuit.

Q: Which of the following is not normally found in the total equity section of a​ company's statement…

A: Answer: Correct Option is C  Dividends payable to the ordinary shareholders is not found in the…

Q: Restricted retained earnings by making an entry equal to the cost of treasury shares purchased.

A: Shareholder Equity- The amount invested by shareholders in a specific organization is referred to as…

Q: Explain how underwriting costs and accounting and legal fees associated with the issuance of stock…

A: Underwriting:   A process of providing guarantee to the issuing company to compensate in case of…

Q: When an entity issues a financial instrument, it has to determine its classification either as debt…

A: The financial instrument is a contractual agreement of cash inflows and inflows. If it is not right…

Q: A company plans to issue shares and wants to know the SEC's stance on the accounting treatment for…

A: Issuance of stock: It refers to the number of shares that are sold to the stockholders from number…

Q: Presented below are the captions of Nikos SpA's statement of financial position. Indicate where each…

A: The balance sheet is the statement of financial position of the business. The assets are classified…

Q: What are the three classifications of restrictions of retained earnings, and how are such…

A: Retained Earnings Retained earnings refer to the net income of the corporation that is retained in…

Q: If an entity has issued cumulative redeemable preference shares to the market, discuss what effects…

A: Preference shares are those shares on which a fixed rate of dividend is paid by the company. At the…

Q: Which statement is incorrect regarding equity-settled share-based payment transactions?  A. the…

A: Equity settled share payments are those transactions in which own equity shares or stock options are…

Q: When is a statement of shareholders' equity given, what information is included?

A: Statement of shareholders equity is also known as statement of changes in equity. This is a part of…

Q: Which one or more of the following would you not include within the heading Equity and Reserves in a…

A: Equity and reserves that are shown under statement of financial position means all amount…

Q: An unrealized holding gain or loss on a company’s equity investment at fair value through other…

A: Solution: Unrealized holding gain or loss on a company’s equity investment is just the virtual…

Q: Briefly describe some of the similarities and differences between GAAP and IFRS with respect to the…

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Q: Discuss the accounting treatment or disclosure that should be accorded a declared but unpaid cash…

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Q: Distinguish between oversubscription and undersubscription of shares issued by a company.

A: Issuance of stock:It refers to the number of shares that are sold to the stockholders from number…

Q: Wilson's Corporation is one of your new audit clients. The corporation's accountant is uncertain how…

A: Earnings per Share ( EPS): Company profit divided by the outstanding shares of its common stock.…

Q: Which of the following terms are most likely to appear in the owners' equity section of a corporate…

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Which is an incorrect statement below? A. Treasury shares are an entity's own shares that have been…

A: The balance sheet shows the financial statement of the company that represents the assets,…

Q: Describe the components of shareholders’ equity and explain how they are reported in a statement of…

A: A stockholders’ equity section is prepared by the company to measure the total amount of capital…

Q: The cost of dividend payable on redeemable preference shares should be included in______. Select…

A: Redeemable preference shares are those preference shares that will be repaid or redeemed after some…

Q: The entry to record the reissuance of treasury shares above their original acquisition cost includes…

A: Treasury shares are those shares which are already issued shares of the company and which are bought…

Q: Required Prepare the consolidated statement of profit or loss and extract from the statement of…

A: Consolidated Statement: It is a Financial Statement, which shows the entire activity of the…

Q: The following statements are true regarding dividends. Which of the following is incorrect?   a)…

A: Dividend is the amount which is paid to the shareholders for investing their money into the shares.…

Q: Which of the following does not appear under the heading: Capital and reserves in a company balance…

A: Capital and reserves head of the balance contains the information regarding share capitals and…

Q: Which one of the following journal entries is correct when payment for share issue expenses are…

A: There are three golden rules in accounting for recording the transaction : Debit what comes in ,…

Q: f the employee has the choice as to whether the settlement is in cash or by issuance of equity…

A: A Compound Financial Instrument is an instrument that has the characteristic of both an equity and…

Q: The following statements are correct, except: An entity shall present, either in the statement of…

A: The income statement includes the revenues and expenses of the company. The expenses are deducted…

Q: information is not specifically a required disclosure in relation to financial statements

A: A financial statement indicating the formal records of financial activities of an entity. it helps…

Q: Which of the following affects the total Shareholders’ Equity? Appropriation of retained earnings…

A: Appropriation of retained earnings: The appropriation of retained earnings means to allocate the…

Q: deemable preference shares will be shown under: a. Equity in the statement of financial position b.…

A: Solution: Redeemable preference shares will be shown under " Equity in the statement of financial…

Q: What is the accounting for treasury share transactions?    a. Treasury shares are accounted for as…

A: Answer) The correct answer in the given question is: (c) On re-issuance of treasury shares, a gain…

Q: An audit plan for the examination of the retained earnings account should include a step that…

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Q: For each item below, indicate to which category of elements of financial statements it belongs.…

A: Assets means all the resources of the business, whether these are tangible or intangible assets.…

Q: Explain how earnings per share should be computed and how the information should be disclosed in the…

A: Earnings per share: Earnings per share represent the amount of income earned per share of…

Q: The costs of legal, promotional, and accounting services necessary to effect the sale of shares are…

A: Share issue cost: Cost such as legal fee, promotional charge, and accounting services incurred for…

Q: Which one or more of the following would you report as a liability on a statement of financial…

A: Statement of financial position is a statement which shows all assets and liabilities of the…

Q: When a client company does not maintain its own capital stock records, the auditors should obtain…

A: Written Confirmation:  The document that serves as supporting evidence which is obtained during an…

Q: Name the five mandatory components of a complete set of financial statements according to AS 1…

A: Financial statements comprises of statement of profit and loss, statement of financial position,…

Q: Unrealized holding gains and losses for trading securities are: a) Reported as a separate com ponent…

A: A security is a financial instrument, generally any financial asset that can be traded.…

Q: Describe the accounting and reporting for reacquisition of shares.

A: When a company buy back or reacquire its own shares, it is known as treasury stock. It is dependent…

Q: If the client corporation declared a share-split or stock-split, the auditor should determine that…

A: False, If the client corporation declared a share-split or stock-split, the auditor is not required…

Q: Describe the accounting for bonds payable, including bonds issued at face amount, bonds issued at a…

A: “Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Record the issuance of shares when sold for cash and for noncash consideration

A: When the shares are issued for cash then common stock account is credited and cash account is…

Q: What account should be debited when stock issuance costs are associated with the initial issuance of…

A: Stock issuance cost: Stock issuance cost refers to the expense which a corporation incurs while they…

Q: accounting treatment or disclosure that should be accorded a declared but unpaid cash dividend; an…

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Q: Treasury stock should be reported in the financial statements of a corporation as a(n) Oa.…

A: Treasury stocks are the stocks repurchased by the company.