Accounting For Shareholders' Equity
Accounting For Shareholders' Equity
INTERMEDIATE
ACCOUNTING 2
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY IS THE RESIDUAL INTEREST OF OWNERS IN THE NET
ASSETS OF A SSETS OVER LIABILITIES.
ELEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
PHILIPPINE TERM IAS TERM
PAS 32, PAR. 38, REQUIRES THAT TRANSACTIONS COSTS THAT RELATE JOINTLY
TO THE CONCURRENT LISTING AND ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES AND LISTING
OF OLD EXISTING SHARES
PHILIPPINE INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDED THAT JOINT COSTS
SHALL BE ALLOCATED PRO-RATA ON THE BASIS OF OUTSTANDING NEWLY
ISSUED AND LISTED SHARES AND OUTSTANDING NEWLY LISTED OLD EXISTING
SHARES.
EXAMPLES OF JOINT COSTS
NO BIDDERS
THE CORPORATION MAY BUY THE DELINQUENT SHARES
CALLABLE PREFERENCE SHARE
A PREFERENCE SHARE THAT GIVES THE HOLDER THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE ISSUER
TO REDEEM THE INSTRUMENT FOR A FIXED OR DETERMINABLE AMOUNT AT A
FUTURE DATE
GIVES THE HOLDER THE RIGHT TO EXCHANGE THE HOLDINGS FOR OTHER
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUING CORPORATION.
Treasury shares are entity’s own shares that have been issued and then
reacquired but not cancelled.
Three requisites to qualify as treasury shares:
The shares must be the entity’s own shares
The shares must have been issued originally.
The shares are reacquired but not cancelled.
LEGAL LIMITATIONS ON TREASURY
SHARES
ADEQUATE UNRESTRICTED RETAINED EARNINGS TO SUPPORT THE COST OF
TREASURY SHARES
PRESERVE THE LEGAL CAPITAL
IF TREASURY SHARES IS ACQUIRED WHEN THERE IS A DEFICIT, THAT IS A RETURN
OF CAPITAL; VIOLATION OF TRUST FUND DOCTRINE.
ACCOUNTING FOR TREASURY SHARES
AN ENTITY ACQUIRED 2,000 SHARES WITH PAR AT P 100 AT P 150 PER SHARE.
TREASURY SHARES…………..300,000
CASH………………………………………300,000
The treasury shares is recorded at cost and may be reissued or sold at cost,
more than cost or below cost.
Reissuance at cost
CASH………………………………300,000
TREASURY SHARES……………………300,000
ILLUSTRATION
The share capital account is debited at par value or stated value and the
treasury shares account is credited at cost.
Par value or stated value>cost=gain, credited to share premium from
treasury shares
Cost>par value or stated value=loss, debited to the following in the order of
priority:
Share premium from original issuance
Share premium from treasury shares
Retained earnings
ILLUSTRATION-PAR VALUE>COST
For example, if 1,000 shares with par value of P 100 are held as treasury at a
cost of P 80,000, and subsequently retired, the journal entry is
Ordinary share capital…………100,000
Treasury Shares………………………….80,000
Share Premium-TS……………………….20,000
ILLUSTRATION-PAR VALUE<COST
Ordinary share capital, 50,000 shares , P 100 par 5,000,000
Share premium-original issuance 500,000
Share premium-treasury shares 100,000
Retained earnings 1,000,00
Treasury shares, 5,000 shares at cost 750,000
Cash…………………………….1,500,000
Donated Capital…………………………….1,500,000
TREASURY SHARES SUBTERFUGE
CASE 1 –All the 50,000 shares are called for cancellation. Instead 50,000 no-par
shares with stated value of P 50 are issued.
Cash …………………………3,250,000
Preference Share Capital ( 20,000 x 100) ………2,000,000
Share premium-PS…………………………………...1,000,000
Share warrants outstanding…………………… …. 250,000
IFRIC 17, par. 12 provides that the entity shall estimate the dividend
payable based on fair value of each alternative and the
associated probabilities of owners selecting each alternative.
At the end of each reporting period and at the date of settlement,
the entity shall adjust the dividend payable based on the
alternative chosen through equity or retained earnings.
ILLUSTRATION
On December 31,2020, an entity declared dividends on
ordinary shares payable on March 31, 2021. The entity
decided to give the shareholders a choice between P 2
million cash dividend or property dividend with carrying
amount of P 2.5 million and fair value less cost to
distribute of P 3 million. The entity estimated that 70% will
take cash, while 30% will take property. If there is a
choice of cash or noncash the entity shall estimate the
dividend payable by considering all associated
probabilities.
Cash alternative(70% of P 2 million) 1,400,000
Non-cash alternative(30% of P 3 million) 900,000
Dividend payable……………………………...2,300,000
ILLUSTRATION
The declaration of the dividend is recognized on December 31,2020
Retained earnings………………..2,300,000
Dividends payable……………………………2,300,000
Cash alternative-payment of dividends
Dividend payable………….2,300,000
Cash……………………………………….2,000,000
Retained earnings………………………... 300,000
Non-cash alternative
To recognize increase in dividend payable
Retained earnings…………………700,000
Dividends payable……………………………700,000
SCRIP DIVIDEND
Example: A scrip dividend are declared in the amount of P 200,000
payable in six months at 12% interest. The journal entry on the date
of declaration is.
Retained earnings 200,000
Script dividend payable 200,000
The scrip dividends are redeemed
Script dividend payable 200,000
Interest expense (200,000 x.12x1/2) 12,000
Cash 212,000
BOND DIVIDEND
Example: Dividends are declared in the amount of P 1 million
payable in entity’s own bonds, 12%, P1 million face value. The
bonds mature in 5 years.
To record the declaration of dividends
Retained earnings 1,000,000
Bonds dividends payable 1,000,000
To record the issuance of the bonds in payment for the dividends
Bonds dividends payable 1,000,000
Bonds payable 1,000,000
BOND DIVIDEND
Share capital, P 100 par, 20,000 shares authorized, 10,000 shares issued
………………………………1,000,000
Share premium………………………… …. 500,000
Retained earnings……………………..… 700,000
10% share dividend is declared and the market value of the
share is P 150
Retained earnings(1,000 shs x 150)…150,000
Share dividend payable(1,000 x 100)………….100,000
Share premium………………………………………. 50,000
ILLUSTRATION#2 SHARE PREMIUM
50 % share dividend is declared and the market value of the
share is P 150
Retained earnings ( 5,000 shs x 100) 500,000
Share dividends payable………………………500,000
Share dividends payable………...500,000
Share capital…………………………………..500,000
If the share dividends is declared and immediately issued
Retained earnings………………500,000
Share capital………………………………….500,000
FRACTIONAL SHARE DIVIDENDS
Example: If 10% share dividend is declared, it means that a
shareholder shall receive one share for every ten shares held. Thus
a shareholder owning 45 shares shall be entitled to receive 4 full
shares and a fractional one-half share.
Accounting for the full shares-no problem
Accounting for the fractional share-steps
issue warrants and to accumulate warrants for the full share.
pay cash if the source is retained earnings, not share premium
(illegal)
FRACTIONAL SHARE DIVIDEND-
ILLUSTRATED
Share capital , P 100 par, 10,000 issued 1,000,000
Share dividends declared 50%
Full shares issued 4,000
Fractional shares issued 1,000
LIABILITIES 4,500,000
SHARE CAPITAL, P 100 PAR, 50,000 SHS 5,000,000
RETAINED EARNINGS (DEFICIT) (2,000,000)
7,500,000
ILLUSTRATION-THRU RECAPITALIZATION
The shareholders and creditors agreed to a quasi-
reorganization. The following restatements should be
made:
The PPE shall be recorded at fair value, P 6 million
The overstatement of P 250,000 in inventory shall be
revalued.
The share capital is reduced to P 2 million, 20,000
shares , P 100 par value
The resulting deficit is charged to the share premium
arising from reorganization.
ILLUSTRATION-THRU RECAPITALIZATION
Adjustments
a. Accumulated depreciation 1,000,000
Retained earnings 500,000
Property Plant and Equipment 1,500,000
b. Retained earnings 250,000
Inventory 250,000
c. Share capital 3,000,000
Share premium 3,000,000
d. Share premium 2,750,000
Retained Earnings 2,750,000
ILLUSTRATION-THRU RECAPITALIZATION
CURRENT ASSETS 750,000
PROPERTY, PLANT of
Statement AND EQUIPMENT
financial position after quasi-reorganization 6,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS 6,750,000
LIABILITIES 4,500,000
SHARE CAPITAL, P 100 PAR, 20,000 SHS 2,000,000
SHARE PREMIUM 250,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 6,750,000
QUASI-REORGANIZATION THRU
REVALUATION
CURRENT ASSETS 1,000,000
PPE PRIOR TO REORGANIZATION 5,000,000
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (1,500,000) 3,500,000
GOODWILL 100,000
TOTAL ASSETS 4,600,000
Do not vest- expense over the service period ( date of grant
to exercise date)
ILLUSTRATION-NO VESTING PERIOD
On January 1,2020, share options are granted to employees to purcha
100,000 ordinary shares of P 50 par value at P 60 per share. On this dat
the fair value of each share option is P 20.
The options are exercised immediately on Dec. 31,2020
The compensation is recognized in full on Jan 1, 2020.