Front | Back |
Corporation
|
Influenced by state corporate laws, use of capital stock or share system, development of a variety of ownership interests
|
Preferred and common
|
Types of shares
|
Common
|
May have more than one class type
|
Contra account
|
Treasury stock
|
Earned capital (retained earnings) and contributed capital
|
Equity is made up of
|
Direct costs of issuing stock
|
Legal and accounting fees, underwriting cost, printing cost, and taxes
|
Debit PIC (deduct from APIC)
|
Direct costs
|
Indirect cost
|
Management salaries
|
Expense as incurred
|
Indirect costs
|
Treasury stock
|
Issued but not outstanding
|
Treasury stock
|
Stock purchased back by the corporation/issuer.
|
Increase EPS and return on equity, tax efficient distributinos of excess cash to SH, provide stock compensation, thwart takeovers, create or improve the market for the stock
|
Reasons to why corporations buy back their outstanding stock
|
Signaling theory
|
Corporation buys back outstanding stock to create or improve the market for the stock
|
Debit treasury stock for cost
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
Credit TS at cost
|
Reissue of treasury stock
|