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This assignment covers the declaration, record and payment dates of cash and property dividends, and the preparation of a statement of shareholders’ equity. It includes journal entries and a statement of shareholders’ equity for Branch-Rickie Corporation over three years.
What's inside
- Cash dividends journal entries
- Property dividends journal entries
- Common stock dividend journal entries
- Statement of shareholders' equity
- Given data for Branch-Rickie Corporation
Who it is for: Students taking an accounting course covering dividends and shareholders' equity. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Accounting for dividends and shareholders' equity is described. Students see how to record transactions in a company's general journal.
Recording dividends in journal
Dividends paid in cash and in property are shown. The journal entries for each step are detailed. The dates for declaration, record, and payment are noted.
Shareholders' equity statement
Shareholders' equity is explained. The statement shows how it changes over three years. It includes net income, dividends, stock splits, and stock dividends.
Given Data
Details of the company's shares and dividends are listed. Net income and the market value of shares are given.
Key terms
- general journal
- A book of original entry for recording financial transactions.
- shareholders' equity
- The residual interest in the assets of a company after deducting liabilities.
- cash dividends
- A distribution of a company's earnings to its shareholders in the form of cash.
- property dividends
- A distribution of a company's earnings to its shareholders in the form of property.
- stock dividends
- A distribution of a company's earnings to its shareholders in the form of additional shares.
- stock split
- An increase in the number of outstanding shares by issuing more shares to current shareholders.
Questions this document helps with
- Which dates are important for recording dividends?
- How do dividends affect shareholders' equity?
- How is a stock split recorded in the general journal?
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