AIM Inc. showed the following equity account balances on the December 31, 2019, balance sheet: Common shares, unlimited authorized shares, 820,000 shares issued and outstanding Retained earnings $6,478,000 2,123,600 During 2020, the following selected transactions occurred: Feb.10 Repurchased and retired 159,000 common shares at $10.00 per share; this is the first retirement recorded by AIM. May 15 Declared a 2:1 share split to shareholders of record on June 1, distributable June 15. Dec. 1 Declared a 10% share dividend to shareholders of record on December 10, distributable December 20. The market prices of the shares on December 1, December 10, and December 20 were $6.00 $7.10, and $5.50, respectively. 20 Distributed the share dividend declared December 1. 31 Closed the credit balance of $801,839 in the Income Summary account. Required: a. Journalize the transactions above (assuming the retirements were the first ever recorded by AIM Inc.). The company does not use a share dividends account. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) No 1 Date February 10, 2020 Common shares Retained earnings Cash Answer is not complete. General Journal Debit Credit 2 May 15, 2020 No journal entry required 3 4 December 01, 202 Retained earnings Common share dividends distributable December 20, 202 Common share dividends distributable Common shares Answer is not complete. Date February 10, 2020 Note Disclosure May 15, 2020 December 01, 2020 December 20, 2020 December 31, 2020 Note disclosure not required Note disclosure required Note disclosure not required Note disclosure not required Note disclosure not required © © Amount b. Prepare the equity section on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet. Answer is not complete. AIM INC. Equity Section of Balance Sheet December 31, 2020 Contributed capital: Retained earnings Common shares, unlimited shares authorized, 1,454,200 shares issued and outstanding Total equity $ 0
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Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
![AIM Inc. showed the following equity account balances on the December 31, 2019, balance sheet:
Common shares, unlimited authorized shares, 820,000 shares
issued and outstanding
Retained earnings
$6,478,000
2,123,600
During 2020, the following selected transactions occurred:
Feb.10 Repurchased and retired 159,000 common shares at $10.00 per share; this is the first retirement recorded by AIM.
May 15 Declared a 2:1 share split to shareholders of record on June 1, distributable June 15.
Dec. 1 Declared a 10% share dividend to shareholders of record on December 10, distributable December 20. The market
prices of the shares on December 1, December 10, and December 20 were $6.00 $7.10, and $5.50, respectively.
20 Distributed the share dividend declared December 1.
31 Closed the credit balance of $801,839 in the Income Summary account.
Required:
a. Journalize the transactions above (assuming the retirements were the first ever recorded by AIM Inc.). The company does not use a
share dividends account. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
No
1
Answer is not complete.
Date
General Journal
February 10, 2020 Common shares
Retained earnings
Cash
2
May 15, 2020
No journal entry required
3
4
December 01, 202 Retained earnings
Common share dividends distributable
December 20, 202 Common share dividends distributable
Common shares
Answer is not complete.
Date
February 10, 2020
May 15, 2020
December 01, 2020
December 20, 2020
December 31, 2020
Note Disclosure
Note disclosure not required
Note disclosure required
Note disclosure not required
Note disclosure not required
Note disclosure not required
Amount
b. Prepare the equity section on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet.
Answer is not complete.
AIM INC.
Equity Section of Balance Sheet
December 31, 2020
Contributed capital:
Retained earnings
Common shares, unlimited shares authorized, 1,454,200 shares issued and outstanding
Total equity
Debit
Credit
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