Make journal entries of the above transactions, including any adjusting entries required at the end of 2018.  B. Prepare the statement of changes in equity and the shareholders’ equity section of the statement of financial position, including any required note disclosure.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

 Cervantes Corporation in Madrid, Spain is authorized to issue an unlimited number of ordinary shares and 100,000 €6 cumulative preference shares (i.e., a fixed amount of €6 cash dividend is distributed per share before any dividend-distribution to ordinary shares). At January 1, 2018, it had the following opening equity balances:

– Preference shares: nil
– Ordinary Shares: 300,000 shares issued, €1.8 million
– Additional Contributed Capital: €50,000
Retained Earnings: €1,150,000
– Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income: €50,000.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the company had the following share transactions:

Jan. 10 Issued 100,000 ordinary shares at €8 per share.
July 1 Issued 20,000 preferred shares at €50 per share.
Sept. 1 Declared 5% share dividends to ordinary shareholders of record on September 15, distributable September 30. The price of the ordinary shares was €10 per share on September 1, €12 per share on September 15, and €11 per share on September 30.
Nov. 1 Issued 5,000 preference shares at €40 per share.
Dec. 24 Declared an annual cash dividend to preference shareholders of record on January 15, payable January 31.
Dec. 31 A loan agreement entered into on December 31 contains a restrictive covenant that limits the payment of future dividends to 15% of profit.

In addition, Cervantes reported profit of €392,000 for the year.

Instructions

A. Make journal entries of the above transactions, including any adjusting entries required at the end of 2018. 
B. Prepare the statement of changes in equity and the shareholders’ equity section of the statement of financial position, including any required note disclosure.

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Investments and Financial instruments
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education