Recording Liquidating Dividends On November 1, 2020, Toni Corp. declared a cash dividend of $3.00 per share on its 60,000 outstanding shares of common stock ($1 par, originally sold at $10 per share). The dividend is payable on January 5, 2021, to its stockholders of record on December 30, 2020. On its declaration date, the balance in the retained earnings account was $138,000; this balance had not been corrected for a $18,000 overstatement of the 2019 net income (caused by an understatement of 2019 depreciation expense). The annual accounting period ends December 31. Required a. Provide the entry for declaration of the dividend on November 1, 2020. Note: List multiple debits (when applicable) in alphabetical order and list multiple credits (when applicable) in alphabetical order. Date Account Name Dr. Cr. Nov. 1, 2020 AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A Answer Answer AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A Answer Answer AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A Answer Answer b. Provide the entry for distribution of the dividend on January 5, 2021. Date Account Name Dr. Cr. Jan. 5, 2021 AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A Answer Answer AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
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.
Recording Liquidating Dividends
On November 1, 2020, Toni Corp. declared a cash dividend of $3.00 per share on its 60,000 outstanding shares of common stock ($1 par, originally sold at $10 per share). The dividend is payable on January 5, 2021, to its stockholders of record on December 30, 2020. On its declaration date, the balance in the
Required
a. Provide the entry for declaration of the dividend on November 1, 2020.
Note: List multiple debits (when applicable) in alphabetical order and list multiple credits (when applicable) in alphabetical order.
| Date | Account Name | Dr. | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1, 2020 | AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A | Answer | Answer |
| AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A | Answer | Answer | |
| AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A | Answer | Answer |
b. Provide the entry for distribution of the dividend on January 5, 2021.
| Date | Account Name | Dr. | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 5, 2021 | AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A | Answer | Answer |
| AnswerCashEquipmentInvestment in StockDividends PayableProperty Dividends PayablePreferred StockCommon StockCommon Stock Dividends DistributablePaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Stated Value—Common StockPaid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred StockPaid-in Capital—Retired StockPaid-in Capital—Treasury StockRetained EarningsTreasury StockLegal ExpenseUnrealized Gain or Loss—IncomeN/A | Answer | Answer |
Dividend:
It is the amount of income earned by the stockholders in return for their investment. It is the distribution of profits earned during a specified period. The payment is made generally in the form of cash.
The journal entry for dividend declaration is as follows:
The resultant table is as follows:
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