Chapter 19, Problem 19.9E

To determine

Employee share purchase plan: This is the plan offered by the company, which permits employees to buy the shares directly from the company, at discounted price. This plan is intended to encourage employee ownership in the shares of the company, and develop loyalty among the employee-shareholders.

Journal entry: Journal entry is a set of economic events which can be measured in monetary terms. These are recorded chronologically and systematically.

Debit and credit rules:

• Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in stockholders’ equity accounts.
• Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.

To journalize: The entry for purchase of shares under employee share purchase plan, in the books of W Distribution