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Shares Issued and Paid For in Full on Application - At a Premium

Worked Example

Biz/ed plc issued 10,000 ordinary shares at a price of £5 per share that have a par value of £2 per share - that's a share premium of £3 per share. Applications were received for exactly 10,000 shares and these were then allocated and issued. Complete the bookkeeping requirements for this share issue.

Solution

Biz/ed plc

Shares issued10000 
Par value per share2 
Issue price5 
 
Received in full on application and allotted immediately 
 
Bank a/cDrCr
Application and Allotment a/c par value20000 
Application and Allotment a/c share premium30000 
Balance c/d 50000
 5000050000
 
Application and Allotment a/c 
Ordinary Share Capital a/c20000 
Share Premium a/c30000 
Bank a/c 20000
Bank a/c 30000
 5000050000
 
Ordinary Share Capital a/c 
Application and Allotment a/c 20000
 
Share Premium a/c 
Application and Allotment a/c 30000

For you to do

Biz/ed plc issued 25,000 ordinary shares at a price of £12 per share that have a par value of £3.75 per share - that's a share premium of £8.25 per share. Applications were received for exactly 25,000 shares and these were then allocated and issued. Complete the bookkeeping requirements for this share issue.

You can complete this task either by filling in the interactive form below or on paper using the printable worksheet. N.B. Do not insert commas or spaces between your figures in the boxes below.

Biz/ed plc


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