Question

Selected transactions completed by ATV Discount Corporation during the current fiscal year are as follows:

Jan.	5.	Split the common stock 3 for 1 and reduced the par from $75 to $25 per share. After the split, there were 1,279,500 common shares outstanding.
Mar.	10.	Purchased 39,200 shares of the corporation’s own common stock at $27, recording the stock at cost.
Apr.	30.	Declared semiannual dividends of $0.90 on 75,000 shares of preferred stock and $0.15 on the common stock to stockholders of record on May 15, payable on June 15.
June	15.	Paid the cash dividends.
Aug.	20.	Sold 30,800 shares of treasury stock at $34, receiving cash.
Oct.	15	Declared semiannual dividends of $0.90 on the preferred stock and $0.15 on the common stock (before the stock dividend). In addition, a 3% common stock dividend was declared on the common stock outstanding. The fair market value of the common stock is estimated at $38. The dividend date of record is November 15 payable on December 19.
Dec.	19.	Paid the cash dividends and issued the certificates for the common stock dividend.

Journalize the transactions. If no entry is required, simply skip to the next transaction. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Answer 1

Solution:

Journal Entries - ATV Discount Corporation
Date	Particulars	Debit	Credit
5-Jan	No Entry
10-Mar	Treasury stock Dr (39200*$27)	$1,058,400.00
	To Cash		$1,058,400.00
	(To record purchase of own stock)
30-Apr	Dividends Dr [(75000*$0.90) + (1279500-39200)*$0.15]	$253,545.00
	To Dividend Payable		$253,545.00
	(To record dividend declared)
15-Jun	Dividend Payable Dr	$253,545.00
	To Cash		$253,545.00
	(To record payment of dividends)
20-Aug	Cash Dr (30800*$34)	$1,047,200.00
	To Treasury stock (30800*$27)		$831,600.00
	To Additional paid in capital (30800 * $7)		$215,600.00
	(To record reissue of treasury stock)
15-Oct	Dividends Dr [(75000*$0.90) + (1279500-8400)*$0.15]	$258,165.00
	To Dividend Payable		$258,165.00
	(To record dividend declared)
15-Oct	Stock dividends Dr [(1279500 - 8400)*3%*$38]	$1,449,054.00
	To Common stock dividend distributable		$1,449,054.00
	(To record stock dividend declared)
19-Dec	Dividend Payable Dr	$258,165.00
	To Cash		$258,165.00
	(To record payment of dividends)
19-Dec	Common stock dividend distributable Dr	$1,449,054.00
	To Common stock (38133*$25)		$953,325.00
	To Paid in capital in excess of par - common stock (38133*$13)		$495,729.00
	(To record stock dividend distributed)