Question

Entries for Stock Dividends

Healthy Life Co. is an HMO for businesses in the Fresno area. The following account balances appear on Healthy Life’s balance sheet: Common stock (310,000 shares authorized ; 8,000 shares issued), $25 par, $200,000; Paid-In Capital in excess of par—common stock, $40,000; and Retained earnings, $2,000,000. The board of directors declared a 1% stock dividend when the market price of the stock was $35 a share. Healthy Life reported no income or loss for the current year.

If no entry is required, select "No entry required" and leave the amount boxes blank. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

a1. Journalize the entry to record the declaration of the dividend, capitalizing an amount equal to market value.

a2. Journalize the entry to record the issuance of the stock certificates.

b. Determine the following amounts before the stock dividend was declared: (1) total paid-in capital, (2) total retained earnings, and (3) total stockholders' equity.

Total paid-in capital	$
Total retained earnings	$
Total stockholders' equity	$

c. Determine the following amounts after the stock dividend was declared and closing entries were recorded at the end of the year: (1) total paid-in capital, (2) total retained earnings, and (3) total stockholders' equity.

Total paid-in capital	$
Total retained earnings	$
Total stockholders' equity	$

Answer 1

a1. Journalize the entry to record the declaration of the dividend, capitalizing an amount equal to market value.

	Stock dividend (8000*1%*35)	2800
	Common Stock dividend distributable		2000
	Paid in capital in excess of par value-Common Stock		800

a2. Journalize the entry to record the issuance of the stock certificates.

	Common Stock dividend distributable	2000
	Common Stock		2000

b. Determine the following amounts before the stock dividend was declared: (1) total paid-in capital, (2) total retained earnings, and (3) total stockholders' equity.

Total paid-in capital	$240000
Total retained earnings	$2000000
Total stockholders' equity	$2240000

c. Determine the following amounts after the stock dividend was declared and closing entries were recorded at the end of the year: (1) total paid-in capital, (2) total retained earnings, and (3) total stockholders' equity.

Total paid-in capital (240000+2800)	$242800
Total retained earnings	$1997200
Total stockholders' equity	$2240000