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Accounting for Restricted Stock Awards Geelong Technology (GT) is a software company based in Boston. Since...

Accounting for Restricted Stock Awards

Geelong Technology (GT) is a software company based in Boston. Since January 1, 2015, the company has granted restricted stock to its CEO at the beginning of each year to help boost future company performance. Vesting for each award occurs if the CEO stays employed at the company for a period of two years from the grant of the award.

The par value of the stock is $1.

                                                           

Grant Date

Number of shares

Fair value per share

Service period

1/1/2015

10,000

$6

1 year

1/1/2016

15,000

$8

2 years

1/1/2017

15,000

$10

2 years

1/1/2018

20,000

$11

3 years

It is now September 13, 2018 and the CEO leaves the company.

** Provide in journal entry format the reversal journal entry(s) to correct the CEO's early departure. (Keep in mind the two year award process)

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Journal Entries

Grant date 1/1/2015

Contra Equity-Unearned Compensation Dr $ 60000

To Common stock & APIC-Common Stock $ 60000

(Being restricted stock recorded on grant date)

On 1/1/2016

Retained Earnings--SBC Expenses Dr $ 60000

To Contra equity-Unearned Compensation $ 60000

(As entry made for whole amount as its completion of service period of one year only)

1/1/2016

Contra equity-Unearned Compensation Dr $ 120000

To Common stock & APIC-Common Stock $ 120000

(Being grant date entry made)

1/1/2017

Retained Earnings-SBC Expenses Dr $ 60000

To Contra Equity-Unearned Compensation $ 60000

(Entry made for completion of one year)

1/1/2017

Grant date for 15000 shares @ $10 service period 2 years, Value is $ 150000 (15000×$10)

Contra Equity-Unearned Compensation Dr $ 150000

To Common stock & APIC- Common stock $ 150000

(Being entry made for grant date)

1/1/2018

Retained Earnings-SBS Expenses Dr $ 60000

To Contra Equity-Unearned Compensation $ 60000

(Being entry made for completion of two years)

1/1/2018

Retained Earnings-SBC Expenses Dr $ 75000

To Contra Equity-Unearned Compensation $ 75000

(Being entry made for completion of one year)

1/1/2018

Contra Equity-Unearned Compensation Dr $ 220000

To Common stock & APIC- Common stock $ 220000

(Being grant date entry made)

13 September 2018

CEO leave the company and share granted on 1/1/2018 will be forfeited as the CEO leave the company before completion of vesting period and therefore stock based compensation (SBC) will be reversed via income statement.

Contra Equity-Unearned Compensation Dr $ 75000

To Retained Earnings-SBC Expenses $ 75000

(Being entry made for forfeiture of share as CEO left the organisation befor completion of vesting period)


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