Retained Earnings T Account
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Preferred Stock (15,000 shares issued) |
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$750,000 |
Common Stock (240,300 shares issued) |
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3,364,200 |
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Preferred Stock |
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247,800 |
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock |
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409,900 |
Common Stock Dividends Distributable |
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336,420 |
Retained Earnings |
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915,450 |
A review of the accounting records reveals the following.
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No errors have been made in recording 2014 transactions or in preparing the closing entry for net income. |
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Preferred stock is $50 par, 6%, and cumulative; 15,000 shares have been outstanding since January 1, 2013. |
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Authorized stock is 20,000 shares of preferred, 480,600 shares of common with a $14 par value. |
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The January 1 balance in Retained Earnings was $1,127,700. |
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On July 1, 20,000 shares of common stock were issued for cash at $16 per share. |
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On September 1, the company discovered an understatement error of $87,500 in computing depreciation in 2013. The net of tax effect of $61,250 was properly debited directly to Retained Earnings. |
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A cash dividend of $336,420 was declared and properly allocated to preferred and common stock on October 1. No dividends were paid to preferred stockholders in 2013. |
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On December 31, a 10% common stock dividend was declared out of retained earnings on common stock when the market price per share was $16. |
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Net income for the year was $569,900. |
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On December 31, 2014, the directors authorized disclosure of a $194,500 restriction of retained earnings for plant expansion. (Use Note X.) |