Tamarisk Ltd. is a Canadian publicly-traded business with a December 31 fiscal year end. In order to get a better return on some of its excess cash, Tamarisk purchased 240 common shares of AFS Corporation on July 1, 2017 at a price of $4.76 per share. On the day of acquisition, Tamarisk elected to account for the investment using the fair-value through other comprehensive income (FV-OCI) without recycling model. On August 1, 2017, AFS declared dividends of $0.90/share, and paid those dividends on August 20, 2017. On December 31, 2017, shares in AFS were trading at $6.40 per share. On September 15, 2018, Tamarisk sold the shares in AFS for $7.40 per share. Prepare the journal entries required to record the above transactions on the books of Tamarisk Ltd.
Tamarisk Ltd. is a Canadian publicly-traded business with a December 31 fiscal year end. In order to get a better return on some of its excess cash, Tamarisk purchased 240 common shares of AFS Corporation on July 1, 2017 at a price of $4.76 per share. On the day of acquisition, Tamarisk elected to account for the investment using the fair-value through other comprehensive income (FV-OCI) without recycling model. On August 1, 2017, AFS declared dividends of $0.90/share, and paid those dividends on August 20, 2017. On December 31, 2017, shares in AFS were trading at $6.40 per share. On September 15, 2018, Tamarisk sold the shares in AFS for $7.40 per share. Prepare the journal entries required to record the above transactions on the books of Tamarisk Ltd.
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Foran Inc. Shareholderâs Equity As at Dec. 31, 2016 | |
Common Shares, no-par; 500,000 shares authorized; 80,000 issued and outstanding | $600,000 |
Retained Earnings | 1,000,000 |
Total Shareholdersâ Equity | $1,600,000 |
2017 Transactions:
Mar | 3 | Issued 5,000 common shares at $20 per share. |
June | 11 | Declared a cash dividend of $0.25 per share to common shareholders of record on June 25, payable on July 6. |
Aug. | 21 | Declared a 5% stock dividend to common shareholders of record on September 5, distributable on September 20. The shares were trading for $22 a share on August 21, $24 on September 5, and $26 on September 20. |
Nov. | 1 | Issued 3,000 common shares at $25 per share. |
Dec. | 20 | Declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per share to common shareholders of record on December 31, payable on January 10. |
2017 Net Income: $217,610
Required
A)
i) Record the above transactions for 2017. (Note: Closing entries are not required.)
ii) Prepare the Shareholdersâ Equity section of their financial statements as at Dec. 31, 2017.
B) Feng Corporation has 10,000 Common shares Issued when it announces a 3-for-1 split. Before the split, the shares were trading for $120 per share.
i) After the split, how many shares will be Issued?
ii) How should Feng Corporation record the share split?
iii) Just following the split, what will be the likely share price?