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    PracticeACCAACCA FA — Financial Accounting Practice Exam 6Question 08
    Medium2 marksMultiple Choice
    Preparing Basic Financial StatementsSyllabus FBasic Financial StatementsLimited CompaniesEquity

    ACCA · Question 08 · Preparing Basic Financial Statements

    Section A

    Sarah runs a successful sole trader bakery. On 1 January 20X6, she incorporates the business into a limited company, Sarah's Bakes Ltd. She transfers all her business assets and liabilities to the new company in exchange for 100,000 ordinary shares of $1 each. The net assets transferred were valued at $150,000. What is the correct entry in the books of Sarah's Bakes Ltd to record the issue of shares?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Debit Net Assets $150,000; Credit Share Capital $150,000

    B.

    Debit Net Assets $150,000; Credit Share Capital $100,000; Credit Retained Earnings $50,000

    C.

    Debit Net Assets $150,000; Credit Share Capital $100,000; Credit Share Premium $50,000

    D.

    Debit Share Capital $100,000; Debit Share Premium $50,000; Credit Net Assets $150,000

    How to approach this question

    Identify the value of what the company receives (Net Assets = $150k). Identify the nominal value of shares issued (100k * $1 = $100k). The difference is Share Premium.

    Full Answer

    C.Debit Net Assets $150,000; Credit Share Capital $100,000; Credit Share Premium $50,000✓ Correct
    When a company issues shares for consideration other than cash (in this case, net assets), the assets are debited at their fair value ($150,000). Share Capital is credited with the nominal value of the shares issued ($100,000). The excess of the fair value of the assets over the nominal value of the shares ($50,000) is credited to the Share Premium account.

    Common mistakes

    Crediting the full $150,000 to Share Capital or crediting the excess to Retained Earnings.
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