Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)American School of Correspondence
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Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 04 (of 10)
American School of Correspondence
Accounting; Business; Commerce
Since the net assets are $21,630.30, and the stock to be issued to John
Doe is $50,000 the difference, or $28,369.70, represents the amount
paid for the goodwill of the business.
The transaction is entered as follows:--
Property and Goodwill of
the business of John Doe,
transferred to this company as
per resolution of the board
of directors, Dec. 21st, 1908.
Goodwill $28,369.70
Cash 2,264.00
Accounts receivable 4,650.50
Machinery 9,000.00
Manufactured goods 2,100.00
Material and supplies 3,780.00
Furniture and fixtures 700.00
Accounts payable $864.20
Capital stock 50,000.00
One half of the capital stock is thus accounted for. The balance is to
be subscribed, and when subscribed the entries will be as explained in
Art. 26, depending upon whether subscriptions are paid in full or in
installments.
=28. When Stock is Issued in Payment of Property and a Part of the
Stock is to be Donated to the Company.= John Doe owns a valuable patent
on an automobile attachment and desires to secure capital to carry on
its manufacture. He interests Richard Roe and Henry Snow, who agree to
assist him to form the National Manufacturing Company to take over his
patent and manufacture the attachment. The company is incorporated with
an authorized capitalization of $150,000. Roe and Snow agree that Doe
shall receive $100,000 full paid stock for his patent, and to subscribe
$25,000 each, payable in cash to be used for the purchase of the
necessary machinery. John Doe, in turn, agrees to donate $50,000 of his
stock to provide working capital. The entries are:
Patents $100,000
Capital stock $100,000
Full paid stock issued to
John Doe to pay for
patents transferred to the
Company by bill of sale dated
Dec. 2, 1908.
Subscriptions $50,000
Capital stock $50,000
Subscriptions to capital
stock as follows:--
Richard Roe $25,000
Henry Snow 25,000
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Treasury stock 50,000
Working capital 50,000
Full paid stock donated
by John Doe to provide
working capital.
When subscriptions are paid:--
Cash 50,000
Subscriptions 50,000
It is decided to sell $30,000 of the treasury stock at 50% of its face
value, and subscriptions are received for this amount.
Subscription to treasury stock 30,000
Treasury stock 30,000
Subscription account is debited and treasury stock credited for the
full amount since this is the amount of full paid stock to be issued,
regardless of the price at which it is sold.
When this stock is paid for, the entry in the cash book on the debit
side is:
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