Splish Corporation has 10.20 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On June 1, the board of directors voted an 78 cents per share cash dividend to stockholders of record as of June 14, payable June 30.
Prepare the journal entries for each of the dates above assuming the dividend represents a distribution of earnings.
How would the entries differ if the dividend were a liquidating dividend?
Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Debit | Credit | |
June 1 | Retained Earnings | 7956000 | =10200000*0.78 | |
Dividends Payable | 7956000 | |||
June 14 | No Entry | 0 | ||
No Entry | 0 | |||
June 30 | Dividends Payable | 7956000 | ||
Cash | 7956000 | |||
Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Debit | Credit | |
June 1 | Paid-in Capital in Excess of par-Common Stock | 7956000 | ||
Dividends Payable | 7956000 | |||
June 14 | No Entry | 0 | ||
No Entry | 0 | |||
June 30 | Dividends Payable | 7956000 | ||
Cash | 7956000 |
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