Stock Issuances and Repurchase
Larkin Company began operations on January 1, 2019. Larkin is authorized to issue 500,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. The following transactions occurred during 2019 and 2020.
1/1/19 Issued
300,000 shares of common stock for $50 per share.
6/1/20 Purchased 5,000
shares of treasury stock for $55 per share.
8/1/20 Resold 1,000 shares of the treasury stock for
$50 per share.
9/1/20 Resold 2,000 shares of the treasury stock for $56 per
share.
Instructions: Record the 2019 and 2020
stock transactions for Larkin.
Journal entries
Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
1/1/19 | Cash (300000*50) | 15000000 | |
Common Stock | 3000000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par-Common | 12000000 | ||
6/1/20 | Treasury Stock (5000*55) | 275000 | |
Cash | 275000 | ||
8/1/20 | Cash (1000*50) | 50000 | |
Retained earnings | 5000 | ||
Treasury Stock | 55000 | ||
9/1/20 | Cash (2000*56) | 112000 | |
Treasury Stock | 100000 | ||
Paid in capital from sale of treasury Stock | 12000 | ||
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