Journal Entry:
Issuing Shares for Multiple Assets

by Sarah
(Miami, FL)

Shares issuedComputer equipment

Question:

How would you write this in a journal entry: a company issued 2,660 shares of its common stock after $31,360 in cash and computer equipment with a fair market value of $43,120 were received.


Answer:

Hi Sarah and thanks for your question. The journal entry would be as follows:

DR Bank.................................................$31,360
DR Computer Equipment....................$43,120
CR Common Stock...............................................$74,480
($31,360 + $43,120)

To explain the above, remember that what is happening here is we are getting more money and more computer equipment, which are both assets. Since assets increase on the left side they are both debited. The credit goes to Common Stock, which is the most common type of owner's equity (share) in a company. Owner's equity exists and increases on the right side, so this is credited.

The entry above is a compound entry or composite entry, meaning an entry where there is more than one debit or credit.

You can also write this in two separate entries, one for the cash received and one for the computer equipment received. In both these entries the credit would be to Common Stock (only for the value of the cash and the computer equipment individually):

DR Bank.................................................$31,360
CR Common Stock................................................$31,360

DR Computer equipment....................$43,120
CR Common Stock................................................$43,120


FYI, "Common Stock" is the term used more in the US, but outside the US this is sometimes referred to as "Ordinary Share Capital." Both "Common Stock" and "Ordinary Shares" refer to the same thing - to the most common type of shares in a company without any special features (there can be other special types of shares too and these have their own names).

Hope that makes sense and helps! Good luck!

Best,
Michael Celender
Founder of Accounting Basics for Students


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Issuing Shares for Multiple Assets

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ordinary shares - what entry?
by: Anonymous

Hi guys,

I have a question.

I have a company which has been stated as follows:

particulars of stated capital:-

no of ordinary shares = 1
stated capital = 1,500,000
amount unpaid = 0
Par value = 0

what entry should be done in my accounting system??

thanks for your prompt reply...
your comments and answers would be the most appreciated.


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