Reference no: EM132838648
Burlington Clothes was incorporated on October 1, 2018. The articles of incorporation indicated the company was authorized to issue 600,000 shares of no par value common shares and 200,000, $2 preferred shares that are cumulative and participating in distributions in excess of 5% of a dividend rate on the common shares. The company's year-end is September 30.
The following information relates to the company's shareholders' equity account.
1. 80,000 common shares issued for cash on October 1, 2018, at $60 per share.
2. 20,000 $2 preferred shares were issued on October 1, 2018 at $80 per share.
3. 10,000 common shares exchanged on Dec 15, 2018, for land in the downtown core. The land had originally cost the seller $300,000 and had an estimated fair value of $550,000 on Dec 15, 2018 when Burlington's share were selling for $58.
4. 10,000 common shares issued on June 1, 2019; the shares had been subscribed for $55 per share on October 31, 2018.
5. October 1, 2020: subscriptions were received for 8,000 common shares at $60 per share. The first installment of $200,000 was received on this date and the final installment was paid on September 30, 2021.
6. November 1, 2020: the company purchased 4,000 of its common shares at $58 per share and restored these shares to the status of authorized but unissued.
7. December 1, 2020: the company declared a 5% stock dividend for shareholders of record on January 1, 2021. The company was short on cash and therefore could not pay a cash dividend. The company's shares were selling at $57 per share on December 1, 2020.
8. March 15, 2021: the company sold 10000 common shares for $450,000.
9. Dividends:
Burlington did not declare any dividends until September 30, 2020. At that date total dividends of $500,000 were declared.
10. The company incurred the following profits (loss) since incorporation:
2019 (25,000)
2020 675,000
2021 400,000
Required:
Problem a) Determine the amount of dividends received by preferred and common shareholders from the September 30, 2020 declaration.
Problem b) Prepare the journal entries for 2020-21 fiscal year.
Problem c) Prepare the statement of changes in equity and the shareholders' equity section of the balance sheet for September 30, 2021.