Reference no: EM13356201

Statement of stock holder's equity.

Waller Publications was organized early in 2004 with authorization to issue 30,000 shares of $100 par value preferred stock and 1 million shares of $1 par value common stock. All of the preferred stock was issued at par, and 300,000 shares of common stock were sold for $20 per share. The preferred stock pays a 10 percent cumulative dividend.

During the first five years of operations (2004 through 208) the corporation earned a total of $4,460,000 and paid dividends of $1 per share each year on the common stock. In 2009, however, the corporation reported a net loss of $1,750,000 and paid no dividends.

Instructions:
a.Prepare the stockholders equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2009. Include a supporting schedule showing your computation of retained earnings at the balance sheet date. (Hint: Income increases retained earnings, whereas dividends and net losses decrease retained earnings.)

b.Draft a note to accompany the financial statements disclosing any dividends in arrears at the end of 2009.
Do the dividends in arrears appear as a liability of the corporation as the end of 2009? Explain.