Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.2P

Share buyback—comparison of retirement and treasury stock treatment

• LO18–5

The shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of TNL Systems Inc. included the following accounts at December 31, 2017:

Shareholders’ Equity ($ in millions)
Common stock, 240 million shares at $1 par $ 240
Paid-in capital—excess of par 1,680
Paid-in capital—share repurchase 1
Retained earnings 1,100

Required:

  1. 1. During 2018, TNL Systems reacquired shares of its common stock and later sold shares in two separate transactions. Prepare the entries for both the purchase and subsequent resale of the shares assuming the shares are (a) retired and (b) viewed as treasury stock.
    1. a. On February 5, 2018, TNL Systems purchased 6 million shares at $10 per share.
    2. b. On July 9, 2018, the corporation sold 2 million shares at $12 per share.
    3. c. On November 14, 2020, the corporation sold 2 million shares at $7 per share.
  2. 2. Prepare the shareholders’ equity section of TNL Systems’ balance sheet at December 31, 2020, comparing the two approaches. Assume all net income earned in 2018–2020 was distributed to shareholders as cash dividends.

1. a.

Expert Solution
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Buyback of Shares

Retire stock:

Buy back of shares from the shareholders by paying cash and obtaining the status of “authorized but unissued shares are known as retired shares.

Treasury Stock: It refers to the shares that are reacquired by the corporation that are already issued to the stockholders, but reacquisition does not signify retirement.

To Journalize: The stock transactions for Incorporation T assuming the shares are retired.

Explanation of Solution

Journalize the stock transactions for Incorporation T assuming the shares are retired.

Transaction on February 5, 2018:

Date Account Titles and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($)
2018        
February 5 Common Stock (1)   6,000,000  
    Paid-in Capital–Excess of Par (3)   42,000,000  
    Paid-in Capital–Share            Repurchase   1,000,000  
    Retained Earnings (5)   11,000,000  
                 Cash (4)     60,000,000
    (To record retirement of common stock)      

Table (1)

Working Notes:

Compute common stock value.

Common stock value} = Number of shares × Par value per share= 6,000,000 shares × $1= $6,000,000 (1)

Compute excess of par value of shares.

Excess of par value = Total paid-in capital-excess of par valueTotal common stock value=$1,680,000,000$240,000,000=$7 (2)

Compute paid-in capital in excess of par value.

Paid-in capital in excess of par value} = {Number of shares×Excess of par value per share}= 6,000,000 shares×$7= $42,000,000 (3)

Note: Refer to Equation (2) for values and computations of excess of par value per share.

Compute cash paid amount.

Cash paid = Number of shares × Re-acquisition price per share= 6,000,000 shares×$10= $60,000,000 (4)

Compute retained earnings amount.

Retained earnings amount} = {Cash paid–Common stock value – Paid-in capital-excess of par value–Paid-n-capital share repurchase value}=$60,000,0000–$6,000,000–$42,000,000–$1,000,000=$11,000,000 (5)

Note: Refer to Equations (1), (3), and (4) for values and computations of common stock, paid-in capital-excess of par value, and cash paid.

b.

Transaction on July 9, 2018:

Date Account Titles and Explanation Post Ref. Debit ($) Credit ($)
2018        
July 9 Cash (6)   24,000,000  
         Common Stock (7)     2,000,000
         Paid-in Capital–Excess of Par (8)     22,000,000
    (To record sale of common stock)      

Table (2)

Working Notes:

Compute cash received.

Cash received = Number of shares × Price per share= 2,000,000 shares × $12= $24,000,000 (6)

Compute common stock value.

Common stock value} = Number of shares × Par value of common stock= 2,000,000 shares × $1= $2,000,000 (7)

Compute paid-in capital in excess of par value.

Paid-in capital in excess of par value} = (Cash received –Common stock value )= $24,000,000 – $2,000,000= $22,000,000 (8)

Note: Refer to Equations (6) and (7) for values and computations of cash received and common stock value.

c.

Transaction on November 14, 2020:

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
2018    
November 14 Cash (9) 14,000,000  
       Common Stock (10)   2,000,000
       Paid-in Capital–Excess of Par (11)   12,000,000
  (To record sale of common stock)    

Table (3)

Working Notes:

Compute cash received.

Cash received = Number of shares × Price per share= 2,000,000 shares × $7= $14,000,000 (9)

Compute common stock value.

Common stock value} = Number of shares × Par value of common stock= 2,000,000 shares × $1= $2,000,000 (10)

Compute paid-in capital in excess of par value.

Paid-in capital in excess of par value} = (Cash received –Common stock value )= $14,000,000 – $2,000,000= $12,000,000 (11)

Note: Refer to Equations (9) and (10) for values and computations of cash received and common stock value.

b.

Expert Solution
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To determine

To Journalize: The stock transactions for Incorporation T assuming the shares are repurchased as treasury stock.

Explanation of Solution

Journalize the stock transactions for Incorporation T assuming the shares are repurchased as treasury stock.

a.

Transaction on February 5, 2018:

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
2018      
February 5 Treasury Stock (4) 60,000,000  
            Cash (4)   60,000,000
    (To record purchase of treasury stock)    

Table (4)

Note: Refer to Equation (4) for values and computations of cash paid.

b.

Transaction on July 9, 2018:

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
2018      
July 9 Cash 24,000,000  
         Treasury Stock (12)   20,000,000
         Paid-in Capital–Share Repurchase (13)   4,000,000
    (To record sale of treasury stock)    

Table (5)

Working Notes:

Compute treasury stock value.

Treasury stock = {Number of treasury stock sold ×Purchase price per share}=2,000,000 shares×$10=$20,000,000 (12)

Compute paid-in capital–share repurchase value.

Paid-in capital–share repurchase} = (Cash received–Treasury stock value )= $24,000,000 – $20,000,000= $4,000,000 (13)

Note: Refer to Equations (6) and (12) for the values and computations of cash received and treasury stock value at cost.

c.

Transaction on November 14, 2020:

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
2020      
November 14 Cash 14,000,000  
    Paid-in Capital–Share Repurchase (15) 5,000,000  
    Retained Earnings (16) 1,000,000  
              Treasury Stock (14)   20,000,000
    (To record sale of treasury stock)    

Table (6)

Working Notes:

Compute treasury stock value.

Treasury stock = {Number of treasury stock sold ×Purchase price per share}=2,000,000 shares×$10=$20,000,000 (14)

Compute paid-in-capital repurchase value.

Paid-in capital–share repurchase value on November14}(Paid-in capitalshare repurchase as per balance sheet+Paid-in capitalshare repurchase on July 9)= $1,000,000+$4,000,000= $5,000,000 (15)

Compute retained earnings value.

Retained earnings value = (Treasury stock valueCash received–Paid-in capital–share repurchase)= $20,000,000 – $14,000,000–$5,000,000= $1,000,000 (16)

Note: Refer to Equations (14), (9), and (15) for the values and computations of treasury stock value at cost, cash received, and paid-in capital–share repurchase values respectively.

2.

Expert Solution
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To determine

To prepare: The stockholders’ equity section of balance sheet for Incorporation T assuming the shares are retired.

Explanation of Solution

Stockholders’ Equity Section: It is refers to the section of the balance sheet that shows the available balance stockholders’ equity as on reported date at the end of the financial year.

Prepare stockholders’ equity section of balance sheet for Incorporation T assuming the shares are retired.

Incorporation T
Stockholders’ Equity Section
December 31, 2020
Paid-in Capital Amount ($)

        Common stock, $1 par value, 238,000,000 shares

        issued

$238,000,000
        Paid-in capital – excess of par 1,672,000,000
                Total paid-in capital 1,910,000,000
Retained earnings 1,089,000,000
                Total paid-in capital and retained earnings 2,999,000,000
Deduct: Treasury stock (0)
Total stockholders’ equity $2,999,000,000

Table (7)

Working Notes:

Compute number of shares on December 31, 2020.

Particulars Number of Shares
Number of shares on December 31, 2017 240,000,000
Number of shares purchased on February 5 (6,000,000)
Number of shares sold on July 9 2,000,000
Number of shares sold on November 14 2,000,000
Number of shares on December 31, 2020 238,000,000

Table (8)

Compute paid-in-capital excess of par value.

Particulars Amount ($)
Balance on December 31, 2018 1,680,000,000
Paid-in-capital excess of par due to transaction on February 5 (42,000,000)
Paid-in-capital excess of par due to transaction on July 9 22,000,000
Paid-in-capital excess of par due to transaction on November 14 12,000,000
Balance on December 31, 2020 $1,672,000,000

Table (9)

Note: Refer to Equations (3), (8), and (11) for value and computation of paid-in-capital excess of par values on February 5, July 9, and November 14 respectively.

Compute retained earnings value.

Particulars Amount ($)
Balance on December 31, 2017 1,100,000,000
Paid-in-capital excess of par due to transaction on February 5 (11,000,000)
Balance on December 31, 2020 $1,089,000,000

Table (10)

Note: Refer to Equation (5) for value and computation of retained earnings value.

Prepare stockholders’ equity section of balance sheet for Incorporation T assuming the shares are bought as treasury stock.

Incorporation T
Stockholders’ Equity Section
December 31, 2020
Paid-in Capital Amount ($)

        Common stock, $1 par value, 240,000,000 shares

        issued

$240,000,000
        Paid-in capital – excess of par 1,680,000,000
                Total paid-in capital 1,920,000,000
Retained earnings 1,099,000,000
                Total paid-in capital and retained earnings 3,019,000,000
Deduct: Treasury stock (20,000,000)
Total stockholders’ equity $2,999,000,000

Table (11)

Working Notes:

Compute retained earnings value.

Particulars Amount ($)
Balance on December 31, 2017 1,100,000,000
Paid-in-capital excess of par due to transaction on November 14 (1,000,000)
Balance on December 31, 2020 $1,099,000,000

Table (12)

Note: Refer to Equation (16) for value and computation of retained earnings value.

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