Under IFRS, a purchase by a company of its own shares results in:

(a) an increase in treasury shares.

(b) a decrease in assets.

(c) a decrease in equity.

(d) All of the above.

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All of the options given are correct.

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Step-by-Step SolutionStep 1: Definition of Treasury Shares

Previous outstanding shares that are reacquired by a business entity are known as treasury shares. Such an account is a contra-equity account and, therefore, reduces the overall amount of equity.

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Explanation of the correct options

The correct option is (d) All of the above.

  1. Repurchase of shares will increase the treasury shares because treasury stock reports the repurchased shares.
  2. Repurchase of shares will reduce the cash balance and, therefore, decrease the business entity’s assets.
  3. Repurchase of shares will reduce the outstanding shares and reduce the business entity's overall equity.

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(Stockholders’ Equity Section) Bruno Corporation’s post-closing trial balance at December 31, 2017, is shown as follows.

BRUNO CORPORATION

POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Dr.

Cr.

Accounts payable

\( 310,000

Accounts receivable

\) 480,000

Accumulated depreciation—buildings

185,000

Additional paid-in capital in excess

of par—common

1,300,000

From treasury stock

160,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts

30,000

Bonds payable

300,000

Buildings

1,450,000

Cash

190,000

Common stock (\(1 par)

200,000

Dividends payable (preferred stock—cash)

4,000

Inventory

560,000

Land

400,000

Preferred stock (\)50 par)

500,000

Prepaid expenses

40,000

Retained earnings

301,000

Treasury stock (common at cost)

170,000

Totals

\(3,290,000

\)3,290,000

At December 31, 2017, Bruno had the following number of common and preferred shares.

Common

Preferred

Authorized

600,000

60,000

Issued

200,000

10,000

Outstanding

190,000

10,000

The dividends on preferred stock are \(4 cumulative. In addition, the preferred stock has a preference in liquidation of \)50 per share.

Instructions

Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of Bruno’s balance sheet at December 31, 2017.

Indicate how each of the following accounts should be classified in the Equity section.

  1. Share Capital—Ordinary.
  2. (b) Retained Earnings.
  3. Share Premium—Ordinary.
  4. Treasury Shares.
  5. Share Premium—Treasury
  6. Share Capital—Preference
  7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

This comment appeared in the annual report of MacCloud Inc.: “The Company could pay cash or property dividends on the Class A common stock without paying cash or property dividends on the Class B common stock. But if the Company pays any cash or property dividends on the Class B common stock, it would be required to pay at least the same dividend on the Class A common stock.” How is a property dividend accounted for in the financial records?

Twenty-five thousand shares reacquired by Elixir Corporation for \(53 per share were exchanged for undeveloped land that has an appraised value of \)1,700,000. At the time of the exchange, the common stock was trading at $62 per share on an organized exchange.

Instructions

a) Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of land assuming that the purchase of the stock was originally recorded using the cost method.

b) Briefly identify the possible alternatives (including those that are totally unacceptable) for quantifying the cost of the land and briefly support your choice.

(Computation of Retained Earnings) The following information has been taken from the ledger accounts of Isaac Stern Corporation.

Total income since incorporation $317,000

Cash dividends paid 60,000

Total value of stock dividends distributed 30,000

Gains on treasury stock transactions 18,000

Unamortized discount on bonds payable 32,000

Instructions

Determine the current balance of retained earnings.

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