Reference no: EM132472739
(Dividend Entries)
The following data were taken from the SFP accounts of Bedard Corporation on December 31, 2020:
Current assets $1,040,000
FV-NI investments 824,000
Common shares (unlimited authorized, 600,000 shares issued and outstanding) 6,000,000
Contributed surplus 350,000
Retained earnings 1,840,000
Instructions
Question 1: Prepare the required journal entries for the following unrelated events in January 2021.
Point 1: A 6% stock dividend is declared at their fair value and distributed at a time when the shares' fair value is $48 per share.
Point 2: A 4-for-1 stock split is effected.
Point 3: A dividend in kind is declared on January 8, 2021, and paid on January 28, 2021, in FV-NI investments. The investments have a carrying amount of $160,000 (fair value at December 31, 2020) and a January 8 fair value of $165,000