Reference no: EM132555939
Question - The article of incorporation for mid-way consulting inc. authorize the company to issue 500,000 $5 preferred shares 1,000,000 common shares. During its first year of operations, mid-way consulting Inc. completed the following transactions:
2014 -
Jan. 4 Issued 5,000 common shares to the consultants who formed the corporation, receiving cash of 140,000.
Jan. 13 Issued 500 prefered shares for cash of $55,000.
Jan. 14 Issued 4,000 common shares in exchange for land valued at 120,000.
Dec. 31 Earned a profit for the fiscal year and closed the $150,00 net income into Retained Earnings.
Required -
a. Record the transactions in general journal.
b. Prepare the shareholders' equity section of the Mid-way Consulting Inc. balance sheet at December 31, 2014.