Question

Gabriel Company views share buybacks as treasury stock. In its first treasury stock transaction, Gabriel purchased treasury stock for more than the price at which the stock was originally issued. What is the effect of the purchase of the treasury stock on each of the following?
Total paid-in capital Retained earnings
a. decrease decrease
b. decrease no effect
c. no effect decrease
d. no effect no effect

Answer 1

Answer:

b. decrease no effect

Explanation:

When the treasury stock is repurchased and at a premium. That is the price more than the par value, the excess is debited to the additional paid in capital account as this is the account used to fund the additional amount required to pay the differential.

Retained earnings on the other hand are unaffected by this transaction as long as the company has enough funds in the paid in capital account to complete the transaction.

Total paid in capital will decrease

Retained earnings will have no effect

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