Question

Gannon Company acquired 10,000 shares of its own common stock at $20 per share on February 5, 2014, and sold 5,000 of these shares at $27 per share on August 9, 2015. The fair value of Gannon's common stock was $24 per share at December 31, 2014, and $25 per share at December 31, 2015. The cost method is used to record treasury stock transactions. What account(s) should Gannon credit in 2015 to record the sale of 5,000 shares

Answer 1

Answer:

The credit entry for the issue of 5000 shares is:

Cr Treasury stock                                       $100,000

Cr Paid-in capital from treasury stock          $35,000

Explanation:

The par value of the common stock issue($20 per share) is credited to treasury stock account, while the excess of issue price of $27 over the par value of $20, $7 per share is credited to paid-in capital from treasury stock

The full double entries for the issue of 5000 shares is as follows:

Dr Cash ($27*5000)                                                 $135,000.00  

Cr Treasury stock($20*5000)                                                          $100,000

Cr Paid-in capital from treasury stock($7*5000)                                $35,000

Under International Financial Reporting Standards, the credit entries would be that par value is credited to equity share capital and the excess credited to share premium account.