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प्रश्न
What is ‘Capital Reserve’?
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उत्तर
Capital Reserve is a reserve that is created out of capital profits, i.e. gains or profits arising from other than the normal activities of business operations, i.e. activities other than the sale or purchase of goods and services. This reserve is utilised to meet future capital losses, if any, and to issue bonus shares. It cannot be distributed as a dividend among the shareholders. The Capital Reserve is generated out of the following activities:
- Premium on the issue of shares.
- Premium on the issue of debentures.
- Profit on redemption of debentures.
- Profit on sale of fixed assets.
- Profit on reissue of forfeited shares.
- Profit prior to incorporation, etc.
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Short Answer Question
Name the head under which ‘discount on issue of debentures’ appears in the Balance Sheet of a company.
B. Ltd. issued debentures at 94% for Rs 4,00,000 on April 01, 2011 repayable by five equal drawings of Rs 80,000 each. The company prepares its final accounts on March 31 every year.
Indicate the amount of discount to be written-off every accounting year assuming that the company decides to write-off the debentures discount during the life of debentures. (Amount to be written-off: 2012 Rs 8,000; 2013 Rs 6,400; 2014 Rs 4,800; 2015 Rs 2,000; 2016 Rs 1,600).
B. Ltd. issued 1,000, 12% debentures of Rs 100 each on April 01, 2014, at a discount of 5% redeemable at a premium of 10%.
Give journal entries relating to the issue of debentures and debenture interest for the period ending March 31, 2015, assuming that interest is paid half-yearly on September 30 and March 31, and tax deducted at source is 10%.
Nipa Limited issued ₹ 10,00,000 Debentures of ₹ 100 each at a premium of 10% , payable 25% on application (including premium) and the balance on allotment . The debentures were applied for and the amount was dully received.
You are required to give Journal entries and prepare Cash Book.
X Ltd . issued 12,000; 8% Debentures of ₹ 100 each at a discount of 5% payable as 25% on application;20% on allotment and balance after three months.
Pass Journal entries.
Bright Ltd. took over the assets of ₹ 6,60,000 and liabilities of ₹ 80,000 of Star Ltd. for an agreed purchase consideration of ₹ 6,00,000 payable 10% in cash and the balance by the issue of 12% Debentures of ₹ 100 each. Give necessary Journal entries in the books of Bright Ltd., assuming that:
Case (a): The debentures are issued at par.
Case (b): The debentures are issued at 20% premium.
Case (c): The debentures are issued at 10% discount.
Romi Ltd. acquired assets of ₹ 20 lakhs and took over creditors of ₹ 2 lakhs from Kapil Enterprises.
Romi Ltd. issued 8% Debentures of ₹ 100 each at a premium of 25% as purchase consideration.
Record necessary journal entries in the books of Romi Ltd.
Debentures which are transferable by mere delivery are ______.
Discount on issue of debentures is shown under the following head in the Balance Sheet?
When debentures are issued at par and are redeemable at a premium, the loss on such an issue is debited to ______.
Premium on redemption is shown under which head until debentures are redeemed?
Which of the following given statement is correct.
Statement 1 - "Debenture is written instrument acknowledging a debt under the common seal of the company"
Statement 2 - Debenture is oral instrument acknowledging a debt under the common seal of the company"
Which of the following given statement is correct.
Statement 1 - "Shares cannot be converted into debentures whereas debentures can be converted into shares"
Statement 2 - "Shares can be converted into debentures whereas debentures cannot be converted into shares"
Debenture premium cannot be used to ______.
Which of the following statement is true?
Interest on debentures is calculated on ______.
Debenture is ______.
