Buyback of shares - accounting entries

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Hi, Ours is a Pvt Ltd Company. A share holder purhcased shares of face value Rs.10/- each for Rs.360/- in the company in year Nov 2010.  Now the company bought back some of the shares at a price of Rs.1885/-.  Please let me know what are the accounting entries need to be passed in the books of accounts for this transaction.

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Suppose company purchased 100 shares of face value rs.10 @ 1885/-

Share Capital Dr.  1000

Security Premium Dr. 18,750.00

Bank A/c Cr.                                      19,750.00

(being 100 share buyback @ 1875/- premium)

 

Dear Pankaj, thanks for your reply.  We have also declared interim dividend until Sep-11. we have paid the dividend to all the share holders and also dividend tax has been paid.  What would be accouting treatment for this.

 

Please help.

 

your company gave interim dividend for half yearly co. performance

so first create provision

Dividend   Dr.   X

Dividend Dist. Tax Dr.  X

Dividend Payable  Cr.    X

Dividend Dist. Tax Payble  Cr.  X

( Being interim dividend declared @ 20%(watever))

when you will pay …

 

 

Dividend Payable Dr. X

Dividend Dist. Tax Payble  Dr.  X

Bank A/c  Cr. X

(Being dividend paid)

 

Originally posted by : Pankaj Arora


 





Suppose company purchased 100 shares of face value rs.10 @ 1885/-





Share Capital Dr.  1000





Security Premium Dr. 18,750.00





Bank A/c Cr.                                      19,750.00





(being 100 share buyback @ 1875/- premium)



Hi Pankaj,

 

I think capital redemption reserve account should be credited to the extent of face value of equity capital.

Just confirm

Rgds,

Ramesh



 



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