Sale of common shares: Financial events series, part 3 of 29
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Jean opens a bank account for TechnolOntario and deposits $10,000. In return, he receives 1,000 common shares in the business.
The journal entry would record this event as a debit of $10,000 for cash assets and a credit of $10,000 for capital stock, part of the shareholders’ equity.
The financial statements would read:
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To demonstrate how various business transactions and other economic events impact the financial statements, this series tracks the accounts of the first fiscal year of a fictional start-up company called TechnolOntario, Inc. Common financial events are introduced and recorded one by one, and they accumulate on the financial statements as TechnolOntario’s fiscal year progresses.
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References
Markle, K. (2004, August). Introduction to Accounting. Presentation delivered at Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada.
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