The following balances were shown in the Balance Sheet of Geeta Ltd. as at 31 st March, 2019: Particulars Amount (₹ in lakh) 500 lakh Equity Shares of ₹10 each fully paid up 5,000 50 lakh, 8% Preference Shares of ₹10 eac

CS Executive · Corporate and Management Accounting · PYQS · June 2019
The following balances were shown in the Balance Sheet of Geeta Ltd. as at 31 st March, 2019: Particulars Amount (₹ in lakh) 500 lakh Equity Shares of ₹10 each fully paid up 5,000 50 lakh, 8% Preference Shares of ₹10 each ₹8 paid up 400 Capital Reserve 1,950 General Reserve 2,500 Securities Premium Reserve 4,000 Surplus 210 12% Debentures 1,800 Non-Current Investments at cost 3,200 Cash and Bank 2,800 Additional Information: (1) The company passed a resolution in the Board of directors' meeting, to buy-back 20% of it's equity share capital at ₹ 45 per share. For this purpose, it sold it's investments of ₹ 2,200 lakh for ₹ 2,500 lakh. (2) Included in it's investments were 'Investments in own debentures' costing ₹ 150 lakh (face value ₹ 180 lakh). These debentures were cancelled as per Board of directors' meeting's resolution. You are required to pass necessary journal entries in the books of Geeta Ltd.

Answer & Explanation:

Journal Entries in the books of Geeta Ltd. (Rs. in lakh) S. No. Particulars Dr. Cr. 1. Bank a/c Dr. 2500 To Investment a/c 2200 To Statement of Profit and Loss 300 (Being investment sold for the purpose of buy-back of equity shares) 2. Equity share capital a/c Dr. 1000 Securities premium a/c (premium payable on buyback) Dr. 3500 To equity share buy-back a/c 4500 (being the amount due on buy back of equity shares) 3. General reserve a/c Dr. 1000 To Capital redemption reserve a/c 1000 (Being due to buy back of shares, creation of capital redemption reserve) 4. Equity share buy-back a/c Dr. 4500 To bank a/c 4500 (being payment made for buy back of equity shares) 5. 12% Debenture a/c Dr. 180 To Own debenture a/c 150 To Capital reserve a/c (Profit on cancellation) 30 (being own debentures cancelled at profit) Alternatively, for entry no. 3 following entry may be passed: Particulars Dr. Cr. Securities premium a/c Dr. 500 Surplus a/c Dr. 500 To Capital redemption reserve a/c 1000 (Being securities premium and surplus a/c utilised for creation of CRR a/c)

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