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Content:
- Terminologies
- Share Capital account preparation
- Application and Allotment account, Bank/Cash account; Calls account
Terminologies in the Issue of Shares
Definition
Shares are units of ownership of a limited liability company. They are the small units, of equal amount, into which the capital of a company is divided.
Classes of Shares
Shares can be classified into:
1. Preference Shares: These are shares which have the following characteristics:
- Their holders receive dividends at specified dates
- Their holders receive dividends ahead of ordinary shareholders; and
- Their holders are not entitled to partake in the surplus in liquidation unless the Articles of Association stipulate otherwise.
Preference shares may be any of the following types:
- Redeemable preference shares
- Irredeemable preference shares
- Cumulative preference shares
- Non-cumulative preference shares
2. Ordinary Shares: These are shares whose holders receive dividend only after the preference shareholders have received dividend.They are regarded as the risk bearers because they bear the heaviest loss in the event of liquidation of the company.
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